Susan Wolanyk, LPCC, LMHC

Susan Wolanyk is an LPCC, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, and an LMHC, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, practicing in Ohio with 13 years of experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and addiction. She also works with concerns such as anger, self-esteem, career questions, and compassion fatigue.

Susan draws on straightforward, practical methods rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered techniques. She focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of responding. Sessions aim to identify specific patterns, try small changes, and track what helps in daily life.

Her background includes years working in community settings with diverse populations, including immigrants and people from multiple cultural backgrounds. That experience shaped how she listens for cultural and life-stage factors that affect coping and decision making. Susan transitioned into clinical work after a long period in corporate life while raising five children, so she knows about balancing responsibilities and reinvention.

In session she uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused steps when useful to set clear goals and small experiments. For trauma and abuse concerns she incorporates trauma-focused work to address distressing memories and symptoms, pacing interventions to the person’s readiness.

Susan describes therapy as collaborative. She helps people set short-term goals and practical homework they can try between appointments. Her approach emphasizes concrete tools, regular review of progress, and adjusting methods when something isn’t working.

How Susan uses CBT and related approaches online