Susan Briggs, LPC

Susan Briggs is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 15 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, and issues around motivation. She invites people to take a first step and offers a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk through what feels overwhelming right now.

Susan keeps sessions straightforward and person-focused. She listens first to understand what matters most to each person. Then she helps set small, practical goals and checks in on progress. Conversations can cover coping skills, clearer communication, setting boundaries, and rebuilding confidence.

Her approach borrows from several well-known methods to match a person's needs. She uses client-centered work to make space for personal values and choices. Cognitive behavioral methods help identify unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of responding. Dialectical behavior techniques offer concrete skills for managing strong emotions.

Susan also uses motivational interviewing to uncover what will keep someone moving forward. Narrative therapy can help people reframe painful stories about themselves. These approaches are blended to suit each person rather than applied the same way to everyone.

People who are caring for others may find particular support here around caregiver stress, isolation, and guilt. Sessions often include practical strategies for juggling responsibilities and improving communication with others. To begin, visitors complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability.

How therapy approaches shape online work

Client-Centered Therapy starts by focusing on what matters to the person. The therapist listens without judgment and follows the person’s pace to set goals that feel right. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps spot and test unhelpful thoughts and build new, more effective responses to stress and anxiety.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through options, try strategies, and adjust based on your goals and what feels helpful. This is a collaborative process rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use phone or video options depending on their comfort with being on camera or needing less bandwidth. Licensed professionals can adapt skills-based work like CBT and DBT to virtual visits, focusing on practical tools you can use between sessions.