About Susan
Susan Gallagher uses straightforward, person-focused therapy to help people facing emotional strain. She is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, based in Washington with eight years of post-licensure experience. Susan works with people around grief, anxiety, depression, stress, and changes that feel overwhelming.
Her sessions are calm and direct. She encourages practical steps alongside listening. People can expect a space to talk about anger, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and issues connected to ADHD or bipolar mood challenges.
How Susan works
Susan draws on several approaches to match each person's needs. She blends cognitive behavioral techniques with acceptance and commitment ideas to address unhelpful thinking and build values-based action. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods help when people need short-term momentum or clearer goals.
She also supports concerns such as caregiver stress, body image, gender dysphoria, and navigating sexual expression like BDSM and kink. Other areas she addresses include abandonment, attachment questions, eating or food-related issues, and family of origin patterns. Susan aims to make therapy practical and usable.
Sessions focus on steps people can try between meetings, clearer ways to communicate, and tools to manage strong feelings. She meets with people by video, phone, chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
Susan lists 5 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.
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Washington |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online work and real-life change
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts and feelings without letting them stop action toward what matters. It can be useful when emotions or worry get in the way of everyday goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. It works well for stress, mood concerns, and habit changes. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and reflection so people feel heard and can find their own solutions, which supports self-esteem and decision-making.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susan collaborates with each person to decide which combination of methods feels most helpful based on their goals and preferences. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than sticking to one method from the start.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving options for timing and communication style. Video is often used for deeper conversations and skill work. Phone can be a simpler way to connect if bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins, short reflections, or between-session contact when a brief update is useful. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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