About Susan
Susan Samek is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with thirty years of experience. She guides people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, loss, relationship strain, addiction, or life changes. Her manner is calm and gentle, focused on listening and helping each person feel heard.
She offers two main ways of working that combine talking and creative expression. Sessions focus on identifying practical needs, setting small achievable goals, and building skills that can be used day to day.
Background and approach
The pace is steady and collaborative so people can make changes they actually want. Susan emphasizes understanding the roots of habits and emotional patterns. She helps people notice how past experiences shape current responses, then uses that awareness to map out steps forward.
Acceptance and self-forgiveness are part of this process, together with realistic coping strategies. Art has been a lifelong tool for her own reflection, and she brings creative methods into therapy when helpful. These methods are used alongside conversation to process difficult events and to access feelings that can be hard to name.
Her approach balances empathy with practical work. Sessions aim to reduce overwhelm, improve self-esteem, and increase emotional resilience. People leave with clearer goals and tangible steps they can use between meetings.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Two of the main approaches she uses are talk-based therapy and creative expressive methods. Talk-based therapy focuses on identifying patterns, setting concrete goals, and practicing new skills to handle stress, anxiety, or mood concerns. Creative expressive methods use art or other creative activities to help people name and process emotions that can be hard to put into words.Deciding which approach fits best is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and comfort level. That process can shift over time as goals change or new challenges arise.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited travel options. Video calls let the conversation feel more like an in-person visit. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text messaging allow short check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. Together these options make it easier to fit therapy into day-to-day life while keeping the focus on steady progress and practical strategies.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English