Susan Wolanyk , LPCC, LMHC

Susan Wolanyk holds LPCC and LMHC credentials and has 11 years of experience working with moderate to severe mental illnesses in community settings. She has provided care for a diverse range of people, including Hispanic and East European communities, Black individuals, and new immigrants navigating the stresses of relocation and adjustment. Her clinical experience developed in settings that required both cultural awareness and practical strategies to help people manage complex emotional challenges.

Susan is a third generation immigrant and draws on that background to understand the layered difficulties families face across generations. Her graduate training emphasized clinical humility and a respectful stance when working with people in pain. Over the years she has focused on grief and loss, depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, supporting both adults and teenagers through transitions and healing processes.

This is Susan's second career after time in corporate roles while raising five children, and she brings an eclectic, person-centered approach to therapy. She works with clients' motivations and individual strengths, offering hope and practical pathways toward lasting change. Her practice emphasizes collaboration, respectful regard, and finding solutions that help each person take their place in the world with renewed confidence.

Therapeutic approaches tailored for online care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and supporting the client's own goals, helping people feel understood and empowered to use their personal strengths to navigate stress, life changes, and relationship challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression and to build practical coping skills that can be used day to day. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on processing distressing experiences in ways that promote healing and reduce the impact of traumatic memories on current functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Susan collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts strategies over time as progress unfolds. This shared decision making helps ensure therapy aligns with what the client finds most helpful.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for people balancing work, family, or caregiving responsibilities. Licensed professionals can deliver many effective interventions remotely, making it easier to maintain continuity of care, attend sessions from different locations, and choose the communication format that works best for each stage of the work together.