About
- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- CBT and mindfulness
About Susan
Susan Shouse is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan with 26 years of clinical experience. She focuses on common household pressures like stress, anxiety, parenting strain, addiction concerns, relationship friction, grief, and life changes. She also works with issues related to identity, sleep and eating problems, and career stress.
Susan uses straightforward conversations to help people make sense of what is happening at home and at work. Her sessions tend to focus on immediate problems and practical steps. She listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and suggests small, doable changes to try between meetings.
Her practice draws on client-centered approaches and cognitive behavioral ideas. That means she centers the person's goals while noticing how thoughts, habits, and behaviors affect daily life. Mindfulness and solution-focused tools are also part of what she offers when they suit the person’s needs.
Susan often helps people with parenting challenges such as burnout, blended family stress, and communication problems. She also supports those coping with addiction, chronic illness, caregiver strain, and the emotional effects of aging and bereavement.
People who choose her work with one clinician over time and set concrete aims for change. She asks about daily routines, relationships, and what has been tried before. From there she and the client agree on next steps and practical experiments to test between sessions.
How sessions work
How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Susan uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on the person's goals and what matters most to them. In practice this looks like open conversation, reflective listening, and choices about which problems to tackle first.She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). CBT helps people notice thought and behavior patterns that contribute to stress or mood problems, and then try small changes to test new responses. Mindfulness techniques are used to help people pay attention to present-moment experience and reduce reactivity in daily life.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Susan will ask about current problems, everyday routines, and what has worked or not worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress or new needs appear.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy day, shorten check-ins when needed, and allow people to work with a licensed professional from wherever they live in Michigan. The focus remains practical: set clear goals, try manageable steps, and review what helps between meetings.
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Experience
26+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of home and family concerns does she address?
Susan focuses on stress, anxiety, parenting strain, relationship issues, addiction, grief, and life changes among other household concerns.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses a client-centered style with practical methods from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, solution-focused work, and motivational interviewing.
How much experience does she have?
She has 26 years of clinical experience as a mental health professional working with everyday and complex life issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan.
Are sessions available in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions are booked through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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