- 25 years experience
- Person centered care
- LGBTQ affirming
About Susan
Her approach is down-to-earth and person-centered. Sessions focus on understanding patterns, building self-compassion, and learning concrete coping skills. She helps clients address things like communication difficulties, social anxiety, and the fallout from past wounds.
Susan draws on a mix of practical therapies. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and work on behavior change. She also incorporates acceptance-based ideas to help people tolerate hard feelings while moving toward their values.
Therapy often blends emotion-focused listening with skills training. Susan supports people as they practice new ways to set boundaries, manage anger, and navigate intimacy concerns. She also works with issues around sleep, eating, addiction, and caregiver stress.
Clients can expect steady, respectful guidance and clear goals for change. The work is collaborative - Susan and the client set priorities together and track progress. To begin, readers are asked to use the site’s Start Therapy button to complete a short questionnaire and arrange a session based on scheduling options.
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Experience
25+ years
Credentials
Iowa, New Jersey, Nevada, Minnesota
Languages
English
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are hard. It’s useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors to change outcomes; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and can help with intimacy issues and understanding relationship dynamics.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Susan works collaboratively to figure out which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences. Sessions can mix approaches so practical skills and deeper emotional work happen together, and the therapist will check in as goals change.
Specific session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, offer shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Many people find this flexibility helps maintain momentum between sessions while they practice new skills in everyday life.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and many life changes listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and practical, mixing emotional listening with skills work to address patterns and build coping strategies.
What is her professional background?
She has 25 years of counseling experience working with diverse concerns from workplace stress to deeper emotional wounds.
Which credentials and location are listed?
She holds LISW and LCSW credentials and practices from Minnesota.
Can sessions be held in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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