Susan Briggs, LPC

Susan Briggs is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 15 years of experience. She helps people who are stressed, anxious, or feeling low and who want clearer goals and better day-to-day coping. Her manner is warm and straightforward so people can speak honestly about what’s worrying them.

Susan focuses on practical strategies that can be used between sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and build healthier habits. She also uses client-centered listening to make sure each person’s priorities guide the work.

Sessions often include skill-building for managing intense emotions and improving communication. That can mean learning breathing and grounding techniques, testing new ways of thinking, or practicing how to raise hard topics. The aim is to make changes that feel useful in real life.

Susan supports people coping with trauma, relationship strain, caregiver stress, low self-esteem, and challenges around purpose or life transitions. She also helps with social anxiety, guilt and shame, and women’s issues. Conversations are practical and focused on what each person wants to change.

People who choose Susan usually want a clear plan and tools they can use right away. She combines evidence-based methods like CBT with a respectful, listening-first approach. That mix helps people gain insight and take manageable steps forward.

How online approaches and tools support therapy

Susan uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors that reduce anxiety or low mood. CBT sessions often include clear steps and practice tasks to use between meetings.

She also draws on client-centered therapy, which means she listens carefully and follows each person’s priorities. That approach creates space to talk through what matters most and choose the next steps together.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susan will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether CBT techniques, listening-focused sessions, or a mix will best support progress.

Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls let people talk face-to-face, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low, and text, live chat, or messaging provide quick check-ins and reminders. These options help people keep momentum and practice new skills between sessions.