About Suzanna
Suzanna Bagley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with twelve years of experience. She greets new clients with a calm, down-to-earth style and aims to make first steps feel less overwhelming. She often uses a light touch of humor when it helps and can be direct when clarity is needed.
Suzanna draws on straightforward, goal-oriented methods to help people reduce anxiety, manage mood, and cope with major life changes.
How Suzanna works
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns. She also applies Solution-Focused techniques when people want practical, time-limited strategies. When trauma is part of the story, Suzanna uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to identify triggers and build tools for managing strong emotions.
She emphasizes collaboration - clients and therapist work together to find what helps. She keeps explanations simple and adapts her pace to each person's needs. Suzanna has a background in clinical psychology with both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in the field.
She has worked in the helping professions since 2013 and brings that experience to a wide range of concerns, including stress, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and workplace or career stress. People who connect with her can expect a nonjudgmental, supportive presence that balances warmth and honest feedback.
She encourages practical steps alongside emotional processing, aiming for small changes that add up over time.
Suzanna lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Suzanna works with
The areas below are the ones Suzanna 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
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Registers | LPC, LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
How targeted therapies translate to online care
Solution-Focused Therapy focuses on practical steps and short-term goals, helping people move past a specific problem quickly with clear, actionable strategies. It can be useful when someone wants to make change without a long-term commitment.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and shift unhelpful thoughts that feed anxiety or low mood. Sessions often include simple exercises and homework that translate well to video or messaging formats.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to choose or combine methods based on goals, preferences, and what fits day-to-day life. That choice can shift over time as needs change.
Online sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option, and messaging or live chat support shorter check-ins or ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats increase flexibility and make consistent work on goals more practical for many people.
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