As a transformation specialist for anxiety sufferers, I blend my doctoral expertise in behavioral health with personal victory over debilitating anxiety to help clients reclaim their lives. I translate overwhelming emotional experiences into measurable, solvable problems using evidence-based techniques like CBT and ERP, tracking concrete progress throughout our work together. Beyond traditional talk therapy, I provide practical, immediate tools that address both the physical symptoms and thought patterns keeping you trapped in fear.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first session, you'll experience a structured yet warm conversation where I'll listen deeply to understand your specific challenges, explain how my approach can help, and ensure you leave with at least one practical tool to begin using immediately.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
My greatest strengths as a provider are my unique combination of personal experience overcoming anxiety, specialized training in both physical and psychological aspects of emotional distress, and commitment to measuring outcomes so you can clearly see your improvement throughout our work together.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
I'm best positioned to serve clients who feel trapped by worry, physical anxiety symptoms, or avoidance behaviors that have limited their lives.
About Susan Taylor, DBH, LMSW
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Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
As a therapist with extensive training from the University of Michigan's Master of Social Work program, I've specialized in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for many years. I use CBT to help clients identify the specific thought patterns that are keeping them trapped in cycles of worry and fear. Together, we'll examine how your thoughts influence your emotions and behaviors, then develop practical strategies to challenge and replace unhelpful thinking with more balanced perspectives. I incorporate measurement-based tracking throughout our CBT work, allowing us to clearly see your progress and make adjustments as needed. This structured, evidence-based approach helps transform overwhelming emotional experiences into manageable, solvable problems.
Solution Focused Brief Treatment
My Solution Focused Brief Treatment approach centers on practical, immediate tools you can use to start feeling better right away. Working together on current problems, we'll focus on building solutions by identifying your strengths and existing coping skills. I'll help you clarify your goals for therapy and recognize small positive changes that signal progress. This forward-looking approach respects your time and resources, offering tangible strategies you can implement between sessions. My business background enhances my ability to help you develop concrete, measurable solutions that create meaningful change in your daily life.
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
Drawing from my personal journey overcoming anxiety, I use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients build psychological flexibility. With ACT, I'll guide you to acknowledge difficult thoughts and feelings without being controlled by them. We'll clarify your core values and develop mindfulness skills that allow you to stay present even when facing discomfort. Rather than fighting against anxiety, you'll learn to make room for these experiences while moving toward what matters most to you. This approach is particularly effective for breaking the cycle of avoidance that so often shrinks your world and limits your potential.
Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
Having personally experienced the transformative power of facing fears directly, I bring both professional expertise and deep empathy to my work with Exposure Response Prevention. ERP is a specialized technique I use to help clients gradually confront anxiety-provoking situations while resisting the urge to engage in safety behaviors. We'll create a personalized hierarchy of exposures tailored to your specific fears, whether they involve places, situations, or intrusive thoughts. Through this systematic approach, your brain learns that what you fear isn't actually dangerous, and your anxiety naturally diminishes over time. My clients often report not just reduced symptoms but a newfound sense of freedom and confidence.