About Sue
Glad to see you are reaching out for support = good job! I have helped many people work through their concerns and difficult challenges they are facing and would like to help you too. I have a very straight forward, assertive and somewhat irreverent communication style. We work hard, bravely dig as deep as we need to and have some belly laughs along the way. My clients feel free to share the good, bad and the ugly. Let's roll up our sleeves and get to work!
I can help you:
- Reduce stress, anxiety and depression
- Build healthier relationships
- Improve your mood & energy level
- Find a better balance in your life
- Change self-defeating patterns
- Feel better about yourself
Counseling Philosophy and goals:
- Take charge of your own life
- Build on your strengths and assets
- Manage stressful issues or concerns
- Live a self-directed, joyful, productive life
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) I have been a Licensed Mental Health Professional since 1986. As a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker I hold the highest level of licensure available with The Minnesota Board of Social Work. That license might sound like a mouthful but you can rest assured you are in good hands with me as your therapist.
Areas of specialization and therapy goals include:
- Getting in touch with yourself and purpose in life
- Stress, anxiety & depression management
- Unhealthy marriage & divorce
- Intimacy, sensuality, sexuality
- Grief, death and loss support300
- Addiction & Recovery
- Conflict Resolution
- Infertility - Adoption
- Ulcerative Colitis, chronic illness
- E.M.D.R., post traumatic stress
- Learning how to play again = Thinking outside the familiar = Making new friends and finding new adventures you really enjoy
- Learning the language of emotions, how you really feel and how to communicate better with the people in your life.