About Susan
Susan Arvidson helps people who feel stuck by offering steady, straightforward support. She's a Minnesota LPCC with six years of clinical experience. Her work focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, and challenges with self-esteem.
Susan uses plain language in sessions and aims to make therapy feel manageable. She listens for what matters most to each person and helps set small, concrete goals. Expect practical strategies for coping with mood swings, anger, or overwhelming thoughts alongside space to talk about painful experiences.
How Susan works
Her approach weaves together several methods to match the problem at hand. Susan draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and acceptance-based skills to handle difficult feelings without getting overwhelmed. She also uses client-centered ways of working that prioritize the client's pacing and priorities.
Susan has spent time supporting people through divorce, family problems, grief, and the complexities of adoption and foster care. She also addresses issues like ADHD, personality concerns, and seasonal mood shifts with goal-focused work and emotional skills training. Sessions aim to strengthen communication, reduce isolation, and build self-compassion.
The focus is on practical change you can use between appointments, not long lectures or jargon. If someone wants calm, direct guidance and regular tools to manage daily stressors, Susan can be a helpful guide.
Susan lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Susan works with
The areas below are the ones Susan selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
Approaches and online therapy options
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then focus on actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect, and offers tools to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns that feed anxiety or depression. Client-Centered Therapy centers the client's experience, with the therapist following the client's pace and priorities to build trust and clarity.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susan collaborates with each person to identify which methods feel most useful. Together they decide whether to emphasize acceptance skills, thought-challenging exercises, or client-led conversation depending on goals and day-to-day needs.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more practical. Video is useful when visual connection helps the conversation. Phone calls can fit a short check-in or times with lower bandwidth. Live chat and text sessions let someone send updates between meetings or have shorter touchpoints during busy weeks. These options make it easier to keep progress moving while balancing work, family, or other commitments.
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