- Stress management
- Relationship work
- CBT and DBT skills
About Susan
Susan Briggs is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania with 15 years of experience. She helps people who feel stuck by addressing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and low self-esteem. She also focuses on caregiver stress, communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, loneliness, life purpose and midlife concerns.
She uses straightforward conversation to figure out what feels most pressing. Sessions focus on what is happening now, how thoughts and behaviors interact, and small changes that can make daily life more manageable. Susan listens for patterns that keep people stuck and offers practical tools to test different ways of coping.
Her approach draws on client-centered methods that follow the person's concerns, cognitive behavioral techniques that look at thinking and behavior, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy to manage intense emotions. She also uses motivational interviewing to help with readiness for change and narrative therapy to help people reframe their life story.
Susan places importance on clear communication and on setting goals that make sense in everyday life. She encourages short experiments between sessions to see what helps and adjusts the approach based on results. This practical focus aims to help people move from feeling directionless to having clearer next steps.
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. The emphasis is on doable strategies, honest feedback, and gradual progress toward where the person wants to go.
How Susan applies common approaches in online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person's concerns. The therapist reflects what she hears, helping people clarify goals and feel understood. This approach helps when someone is unsure what to focus on or needs a steady place to sort through options.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect. Susan uses CBT tools to test unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve day-to-day functioning. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, useful for people experiencing strong mood swings or relationship friction.
Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative. Susan works with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences and will adjust those choices as progress is observed. That collaborative stance helps shape session focus and the kinds of between-session tasks offered.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists and licensed professionals often combine conversational work with skills practice and brief real-life experiments you can try between sessions.
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Additional focus areas
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
Susan works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and self-esteem issues. She also addresses caregiver stress, control issues, loneliness, life purpose and midlife concerns.
How would she approach someone feeling stuck?
She uses client-centered conversation to identify what matters most, then applies practical tools from CBT and DBT to test small changes. Sessions emphasize clear steps you can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional work experience supporting people with anxiety, depression, trauma and related concerns.
Is she licensed to practice in my state?
Susan is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor licensed in Pennsylvania.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Session formats are not listed in the biography. Please confirm current session options before scheduling.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.