- Relationship challenges
- Grief and loss
- Trauma-informed care
About Suzanne
Suzanne Boak is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan with 32 years of experience. She works with people who feel stuck after changes in work, relationships, or health. Common concerns she helps with include relationship and family problems, grief, parenting strain, self-esteem struggles, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes.
She often sees people grappling with caregiver stress, blended family issues, chronic illness or pain, and the effects of first responder work. Suzanne also addresses communication problems, intimacy and commitment questions, anger, guilt and shame, and impulsivity. Her practice includes attention to fatherhood issues and challenges that come from family of origin dynamics.
Suzanne uses several practical approaches in sessions. She draws on client-centered methods to follow what matters to the person in front of her. She also uses solution-focused techniques to set clear, attainable steps and Motivational Interviewing to help people find and strengthen their own reasons for change.
For trauma and abuse work she incorporates Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and for relationship work she uses components of the Gottman Method to address communication and conflict patterns. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with a focus on skills people can try between meetings.
She works in English and practices in Michigan. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the See online therapy options button.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and valuing what matters to the person. The therapist follows the client's concerns and helps clarify priorities and goals. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on small, practical steps and achievable changes that people can test between sessions. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is used for processing distressing memories and reducing the intensity of trauma-related reactions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Suzanne will discuss different methods with the client and decide together what best fits the person's goals and comfort level. That collaborative decision can change as therapy progresses and needs evolve.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time. Therapists can also adapt exercises and between-session tasks to be practical for someone's day-to-day life, helping integrate small changes without promising a particular outcome.
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Experience
32+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people with relationship and family problems, grief, parenting stress, self-esteem, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, and coping with life changes.
How does she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
Her style combines client-centered conversation with solution-focused steps and motivational interviewing to identify small, practical changes a person can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 32 years of clinical experience working in Michigan and overseas with a range of life transition and caregiving issues.
What is her credential and where does she practice?
She is an LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker, and she practices in Michigan.
Can sessions be done in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.