Susan Flynn
Compassionate counselor for life transitions
LCPC Illinois
- Experience
- 6 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Grief
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Susan
Susan Flynn is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois with six years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and low self-esteem.
Background and approach
Her work often centers on life changes and everyday challenges that make daily functioning harder. Susan meets people where they are and builds a calm, respectful space to talk through problems.
She focuses on clear communication and practical steps clients can try between sessions. Conversations are guided by what each person needs right now, not a one-size-fits-all plan.
In sessions she draws on several approaches, including Client-Centered therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and the Gottman Method for relationship work. Those tools are used to teach skills, shift unhelpful thoughts, and improve interaction patterns.
The mix depends on the issue and the client's goals. Susan has worked with adults dealing with workplace stress, midlife transitions, and loneliness.
She also supports people handling family-of-origin wounds, divorce and separation, or end-of-life concerns. Her focus includes women's issues and challenges common in aging and geriatric care.
The counseling process emphasizes collaboration and skill building. Clients leave sessions with concrete coping techniques for anxiety, strategies for better communication, and plans to manage grief and change.
Susan aims to help people regain a sense of control and move toward clearer choices in daily life.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on offering a respectful, listening-based relationship where the client leads the pace and topics. It helps people who need space to name their feelings and decide their own next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with anxiety, depression, and stress by giving concrete tools to practice between sessions. The Gottman Method addresses interaction patterns and communication habits, useful when people want better ways to talk and resolve recurring conflicts.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit, and adjust as needed. That collaborative process helps match techniques to the person's needs and preferences rather than forcing a single method.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for in-depth conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth is limited, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text messaging for ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or other commitments, and let people pick the format that helps them engage most effectively.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Licensed in
Illinois
Languages
English