Susan Rhodes, LICSW, LCSW

Susan Rhodes is a licensed social worker with over 20 years of experience who brings a creative, open-minded, and passionate approach to therapeutic work. She draws on a diverse background across settings and populations, combining professional training and personal insight to engage people ready to begin a healing process. Known for being direct yet compassionate, she collaborates with each person to build an individualized treatment plan that respects their pace and preferred style of change.

Susan focuses on practical steps for healing, personal inventories, recovery-supporting actions, and connections to community resources. She specializes in helping individuals willing to confront difficult change and those open to exploring their roles within relationships. Her work includes support for grief, pain, depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting and family issues, self-esteem and body image challenges, and other life transitions.

She holds LICSW and LCSW credentials, which are advanced clinical social work licenses, and she emphasizes walking the walk when discussing change. Susan offers teletherapy to provide flexibility and the comfort of working from home. Outside of clinical work she trains for a full marathon, enjoys cooking and day trips, spends time with friends, family, and pets, and pursues creative outlets such as writing, podcasts, and community projects.

Clinical approaches and online care

Client-Centered Therapy places the person at the center of the work, emphasizing empathy, active listening, and collaboration. It helps people who want a supportive space to explore feelings, values, and relationship dynamics while moving at their own pace.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is practical and goal-oriented, often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and patterns that interfere with daily functioning.

Motivational Interviewing is a conversational approach that helps people clarify their own reasons for change and strengthen commitment to recovery or new habits. It is particularly helpful for addictions, ambivalence about change, and readiness to take actionable steps.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. Susan Rhodes works collaboratively with each person and with licensed professionals to determine which methods best match an individual’s needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts plans as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical benefits - people can attend sessions from home and choose the format that fits their life, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options increase flexibility for scheduling, make it easier to maintain continuity of care, and allow therapists to meet clients where they are in daily life.