About Susan
Susan Lipkin welcomes people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, grief, or big life changes. She is a licensed independent social worker with many years of clinical practice and listens first to what each person needs. Her style is straightforward and kind, with attention to practical steps people can try between sessions.
Susan uses a client-centered approach that puts the person’s goals and strengths at the center of the work.
How Susan works
She often incorporates cognitive behavioral techniques to help change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Mindfulness and narrative strategies are also used to help people notice patterns and create new stories about their lives. She has 36 years of experience in a range of settings, including independent practice, community mental health centers, psychiatric hospitals, and veterans' services.
That background means she has seen many kinds of challenges and adapts her approach to the situation at hand. Her training and years in practice shape how she supports people facing trauma, relationship issues, infertility-related stress, and care-related burdens. Susan is licensed as an LISW in Ohio and draws on that credential to provide informed clinical care.
She aims to offer a warm, nonjudgmental space where people can speak honestly and work toward clearer choices. Her work balances listening with practical tools to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day coping. People who choose Susan should expect a collaborative process that checks in about what helps.
Sessions focus on small, achievable steps and on building skills that fit into busy lives.
Susan lists 6 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
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LISW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 36 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
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Online support options
How Susan’s Approaches Work Online
Susan often uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening and letting the person guide what matters most. This approach helps clarify goals and draws out a person’s own strengths to solve problems.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a practical approach that looks at thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT helps with anxiety, depression, and relationship habits by identifying patterns and testing new ways of responding.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Susan will talk with each person about goals, try methods that fit, and adjust techniques over time so the work stays useful and realistic. This is a collaborative process where the person’s experience steers the plan.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let people meet face to face when a deeper conversation is needed. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, homework follow-ups, and quick coping tools between full sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and practical for everyday schedules.
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