Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Susan works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LISW
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Years in practice
- 36
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Susan
Susan Lipkin is a licensed independent social worker with a long history of helping people navigate hard times. She focuses on reducing stress and managing strong emotions like anger and anxiety. Susan listens first and helps people find practical ways to move forward.
Susan holds a Master of Social Work and is an Ohio LISW. She has worked in many settings, including community mental health centers, psychiatric hospitals, veterans services, and independent practice.
Background and approach
That range of work informs the way she responds to different problems. Her approach centers on the person in front of her. She uses a client-centered stance, encouraging people to draw on their own strengths while she offers guidance.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her work when it matches a person's needs and goals. Susan also uses mindfulness techniques and narrative approaches to help people notice patterns and reframe difficult stories. Motivational Interviewing is brought in to support change when someone feels stuck or unsure about next steps.
These strategies are mixed to fit the moment and the individual's goals. She has helped people dealing with trauma and abuse, grief, relationship trouble, parenting strains, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and life transitions. Susan aims to create a calm space for honest conversation and steady progress.
If someone wants practical ways to handle anger, stress, or major life changes, she offers steady, experienced support.
What Susan works with
Everything Susan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Susan's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Susan lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Susan Uses Practical Approaches Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on what matters to the person seeking help. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and supports each person to use their own strengths to solve problems. This approach is useful for relationship concerns, life transitions, and building self-esteem.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Susan uses simple CBT tools to help people notice unhelpful thinking, test assumptions, and try small behavior changes that reduce anxiety, anger, or low mood.
Mindfulness techniques teach straightforward attention skills. Learning to notice physical sensations and breathing helps when emotions become intense or overwhelming, and it pairs well with other practical strategies.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. Susan works collaboratively to choose approaches based on goals, preferences, and what is helping in real time. She adjusts plans as progress is made or new issues arise.
Online work offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people maintain face-to-face connection, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or camera use is not wanted, and live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing written reflection. These options make it possible to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue steady work from different locations.
Questions people ask about Susan
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Susan helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship issues, grief, parenting and caregiving strains, trauma and abuse, and major life changes.
How would she describe her therapy style?
She takes a client-centered approach and adapts methods to fit each person. She blends practical techniques like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with mindfulness and narrative work as needed.
What is her professional background?
She has 36 years of experience and has worked in community mental health, psychiatric hospitals, veterans services, and independent practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
Susan holds an Ohio LISW and is based in Ohio.
Which languages are supported and does she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online work.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.