Susan Filosa, LPC

Susan Filosa is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who brings a decade of clinical experience to her counseling practice. She works with children, adolescents, adults, and families, drawing on years spent in diverse settings from a Federal Veterans Affairs Hospital to a state psychiatric residential hospital where she facilitated acute inpatient group care for both adolescents and adults.

Susan focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, and self-esteem challenges, as well as life transitions like divorce. Her work also addresses concerns such as abandonment, communication difficulties, isolation and loneliness, questions of life purpose, narcissistic dynamics, post-traumatic stress, self-love, social anxiety and phobia, and issues commonly faced by women.

Her approach blends professional counseling techniques with creative and mindfulness-based practices to tailor care to each person’s needs, interests, and goals. Sessions emphasize resilience building and practical coping strategies to manage stress, increase mental clarity, and help clients realign with their core values. Susan treats the client as the expert of their own story and seeks to amplify strengths already present.

For those taking the first step toward support, Susan aims to offer a welcoming, nonjudgmental environment where clients can explore personal and professional challenges with honesty and confidence. She encourages courage in reaching out and provides guidance designed to foster lasting, meaningful change.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Therapy

Susan draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the client’s own experience and goals so that sessions are guided by what matters most to the individual; this approach is helpful for issues like self-esteem, life direction, and relationship concerns. She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) to help people and couples identify and work through core emotions and attachment patterns, which can be especially useful for grief, relational difficulties, and trauma-related responses. In addition, Mindfulness Therapy offers practical, present-focused techniques to reduce stress and increase emotional regulation, supporting clients who struggle with anxiety and overwhelming feelings.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Susan works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and personal preferences. Together they assess progress and adapt strategies so therapy remains relevant and effective.

Online therapy with Susan is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit sessions into busy lives, and access support from the familiarity of home or another convenient location.