Susan Russell, LPC

Susan Russell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan. She focuses on straightforward, practical work to help people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, and addictions. Her style is warm and respectful, and she aims to tailor sessions to each person's needs.

Susan spends sessions talking through what feels most pressing. She helps people build skills for anger, motivation, and self-esteem challenges. When trauma, grief, or relationship strain show up, she works with clients to make sense of those experiences and find steady ways to move forward.

Her approach mixes structured techniques and supportive conversation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot and change unhelpful thinking. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers tools for managing intense feelings and improving emotional regulation.

Susan also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-focused ideas to help clients clarify values and strengthen relationships with themselves and others. The language in sessions is plain and practical, with steps people can try between meetings.

She encourages small, manageable goals and checks in on progress. The therapist notes that starting therapy takes courage and she aims to make the process as understandable as possible. Prospective clients should be ready to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin the intake and scheduling process.

How Susan's approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying your values and taking small steps toward them while learning to accept uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. It can help people facing chronic health challenges, grief, or major life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change patterns that cause distress. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleeping difficulties. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness and can be useful when emotions feel overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick or blend methods that fit goals, needs, and preferences. Clients can expect to talk through what they want to change and try concrete techniques together in session.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people join from a quieter place with fewer interruptions. Licensed professionals can still teach skills, process difficult emotions, and set behavioral experiments that fit everyday life through remote appointments. If you have questions about how sessions are scheduled, confirm those details during the matching and scheduling steps.