Susan Shouse

Susan Shouse is a licensed social worker in Michigan with 26 years of experience helping people through hard times. She focuses on practical steps that make daily life easier and offers a calm, respectful space to talk about stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma.

She centers sessions on what each person needs right now. Susan uses a client-centered style that asks questions, listens closely, and builds goals together. She combines that with cognitive behavioral methods to identify thoughts and habits that get in the way.

Mindfulness and motivational interviewing also appear in her work, offering simple skills for staying present and finding motivation to change. These tools are adapted to each person’s pace and priorities rather than imposed as a one-size-fits-all program.

Susan helps with a broad range of concerns such as relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting stresses, career strain, and body image. She also supports people coping with chronic illness, caregiving stress, addiction, and changes that come with aging.

In sessions she emphasizes clear, doable steps and builds strategies that fit into everyday routines. People who want to talk through past wounds, improve how they handle emotions, or find new ways to cope often find this straightforward approach useful.

Approaches that translate to online work

Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on addressing the effects of past hurts and traumatic events in ways that aim to reduce distress and increase a sense of control. It often involves gradual processing and building skills to handle difficult memories.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and understanding the person’s experience. The therapist follows the client’s lead, offers reflection, and helps people clarify what they want to change or achieve.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses hands-on exercises to test new ways of thinking and behaving. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust as progress is made. That shared planning helps pick techniques that feel useful and realistic.

Confirm which remote session options are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow sessions during a lunch break, reduce travel time, or let someone choose a session length that matches their schedule. Therapists and licensed professionals can adapt exercises, mindfulness practices, and CBT worksheets for remote sessions so work continues between meetings.