About Susan
Susan Rick is a licensed clinical professional counselor with eight years of experience. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, depression, or the ups and downs of mood. She listens without judgment and focuses on small, practical steps that make daily life more manageable.
Susan uses clear, straightforward tools to help clients build self-compassion and better communication. She often works with people facing trauma, panic, attachment concerns, or problems with impulsivity and anger.
Background and approach
ADHD is one of the concerns she lists among her focus areas. Sessions aim to identify patterns that cause distress and then test new ways of handling those moments. She mixes talking, skill practice, and mindfulness exercises so clients can try approaches between meetings.
The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Susan draws from several therapy methods to match what a client needs in the moment. She emphasizes skills people can use right away to reduce overwhelm and increase day-to-day functioning.
Progress is measured in practical changes, like fewer panic episodes or clearer communication. Based in Illinois, she works with adults on issues that include trauma and abuse, mood disorders, relationship difficulties, and coping with life changes. Her approach centers on steady, realistic goals and building tools people can use long after sessions end.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then clarify values and take small actions that matter. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and practicing concrete strategies to change them. Both approaches work well for anxiety, mood difficulties, and challenges with attention and impulsivity.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Susan will collaborate with each person to identify goals and try methods that fit their situation. If one way isn’t helpful, she will adjust the plan so the work stays useful and realistic.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to stay connected. Video calls provide face-to-face interaction for full sessions. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief exchanges, skill coaching, and progress updates between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit support into busy schedules and to practice skills in real time.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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