Susan Arvidson, LPCC

Susan Arvidson is a Minnesota-based licensed therapist with six years of professional experience. She holds an LPCC, which stands for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, and focuses her practice on helping people navigate depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship struggles, and other mood or personality-related concerns.

Her work emphasizes compassionate, individualized care that centers on building self-love, improving communication, and addressing feelings of isolation or social anxiety. She supports individuals through life transitions such as divorce and separation, and she brings experience addressing adoption and foster care issues as well as challenges often seen with older adults.

Susan helps clients confront guilt, shame, and complex emotional patterns while developing practical strategies to increase resilience and emotional well-being. Drawing on approaches that include acceptance-based, client-centered, and cognitive methods, she creates a collaborative environment where people can explore their experiences and work toward meaningful, sustainable change.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Susan often integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy into her online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps individuals clarify personal values and learn practical ways to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking steps toward a meaningful life - it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress related to life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms of mood disorders, anxiety, and relationship strain. She also draws on client-centered therapy principles, which emphasize a respectful, nonjudgmental stance and prioritizing the client’s pace and goals.

Finding the right blend of methods is part of the therapeutic process, and Susan approaches that choice collaboratively. She works with each person to determine which strategies match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the approach as progress unfolds.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options allow people to fit therapy into busy schedules, continue care through transitions, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable to them. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt these formats to deliver structured, goal-oriented care that supports ongoing progress.