Susan Frey
Practical tools for steady emotional change
LPC Pennsylvania
- Experience
- 20 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Anger
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Susan
Susan Frey is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who uses practical, evidence-based methods in therapy. She draws on twenty years of clinical experience to help people manage anxiety, depression, stress, addictions, anger, and other concerns.
Background and approach
Susan writes and speaks plainly in sessions so clients can focus on real changes right away. Susan often relies on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, while also using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and shorter solution-focused work when appropriate.
She blends these approaches to match a person's goals and daily life. Sessions aim to identify unhelpful patterns and replace them with clearer choices and coping steps.
Her background includes work with mood disorders like bipolar, grief and loss, and process addictions such as gambling or exercise compulsion. She also supports people dealing with relationship issues, communication struggles, commitment questions, and the strain of life transitions.
Susan has experience addressing problems that arise with aging and visual impairment. In sessions she keeps language straightforward and practical.
Clients learn skills they can use between meetings, such as grounding strategies for panic, thought-challenging for anxiety, and concrete plans for reducing substance use. The focus is on steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Susan sees adults who want clear tools and steady support through change. She works by listening, asking focused questions, and creating step-by-step plans that fit each person's schedule and values.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Gottman Method ideas focus on improving communication and reducing conflict by teaching specific conversation skills and ways to reconnect. This work can help people who want clearer conversations and fewer repeating arguments.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then commit to actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking and build practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change behaviors. Both approaches are useful for anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, and day-to-day stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions may mix techniques and will adapt as progress and challenges emerge.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging can provide shorter check-ins or step-by-step assignments between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and maintain steady progress.
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Experience
20+ years
Licensed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English