Susan Jacobsen

Susan Jacobsen is an LPC with 28 years of clinical experience who focuses on trauma, grief, and womens issues. She centers sessions on mindful awareness and creative expression to help people cope with loss, fertility challenges, and other life changes. Her style is calm and direct, aimed at helping someone feel steadier between sessions.

Clients can expect short, clear steps to manage overwhelming feelings. Susan uses art-making as a way to access emotion quickly, alongside mindfulness practices to bring attention to the present moment. These techniques often help when words alone feel insufficient.

Her background includes work across many mental health settings, and she draws on that breadth when a situation needs practical resources or a different perspective. She combines psychodynamic ideas with client-centered listening to follow what matters most to each person in the room.

Susan also brings Jungian ideas into the work, using symbols and imagery to help people find meaning after loss or trauma. Trauma-focused methods are used when painful memories need specific attention and pacing.

Outside of therapy she spends time outdoors with family hiking, paddleboarding, camping, and boating. She practices yoga and plays volleyball, and she often recommends small, movement-based practices to support stress management between sessions.

How mindful and creative approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following what matters to the person in the room. Online sessions using this approach prioritize clear, empathic attention and collaborative goal-setting to help people feel heard and understood.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and build tolerance for difficult emotions. These skills can be practiced in session and assigned as brief exercises to use during the week, supporting stress, anxiety, and grief work.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and personal preference. That choice is made together and can change over time as goals evolve.

The original biography does not list specific session formats for online work, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets therapists use visual exercises, guided mindfulness, and creative prompts that translate well to a remote setting.