Susan Lipkin, LISW

Susan Lipkin is an Ohio LISW - a licensed independent social worker with 36 years of experience in clinical social work. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, career questions, and issues around life purpose. She also lists work with LGBT concerns and compassion fatigue.

Susan listens for what each person already knows about themselves. She describes her stance as client-centered and uses that as a foundation for choosing methods that fit the moment. She explains options and tries approaches that match a person's needs rather than sticking to a single method.

Her background includes seven years in private psychotherapy practice and experience in community mental health centers, psychiatric hospitals, and veterans services. That range means she has worked with people after sexual or physical abuse, with survivors of various traumatic events including military-related trauma, and with those affected by domestic violence.

She has particular interest in infertility and the strong emotions that can come with it. She has also worked with older adults facing issues of aging and people managing chronic pain, illness, or disability. Susan will mix practical strategies with discussion about meaning and next steps when someone is coping with life changes.

Susan has received extensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and uses CBT when it fits a person's goals. She also works with mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative techniques alongside a client-centered perspective to address problems such as anger, communication problems, and isolation.

Therapeutic approaches for online sessions