Dr. Susan Shipley practices clinical psychology and works with clients, both adults and children. You have found a safe space to heal and grow. In our sessions together, I'll meet you with compassion and evidence-based techniques so you can overcome those things holding you back. Let's work together! My clients often have challenges such as anxiety, depression, and grief. I've had experiences working with young adults with anorexia, and people with phobias, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive thoughts and other intrusive thoughts, and folks who may have a dependent personality. I'm a school psychologist familiar with children with learning disabilities, ADHD, autism, developmental delays, and parents. Occasionally life challenges meet us at a particularly vulnerable time, and I work with people who have adjustment to such life changes, people who find they are severely co-dependent on others with addiction dependency, the alcoholic and drug dependent person. In addition, I've assisted those experiencing grief, including job loss. I'm an artist myself and a trained art therapist. I found, art making often speaks with more feeling and force than words alone. We will incorporate art if you choose. CBT works in a collaborative manner between the therapist and the client. Together, we can identify what's not working and get you back to balance. We'll use a whole self-approach, addressing your needs. I also integrate mindfulness, yoga, and art to help you develop a stronger relationship with others and most importantly yourself. You have found a safe space to heal and grow. In our sessions together, I'll meet you with compassion and evidence-based techniques so you can overcome the hangups and habits holding you back. Let's work together!

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

You have found a safe space to heal and grow. In our sessions together, I'll meet you with compassion and evidence-based techniques so you can overcome the things holding you back.

What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, Art Therapy, Meaningfulness techniques

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

You are the client and as an adult client, you are the boss. I listen to what is your concern and together we work through those hang-ups, habits, unhappy thought patterns, feelings of loss or helplessness to a better place. A place of balance and empowerment becomes our goal.

Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.

Anxiety, grieving, struggling with job loss, parents with children with disabilities, creativity blocked clients, people dealing with grief and loss, those with obsessive-compulsive thoughts, overly dependent people come and those with phobias, the alcoholic and the codependent, and those dealing with negative intrusive thoughts.

About Susan Shipley, Ph.D. ,PA psychologist