About Susan
Susan Wolanyk greets people with calm and direct support. She is an LPCC, LMHC with 13 years of experience. She aims to help people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, or major life changes.
Susan listens first and builds a clear plan together. Sessions focus on what matters now - coping skills, managing strong emotions, and steps to move forward. She draws on practical tools and the person's own strengths rather than one fixed method.
Background and approach
Her background includes long experience in community settings serving people from many cultural backgrounds. That work shaped an approach marked by patience and an eye for practical solutions. Susan understands the strain of caregiving and aging concerns and often helps people juggling health, family, and life transitions.
Susan blends person-centered care with evidence-informed techniques like cognitive behavioral strategies and trauma-focused work. She also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods to support change and clarify next steps. Sessions are aimed at helping people make steady, manageable progress toward goals.
People who prefer straightforward guidance tend to do well with her. She invites clients to name their priorities and then practices real-life skills in session. Her aim is to help people regain confidence and find clearer direction in work, relationships, and daily life.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and following the client's lead. It helps people feel heard and build confidence to try new behaviors. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and habits and teaches practical tools to change them. It is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and mood concerns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Then she will adapt techniques to fit the person's needs in collaboration with them, checking in and changing course when needed.
Online sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can be a good option for brief check-ins, step-by-step problem solving, or when someone prefers written communication. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Ohio, New York
- Languages
- English