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LISW, LCSW

Susan Henry, LISW, LCSW

  • Experience25 years
  • LocationMinnesota
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Susan

Susan Henry is a licensed social worker with 25 years of clinical experience who helps people work through stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties, and other complex life challenges. She holds LISW and LCSW credentials and practices from Minnesota, bringing a thoughtful, person-centered perspective to therapy.

Background and approach

Her work emphasizes understanding personal patterns, building self-compassion, and developing practical coping strategies to address issues such as grief, addiction, mood concerns, and intimacy-related struggles. Her style blends evidence-informed methods with a warm, nonjudgmental stance that honors each client’s story.

Susan draws on Internal Family Systems alongside acceptance-oriented and attachment-focused approaches to explore internal parts, strengthen values-driven action, and repair relational wounds. She often supports clients navigating life transitions, career stresses, parenting concerns, and identity-related questions, helping them gain clarity and emotional resilience.

Susan aims to create an affirming environment where people can challenge limiting beliefs, practice new ways of relating, and move toward lasting change. Prospective clients can expect collaborative, respectful work that centers the individual’s goals and preferences while using practical tools and deeper exploratory work as appropriate.

Online approaches that support exploration and practical change



Susan integrates Internal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in a way that supports online work. Internal Family Systems invites clients to notice and dialogue with different internal parts to reduce internal conflict and promote self-led clarity, which can help with trauma-related material and persistent patterns. ACT focuses on values-driven action and learning how to live with difficult thoughts and feelings rather than getting stuck trying to eliminate them, making it useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions.

Finding the right combination of methods is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to clarify goals, assess what feels most helpful, and adapt interventions over time so the approach fits personal needs and preferences rather than imposing a single method.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility for appointments and communication between meetings. These options make it easier to integrate therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and access care from home or other convenient locations while working with licensed professionals.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Susan commonly address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related problems, mood disorders, ADHD, and career or parenting challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach and style?
Susan uses a person-centered, compassionate approach that blends exploratory and skills-based work, emphasizing self-compassion, pattern awareness, and practical coping strategies.
What is her professional background and experience?
She brings 25 years of counseling experience supporting people through complex emotional and life transitions across a variety of concerns.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
The therapist holds LISW and LCSW credentials with license details IA LISW 083249 and NV LCSW 11070-C, and is based in Minnesota.
Which languages are available and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English only, and international clients are not currently accepted.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Available session formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different scheduling and communication needs.
How is cost handled for therapy with this clinician?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

Iowa, New Jersey, Nevada, Minnesota

Languages

English