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Susan Sullivan

Collaborative, practical therapy for life challenges

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Credentials
LMFT
Experience
11 years
Licensed in
Texas, Michigan
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Susan

Susan Sullivan is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 11 years of clinical experience. She uses a person-centered approach that focuses on meeting clients where they are and helping them take practical steps forward. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.

Her practice addresses a broad set of challenges including anxiety, depression, addiction, grief and loss, compassion fatigue, stress, and relationship concerns. She also supports work on parenting issues, self-esteem, anger, career questions, trauma and intimacy-related difficulties.

Background and approach

The tone of sessions is straightforward and respectful. Susan combines client-centered work with evidence-based tools. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking and change patterns.

Narrative Therapy helps clients reframe their stories, and Solution-Focused ideas are used to identify small, concrete steps. Therapy is handled as a team effort. The client’s experience guides the plan while Susan offers structure, education, and practical strategies.

Sessions aim to be positive and genuine, not judgmental. Based in Texas, she holds the LMFT credential and brings a calm, steady presence to the work. People who want clear, practical help with life transitions or emotional struggles will find a focused, collaborative approach here.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening carefully and shaping each session around the client’s goals. It helps people feel heard and decide what matters most to work on. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches concrete skills to identify unhelpful thoughts and experiment with new behaviors to reduce anxiety or depression. Narrative Therapy helps people look at the stories they tell about themselves and try different perspectives that can relieve shame or stuck feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose techniques that fit their situation, goals, and comfort level. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. These formats allow people to connect from home, fit sessions into busy schedules, and keep therapy consistent during life changes. The combination of practical methods and flexible session options makes it easier to try tools and build new habits without rearranging your whole life.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
Susan works with issues such as anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, stress, compassion fatigue, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting, self-esteem, anger, career matters, trauma and abuse, and coaching needs.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a person-centered approach and treats sessions as a team effort, offering practical strategies and tailoring plans to each client’s needs.
What is her professional background?
She has 11 years of experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist and has provided both individual and group therapy.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LMFT credentials with registration MI LMFT 4101006411 and TX LMFT 203684 and is based in Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online work.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
11 years
Licensed
Texas, Michigan
Languages
English

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