About Susan
Susan Rick meets people who are worn out by worry, mood swings, or past hurts and need a steady guide. She is an Illinois licensed clinical professional counselor, LCPC, with eight years of experience helping people move toward calmer days. Her way is straightforward and practical.
She listens, then helps clients build clear steps forward. Susan uses everyday language in sessions so people can understand what to try between meetings.
How Susan works
She focuses on skills to manage anxiety, panic, and mood problems while also addressing trauma and issues around self-esteem. She works with concerns such as ADHD, anger, bipolar mood patterns, and the strain of life changes. Her approach blends techniques that teach new thinking and emotion skills with mindfulness practices that slow down intense moments.
Sessions include learning tools for communication, handling impulses, and reducing isolation. Clients also work on forgiveness, guilt, and repairing attachment wounds. Susan draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and mindfulness methods to tailor care to each person.
She emphasizes small, manageable steps so progress feels real and doable. Practical matters are handled simply. Sessions can be by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
People who want to begin complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
Using therapy approaches effectively online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck. It focuses on values and small actions that move someone toward a meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical ways to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and is often used for anxiety, panic, and mood problems. Mindfulness Therapy offers simple attention and breathing practices that calm strong emotions and make it easier to act rather than react.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Decisions about which techniques to use are made collaboratively and adjusted as needs change.
Online sessions are available by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make meeting easier to fit into life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a shorter check-in or useful when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and texting offer brief touchpoints and flexibility between longer sessions. These options aim to make therapy more accessible while keeping the focus on practical tools and steady progress.
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A practical next step
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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