Susan Briggs

Susan Briggs is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people who feel stuck by addressing stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. Her work also covers issues around caregiver stress, communication problems, control, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, midlife transitions, social anxiety, and women’s concerns.

She uses plain talking and active listening to find what matters most to each person. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer ways of thinking rather than long lectures. Clients can expect straightforward tools from approaches such as cognitive behavioral work and skills for managing intense emotions.

Susan also draws on client-centered and narrative approaches to help people tell and reframe their stories when past events keep coming up. Motivational interviewing techniques are used when someone is unsure how to move forward or wants to strengthen their resolve to change. These methods are mixed to match what a client brings to the room.

Her style favors short, usable strategies alongside deeper conversation about values and purpose. She pays attention to patterns that keep someone stuck and to small changes that make everyday life easier. The focus is on finding workable next steps, not on quick fixes.

People who come for help often want clearer choices about work, relationships, or life purpose. Susan helps them name the problem, try practical options, and reflect on what feels most important next.

Approach to online sessions and therapeutic methods

Online work with Susan often draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, and practical problem solving because it breaks issues into manageable parts.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to help people manage intense emotions and reduce impulsive reactions. DBT-informed techniques offer concrete tools for stress tolerance, emotional regulation, and improving interactions with others.

Finding the right fit is treated as a collaborative step. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and which methods feel most useful. That conversation helps shape whether sessions lean more toward skills practice, story work, or motivational conversations.

Confirm the supported session formats before booking because the biography does not list specific delivery methods. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into work or family life, shorten travel time, and allow focused, scheduled time for check-ins and skill practice. Many people find remote appointments helpful for keeping momentum between busy days and for applying strategies from one week to the next.