- 25 years experience
- Minnesota based
- Values focused
About Susan
Susan Henry is a licensed social worker with 25 years of clinical experience. She practices in Minnesota as an LISW and LCSW and focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma, and identity-related concerns. Her tone is warm and affirming, and she aims to make therapy straightforward and useful from the first conversation.
Her work emphasizes understanding patterns that keep people stuck and finding practical ways to change them. She blends approaches such as cognitive behavioral methods and client-centered listening to help people name problems and try small, manageable steps. Sessions often focus on improving coping skills, communication, and emotional regulation.
Susan also draws on attachment-based ideas to help clients explore relational patterns and how early relationships affect current life. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy tools are used when people want to live by their values even while managing difficult feelings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills may be introduced for emotion tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness when helpful.
She has supported people through grief, addictions, parenting strain, career shifts, chronic illness, and identity questions including LGBT concerns. Susan pays attention to both immediate needs and longer-term growth so clients can work through crisis and build resilience over time.
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She listens first, then helps create simple plans clients can try between sessions. People who prefer practical skills paired with a respectful, nonjudgmental space may find her approach a good match.
Her work emphasizes understanding patterns that keep people stuck and finding practical ways to change them. She blends approaches such as cognitive behavioral methods and client-centered listening to help people name problems and try small, manageable steps. Sessions often focus on improving coping skills, communication, and emotional regulation.
Susan also draws on attachment-based ideas to help clients explore relational patterns and how early relationships affect current life. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy tools are used when people want to live by their values even while managing difficult feelings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills may be introduced for emotion tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness when helpful.
She has supported people through grief, addictions, parenting strain, career shifts, chronic illness, and identity questions including LGBT concerns. Susan pays attention to both immediate needs and longer-term growth so clients can work through crisis and build resilience over time.
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She listens first, then helps create simple plans clients can try between sessions. People who prefer practical skills paired with a respectful, nonjudgmental space may find her approach a good match.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy
Experience
25+ years
Credentials
Iowa, New Jersey, Nevada, Minnesota
Languages
English
How her approaches shape online work
Susan commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas in her practice. ACT helps people notice painful thoughts and still take steps that match their values, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life changes. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in relationships and how early connections affect current trust and closeness, which can help with intimacy and communication struggles.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. That collaboration means techniques can be adjusted over time if something isn’t helping or a different focus is needed.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats directly before booking since format options are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand, and offer ways to practice skills between meetings. Licensed therapists can adapt ACT and attachment-based exercises to an online setting, guiding values work, skill practice, and relational reflection in ways that match your daily life.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Susan works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, career stress, ADHD, bipolar and depression, and LGBT-related concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and person-centered. She listens first, then offers tools from cognitive behavioral, acceptance-based, attachment, and DBT-informed approaches as appropriate.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience working with people through life transitions, emotional pain, and relationship challenges.
Where is Susan licensed and located?
She holds LISW and LCSW credentials and practices in Minnesota.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.