Susan Galewaler, LPC

Susan Galewaler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 30 years of experience. She offers steady, practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. Susan focuses on helping individuals through midlife questions and other life shifts with calm, straightforward guidance.

She has worked extensively with trauma and abuse and with families facing custody and separation challenges. Susan co-authored an educational book for family therapists on assessing families and children in difficult custody situations. That work informs how she listens for patterns that affect daily life and relationships.

In sessions she aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared and examined. Her style is direct but warm, helping people name what feels hard and try clearer ways to cope. She pays attention to attachment and abandonment concerns and how they shape trust and behavior.

Susan also helps people manage caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, and issues like guilt, shame, and isolation. She draws on decades of practice to problem-solve practical steps and behavioral strategies that fit each person’s life.

Starting therapy with Susan involves a simple matching and scheduling process. She encourages those taking the first step and supports clients as they set goals, practice new skills, and track changes over time.

Approaches that guide online work and choice

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques often focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors to reduce distress. For example, one common approach helps people notice thinking patterns that increase anxiety or depression and then practice new ways of thinking and acting to feel better and function more effectively.

Another frequent method looks at attachment and relationship dynamics to make sense of recurring problems. This approach helps people see how early patterns shape current relationships and then try different communication and boundary strategies to improve connection and reduce conflict.

Finding the right approach tends to be a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to clarify goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps. That means approaches can shift as needs and preferences become clearer.

Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, whether someone needs a shorter check-in during a break, a conversation without travel time, or help that fits a different schedule. Licensed professionals aim to make therapy practical and usable alongside regular responsibilities.