Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Susan works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Susan
Rev. Susan Sciarratta is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 12 years of counseling experience. She practices in Pennsylvania and helps people address stress, anxiety, anger, grief, depression, and life transitions.
Her background also includes support for relationship and parenting concerns and issues around self-esteem and motivation. Before counseling, she worked for two decades as a professional engineer. That prior career shaped her practical approach to problem solving and her focus on clear steps clients can take.
Background and approach
Sessions are adapted to each person’s needs rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan. She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in conversations. She aims to offer straightforward tools to manage strong emotions, rebuild confidence, and find direction after loss or change.
Her style blends listening with goal-oriented work so people leave with concrete next steps. Clients may find help for caregiver stress, communication problems, guilt and shame, and issues tied to aging or end-of-life planning. She also supports people facing infertility stress, postpartum depression, and midlife transitions.
The work can include addressing trauma, attachment difficulties, and isolation. Sessions can be tailored for career concerns, coaching goals, or recovery after self-harm thoughts. She frames the work as a collaborative process and encourages people to take small, manageable actions between sessions.
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
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Postpartum depression
- Self-harm
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches that help with strong emotions and life change
Rev. Susan Sciarratta uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and emotional understanding. One common approach she draws on teaches emotion regulation and coping strategies to manage anger, anxiety, and intense stress. This involves learning steps to reduce reactivity and practice calming techniques that can be used in everyday moments.Another approach involves short-term problem-solving and behavioral strategies to rebuild confidence and address motivation or career concerns. This work focuses on setting small goals, trying new actions, and tracking progress so improvements become visible and manageable.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps and what feels realistic for daily life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video calls work well for longer conversations that benefit from face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text messaging offer on-the-go support and brief check-ins between longer sessions. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while juggling everyday responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Susan
What kinds of concerns does this counselor help with?
She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, anger, grief, depression, relationship concerns, parenting strain, and life transitions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach blends compassionate listening with practical steps and goal-focused work. She aims to tailor sessions to each person’s needs.
What is her professional background?
She has 12 years of counseling experience and spent 20 years earlier in a career as a professional engineer, which informs her practical problem-solving style.
What credentials does she hold and where does she practice?
She holds the LPC credential, Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices in Pennsylvania.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counselor?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.