Susan Gallagher

Susan Gallagher is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Washington. She offers calm, straightforward support for people facing grief, anxiety, depression, and stress. Her style is direct and encouraging, aiming to help people take small steps toward feeling better.

Susan focuses on practical coping skills for life changes, anger, and motivation struggles. She also helps with self-esteem, relationship and intimacy concerns, and career-related stress. Eating and food-related issues and body image are included among her areas of focus.

Her approach centers on listening first and then building tools with each client. She uses methods that help people notice what matters to them and try different actions. Sessions tend to emphasize clear goals, small experiments, and steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Susan draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered conversations to shape sessions. Motivational Interviewing and solution-focused ideas often guide how she helps clients move from stuck to active steps. These methods are mixed to fit each person's needs.

With eight years of experience since licensure, Susan aims to create a nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be talked about openly. She frames change as a gradual process and partners with people who are ready to try new ways of coping and relating to themselves and others.

How Susan’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take actions that reflect those values, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and body image concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to test new ways of responding to stress. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building trust so clients feel heard while they explore difficult emotions.

Finding the right mix of these methods is part of the work. Susan collaborates with each person to decide which approaches fit their goals and preferences, and she adjusts plans as people try strategies and report what helps. The process is shared and iterative rather than one-size-fits-all.

The original biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to schedule appointments around work, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins from different locations. Some approaches translate well to shorter, focused sessions while others use longer meetings for practice and reflection; Susan will help match session length and structure to what the client needs.