Susan Shouse

Susan Shouse, LMSW, helps people facing grief, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She offers a calm, respectful space to talk about what feels overwhelming. People come for help with stress, addiction, relationship concerns, caregiving strain, and questions about identity and purpose.

Susan listens carefully and works with each person to find practical steps that fit their life. She draws on client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the client. She also uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help people manage difficult thoughts and moments.

Her practice pays close attention to how health challenges, chronic pain, aging, and caregiving affect daily life. She helps people sort out communication problems, codependency, and issues that arise after separation or during blended family transitions. She also supports those coping with cancer, chronic illness, and caregiving stress.

With 26 years of clinical work in Michigan, Susan brings steady experience without pushing one fixed method. Sessions focus on workable tools - small changes that lead to less distress over time. She aims to help people build clearer choices and usable habits.

Susan welcomes people from diverse backgrounds and identities, including LGBT clients. Her work emphasizes respect, practical problem solving, and pacing that fits each person's needs. If grief, addiction, life transitions, or long-term health concerns are part of your story, she may be able to help you find a clearer way forward.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Susan often blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT breaks problems into small parts so people can try different ways of responding and notice what helps. She also uses mindfulness therapy to teach simple awareness practices that reduce reactivity and ease distress in the moment.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Susan will listen to your goals and preferences and recommend methods that fit your situation. That choice is collaborative and can change as you make progress or face new challenges.

If you plan to pursue therapy online, please confirm the available session formats before booking. Online care can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel, and allow follow-up brief check-ins when needed. It also can support steady attention to grief, addiction recovery, caregiving strain, and other ongoing concerns by keeping appointments consistent with everyday life.