Susan Flynn, LCPC

Susan Flynn is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois with six years of practice. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, relationship concerns, parenting strain, and life transitions.

Susan focuses on practical work that usually starts with a clearer picture of what feels most urgent. Sessions often include talking through what’s happening at home or work, identifying unhelpful patterns, and trying small, useful changes between meetings. She draws on approaches such as client-centered talk, cognitive behavioral ideas, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy.

Many people come to her about family problems, communication breakdowns, or the emotional fallout of separation and divorce. She also supports those facing aging and geriatric issues, hospice and end-of-life concerns, workplace stress, and the isolation that can come with midlife shifts.

Susan pays attention to how family of origin issues and codependency show up in daily life. She helps people sort through guilt, shame, and caregiving strains. Sessions tend to focus on concrete communication skills and coping strategies that fit each person’s day-to-day demands.

Her work is straightforward and collaborative. She helps adults set short-term goals, practice new ways of responding, and check what is or isn’t working. People who want clear steps and steady support for parenting, career pressures, or personal change often find this approach useful.

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