- Warm listening style
- Goal oriented work
- Mindful tools
About Susan
Susan Shouse is a licensed social worker with 26 years of clinical experience. She offers calm, practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and codependency. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental and aimed at helping people take small steps that make daily life easier.
Clients meet someone who listens first and helps them set clear goals. Sessions focus on what matters now - coping with life changes, improving relationships, or managing tough emotions. She uses straightforward tools to reduce stress and build emotional strength.
Susan blends client-centered work with problem-solving methods. That means she follows the client's lead while introducing skills and ways of thinking that help change unhelpful patterns. She often uses mindful awareness to slow down strong reactions and short, focused strategies to move forward when stuck.
Her background includes long experience with addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and intimacy-related struggles. She also supports people facing parenting stress, career pressures, chronic illness, and body image concerns. The practice welcomes people across sexual orientations and diverse identities.
Sessions are framed around collaboration and practical plans. Susan aims to help clients spot small wins, try new ways of responding, and adjust plans over time. People leave with concrete steps they can use between sessions.
How therapy approaches guide online sessions
Susan uses client-centered methods that focus on listening and responding to each person's needs. This approach helps people set goals, talk through priorities, and shape the work so it fits their life and values.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect feelings and teaches concrete skills for managing anxiety, mood, and addictive urges. Mindfulness Therapy is used to help notice strong emotions and reduce reactivity through simple attention and breathing practices.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person's goals and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is made. Clients can expect a mix of listening, skill teaching, and short exercises to try between sessions.
The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so therapy fits more naturally into daily routines.
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Experience
26+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns can I bring to therapy?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, codependency, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and life transitions.
What is the therapeutic style like?
Her approach is client-centered and collaborative, mixing listening with practical strategies from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused methods.
How long has she practiced?
Susan has 26 years of experience providing clinical support across many concerns, including addiction and trauma-related issues.
What credentials and region apply?
She holds an LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker, and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does 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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