- Family origin patterns
- ACT and CBT methods
- Emotion regulation skills
About Susan
Susan Henry is an Iowa Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) and a Nevada Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on concerns such as stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, addiction, and challenges tied to family background and identity. Sessions focus on practical ways to notice and change patterns that keep people stuck.
Henry draws on several methods including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based approaches. She listens for recurring family-of-origin patterns and helps people map how those patterns show up now. Work in sessions often includes identifying unhelpful thoughts, practicing new responses, and building clearer relationship boundaries.
Her style is straightforward and person-centered. Conversations aim to be plain and applicable to day-to-day life. She pays attention to how past relationships shape current behavior without assigning blame to caregivers.
She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for regulating intense emotions and Emotionally-Focused ideas when relationship patterns are central. Homework is common - small experiments and skill practice between sessions to test what changes help.
With many years of experience, Henry brings a range of tools for concerns that often overlap, such as depression with anxiety or caregiving stress with burnout. She supports people working through adoption and foster care questions, attachment issues, bereavement, and identity concerns including LGBT topics.
Sessions are conducted in English. International clients are not accepted. People interested in starting are invited to use the site's matching steps to schedule a first session and review subscription details that can be canceled at any time.
Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes noticing unhelpful thoughts and choosing actions that align with personal values. It helps people who are stuck in worry or avoidance to try small value-based steps despite difficult feelings.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they shape current connections. This approach can help people who keep repeating the same relationship roles or who struggle with closeness and trust.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client will review goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. They decide together which methods to prioritize and adjust those choices as progress happens.
Confirm which session formats are offered before booking. The site’s sign-up flow includes a matching questionnaire and scheduling. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so skill practice can happen between meetings. Licensed professionals can use this flexibility to weave therapy into everyday life without requiring major schedule changes.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Iowa, New Jersey, Nevada, Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she address related to family patterns?
She works with adults on family-related issues such as attachment problems, abandonment, blended family stress, and how childhood roles affect current relationships.
What is her therapeutic style in sessions?
Her approach is person-centered and practical. Sessions focus on noticing repeating patterns, learning skills, and trying small changes between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical practice as a social worker and has worked with a wide range of concerns across that time.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds LISW in Iowa and LCSW in Nevada and is listed as practicing in Minnesota for the purposes of location information on the profile.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she take international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; exact pricing is provided during sign-up.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule an initial session through the platform.
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