Susan Zacharias , LCPC

Susan Zacharias brings a steady, compassionate perspective to people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions. With 40 years in health care and 20 years of professional counseling experience, she combines long-term insight with clinical skills to help clients explore emotional and spiritual growth. Susan takes time to learn about each person who seeks support, believing that no single technique fits everyone and that therapy works best when it is tailored to the individual.

She often uses EMDR and guided imagery to help reveal deeper concerns more quickly, while drawing from other therapeutic methods and educational approaches as appropriate. Susan also appreciates the role that 12-step programs can play for some individuals working with addictive compulsions, while recognizing those programs are not a fit for everyone. To support sessions she may provide handouts for in-session use or later review, offering practical material to reinforce progress between meetings.

Susan holds an LCPC, a license indicating advanced clinical counseling qualifications, and practices from an approach that values collaboration, respect, and a focus on what each person needs at this point in their life journey. She looks forward to meeting people where they are and supporting them through their next steps.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Susan Zacharias

EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a structured therapy that helps people process distressing memories by pairing focused attention with guided stimulation. It is often used for trauma-related symptoms and can reduce the intensity of painful memories when integrated into a broader treatment plan.

Psychodynamic therapy explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings and relationships. This approach can help people understand long-standing emotional patterns, increase self-awareness, and make changes in how they relate to themselves and others.

Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on addressing the effects of traumatic events and building coping skills to manage their impact. It often combines elements from other approaches to meet the needs of someone recovering from abuse or overwhelming experiences.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work. Susan will collaborate with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone conversations, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different lifestyles and needs. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from home, and choose the format that feels most comfortable for the individual.