Susan Filosa , LPC

Susan Filosa is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than a decade of clinical experience and a background that includes training in art-based therapeutic methods. She holds an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - and brings a strengths-based, creative perspective to therapy that is informed by a belief in the healing power of innate wisdom and expression. Over the last ten years she has worked with children, adolescents, adults, and families in diverse settings, including a Federal Veterans Affairs hospital and a state psychiatric residential hospital where she facilitated acute inpatient group care for adolescents and adults.

Susan specializes in helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, self-esteem concerns, and major life transitions. She integrates professional counseling techniques, art therapy practices, and evidence-based methods to create sessions tailored to each person’s needs, interests, and goals. Her work frequently emphasizes resilience training and practical coping tools designed to reduce overwhelm and increase clarity so clients can reconnect with their core values and aspirations.

Sessions often include creative exercises and mindfulness practices to support sustainable growth and to help individuals build skills for daily life. She encourages clients to explore personal and professional challenges with honesty and confidence, centering the person as the expert of their own story and building on existing strengths to move through difficult experiences.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the client’s own goals and values guide the work. It helps with self-esteem, life changes, and building confidence by prioritizing the client’s perspective and pacing.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on understanding and reshaping emotional responses and attachment patterns. It is useful for processing grief, trauma, relationship wounds, and intense emotional reactions by helping clients access and reorganize core emotional experiences.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-focused awareness and practical techniques to reduce reactivity and stress. These practices support anxiety management, grounding after trauma, and improving emotional regulation in daily life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Susan collaborates with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made so therapy stays relevant and effective.

Online therapy with Susan is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access consistent support regardless of location within the state.