Sue Ann O'Brien, LPC

Sue Ann O'Brien is a licensed counselor in Arizona with 10 years of professional experience. She holds the LPC credential - Licensed Professional Counselor - and has spent a decade supporting people facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, depression, and the challenges that come with life transitions.

Sue Ann approaches each person as the expert of their own story, helping clients identify and draw on the strengths they already possess to move through difficult moments. She emphasizes practical support and steady encouragement while clients take the often difficult first steps toward greater wellbeing and satisfaction in their lives.

Throughout her work she focuses on helping clients develop coping strategies, navigate interpersonal concerns, and manage mood-related difficulties so they can pursue more fulfilling daily lives. Sue Ann offers a compassionate, collaborative style that aims to meet clients where they are and support them through the process of change and growth.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Care

Sue Ann O'Brien uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that emphasize practical coping skills and symptom management. These approaches focus on identifying patterns that contribute to stress and anxiety and introducing concrete strategies to help clients manage mood changes and panic symptoms, which can be especially useful for those facing depression or significant life transitions.

She also draws on a strengths-based perspective, helping clients recognize existing resources and resilience so they can apply those strengths to relationship challenges, communication problems, and feelings of isolation. In addition, her coaching-oriented work supports goal setting and actionable steps toward meaningful change for clients seeking a more structured, forward-focused process.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together - Sue Ann collaborates with each person to determine which techniques best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into varied schedules and to access licensed professionals from different locations when appropriate.