Susan Galewaler

Susan Galewaler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 30 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, and depression. She also supports people working through issues such as abandonment, attachment struggles, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, and questions about life purpose.

She has experience with families facing custody challenges and has co-authored an educational book used by family therapists for assessing families and children in those situations. In sessions she encourages open conversation so thoughts and feelings can be spoken without judgment. She focuses on clear, practical discussion rather than clinical jargon.

Susan aims to help clients identify patterns that cause distress and to explore alternatives that feel manageable. Sessions tend to include talking through specific moments that trigger anxiety or conflict and considering concrete steps people can try between meetings. She listens for recurring themes such as control issues, communication problems, guilt, shame, or isolation.

People who bring questions about midlife decisions, separation and divorce, or career and life purpose concerns will find a clinician experienced with those topics. She also has experience addressing issues affecting veterans and men’s issues. Her style is straightforward and goal-oriented, with attention to how problems affect day-to-day life.

Sessions are conducted in English. International clients are accepted. Prospective clients are asked to use the site process to complete a short questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment.

Evidence-based techniques used in online sessions

Two common evidence-based approaches she draws on are cognitive-focused work and trauma-informed care. Cognitive-focused work looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior, and helps people practice new ways of thinking when anxiety or negative patterns arise. Trauma-informed care pays attention to how past hurt affects current relationships and coping, and it breaks down difficult material into manageable steps.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. She collaborates with each person to try techniques that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean adjusting focus over several sessions to discover what feels most helpful and practical.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, such as shorter check-ins during a lunch break or avoiding travel time in the evenings. It can also allow sessions without being on camera when bandwidth is limited or when a quieter setup is preferable. Licensed professionals aim to match methods and scheduling to what works in everyday life rather than promising a specific outcome.