Susan Broderick, LCSW

Susan Broderick is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 20 years of experience. She offers a warm, encouraging approach that aims to make it easier to talk about hard things like anxiety, depression, trauma, and stress. Her tone is practical and direct so people can focus on what matters now.

Her sessions focus on helping people manage mood disorders, panic, bipolar symptoms, and ADHD-related struggles. She also supports people facing chronic pain, illness, and disability, as well as those dealing with isolation, life purpose questions, or midlife transitions. Pregnancy and childbirth concerns and women's issues appear among her areas of focus.

Susan uses client-centered methods to make room for each person's priorities. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. Solution-focused techniques keep work concrete and goal-oriented so sessions produce small, usable changes between visits.

Across her career she has worked with people from childhood into adulthood and with a wide range of concerns. In practice that means she aims to meet people where they are and move at a pace that feels right. She emphasizes collaboration so clients help shape the work and decide what change looks like.

People who reach out can expect a straightforward, empathic style and practical steps they can use day to day. Susan encourages anyone taking the first step toward support and offers a steady presence while they work toward clearer goals and better daily functioning.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Susan commonly uses client-centered, cognitive behavioral, and solution-focused methods to guide her work. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and responding to each person's priorities, helping them feel heard and steering sessions around what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, panic, and mood concerns. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on setting small, reachable goals and building on what already works so people see progress between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision can change over time as concerns evolve and new priorities emerge.

If you are considering online work, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules require it. It can also help people maintain continuity of care while balancing medical appointments or caregiving demands. Licensed professionals, including therapists, can adapt these approaches to remote work and focus on practical strategies that carry over into daily life.