Susan Samek is a Licensed Professional Counselor with thirty years of experience helping people sort through hard moments.
01About Susan
Susan Samek is a Licensed Professional Counselor with thirty years of experience helping people sort through hard moments. She creates a calm, gentle setting where clients can talk about stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, depression, and relationship or parenting concerns. She aims to make people feel heard and validated from the first conversation.
Her approach blends talking therapies with creative expression. Art has been a personal and professional tool for reflection and processing difficult events.
Background and approach
In sessions she encourages straightforward exploration of patterns and the life events that shape them. Susan focuses on identifying practical needs and setting achievable goals. She works step by step, helping clients notice what keeps them stuck and what small changes could make daily life easier.
Her style emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and a nonjudgmental tone. Understanding the roots of habits and trauma is central to her work. She helps people build awareness of past experiences and use that awareness to meet present goals.
The aim is steady growth, not quick fixes, so clients can handle life’s ups and downs with more resilience. Susan offers sessions for concerns including coping with life changes, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, and family stress. People who want a thoughtful, exploratory process that includes both talk and creative ways to express themselves may find her approach a good fit.
02Credentials
- LPC (Pennsylvania)
- License PC012870 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1497767305 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Susan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
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04Online support
Using talk and creative approaches online
Many clients respond well to combining talk therapy with creative activities that help them reflect. Talk-based therapy focuses on understanding patterns, how past events shape behavior, and setting small, concrete goals to change daily routines. Creative approaches use drawing, journaling prompts, or visual exercises to access emotions that can be hard to name, which can help with grief, trauma, and self-esteem issues.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, comfort level, and what methods feel most helpful, then adapt the work over time. Clients and the therapist decide together which mix of talk and creative work to try and adjust it as progress unfolds.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people keep visual contact for deeper conversations and creative exercises that involve showing artwork or worksheets. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits into a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging allow ongoing reflection between sessions and quick, practical support when needed. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work and family schedules and to continue steady progress without long commutes.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, self-esteem issues, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strains, trauma and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is calm and empathetic with an emphasis on listening and validation. She combines talk-based work with creative expression to help people reflect and process feelings.
How long has she been practicing?
She has practiced for 30 years, bringing long-term clinical experience to sessions and to working through complex life issues.
Where does she practice and what are her credentials?
She is based in Pennsylvania and holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor in that state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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