Susan Lipkin, LISW

Susan Lipkin is an Ohio-based clinician who works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, grief, caregiver strain, and related concerns. She brings a steady, listening approach and focuses on what each person says they need. Susan uses straightforward conversation to help people sort through emotion, decisions, and daily strain.

Susan holds a Master’s degree in clinical social work and has been a licensed independent social worker (LISW) since 1999. She has worked across settings including community mental health centers, psychiatric hospitals, veterans services, and private practice. That variety has shaped a practical style that adapts to different situations.

She tends to begin by hearing what matters most to the client and by building from existing strengths. Susan combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral ideas when they fit, and she draws on mindfulness, narrative, and motivational styles as needed. This mix helps with mood, coping, and relationship issues.

Susan has extensive experience supporting people after abuse and trauma, and she has worked with survivors of domestic violence. She also has experience with infertility-related distress, caregiver stress, aging and geriatric concerns, chronic illness and pain, and family-related transitions.

Their sessions aim to be direct and compassionate, helping clients face practical choices and emotional pain. Susan invites people to explore options, try small changes, and name goals that feel manageable. Prospective clients are encouraged to begin with a simple intake to see whether her approach fits their needs.

How Susan’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what the client says matters. Online sessions can keep that same tone - the therapist asks questions, reflects back what she hears, and helps people set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and offers small experiments and practical tools to change unhelpful patterns; this approach often suits anxiety, low mood, and stress. Mindfulness Therapy brings attention to present-moment experience through simple practices that reduce reactivity and support coping.

Finding the right mix is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods to try first, and may shift approaches as needs change. Clients and therapist set goals together and review progress over time.

Specific session formats are not listed here, so please confirm the available online options before booking. Many people find that remote sessions help fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when needed. Online work can make it easier to keep regular appointments and to practice skills between sessions, while still using the same conversational, problem-solving approach a licensed professional would offer.