- Client-centered care
- Skills and strategies
- Mindful approaches
About Susan
Susan Shouse is a licensed social worker with 26 years of clinical experience in Michigan. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and the ups and downs of major life changes. Her manner is straightforward and nonjudgmental, aimed at helping people feel heard and find practical ways forward.
Susan creates a calm space where clients can talk about what matters most. She listens for strengths and patterns, then helps people build clear steps to meet their goals. Sessions often focus on skills that can be used between meetings so progress continues outside the room.
Her work covers a broad set of concerns including relationship struggles, parenting stress, grief, trauma and identity questions. She also supports people dealing with eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, career worries, and compassion fatigue. Susan pays attention to overlapping issues such as chronic illness, caregiving burden, and substance use when they affect daily life.
Susan uses approaches that center the client and teach concrete tools. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas and mindfulness to help change unhelpful habits and calm the mind. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused tools guide goal-setting and practical next steps.
Clients who want a collaborative, down-to-earth therapist often choose her because she blends listening with action. She invites people to explore options and to try different strategies until they find what fits their life and values.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Susan uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral ideas in her practice. Client-centered work means she starts by listening to what matters most to the person and shapes sessions around their goals and values. Cognitive behavioral approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and habits and replacing them with more useful responses to reduce stress and mood problems.She also draws on mindfulness practices to help people notice their experience without judgment. Mindfulness tools can be helpful for anxiety, sleep problems, and managing strong emotions because they teach simple ways to refocus attention and calm the body. Finding the right approach is part of the process; Susan collaborates with each person to decide which tools fit their needs and to adjust the plan as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow regular check-ins that keep momentum between sessions. Therapists can tailor sessions to focus on skill practice, short problem-solving visits, or deeper exploration depending on what the client wants to work on.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Susan works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, ADHD, and career concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She combines client-centered listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused approaches.
How long has she practiced?
She has 26 years of clinical experience as a licensed social worker in Michigan.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LMSW credential and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.