Susan Briggs, LPC

Susan Briggs is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania. She helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious, stuck in a midlife transition, or unsure about life purpose. Her manner is direct and supportive, and she encourages small steps that build confidence and clarity.

She focuses on everyday problems like relationship tensions, low self-esteem, and mood struggles. Susan also addresses trauma and abuse, caregiver stress, and feelings of isolation. Conversations are straightforward and aimed at finding what works for each person.

Susan uses a mix of approaches guided by the client’s needs. She draws on client-centered methods to follow each person’s lead, and uses cognitive behavioral tools to identify patterns that keep problems going. When needed, she introduces skills from dialectical behavior therapy to manage strong emotions.

Sessions include practical problem solving and short-term goals alongside deeper storytelling about life events. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck about making changes. Narrative techniques are used to reframe harmful self-beliefs and build a more useful personal story.

Her practice emphasizes collaboration. Clients set priorities, and Susan helps map steps toward those goals. People who want clear, practical work with room for honest reflection often find this approach helpful.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following each person’s priorities. In practice this means sessions start with what matters most to the client and the therapist reflects back to clarify feelings and goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses clear strategies to change unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, low mood, and repetitive worries. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) offers specific skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and collaborate to choose methods that fit the client’s needs. That might mean trying short experiments, adjusting homework, or shifting focus from problem solving to exploring personal stories until the best fit is clear.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel, and allow check-ins during breaks. Phone sessions may work when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. The emphasis is on practical ways to make therapy part of everyday life while working toward the goals you set with your therapist.