Susan Shipley, Ph.D.
LP, 28 years of experience
Solution oriented
Open-minded
Direct
Specialties
Addiction
Anxiety
Depression
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By engaging in therapy you’ll experience growth toward living your life free of intrusive thinking. I’m Susan Shipley, a clinical psychologist and I work with kids and adults. You can expect that I will respect your unique experiences and goals. Expect compassionate counseling, keen observation and solutions to challenges blocking from living your life fully. We will develop solutions that fit the situation through collaboration. You’ll move on from baffling situations, negative relationships, and often use ineffective coping. You’ll learn to use therapy tools to overcome the thing holding you back from experiencing life to the fullest.
My clients often have challenges such as anxiety, depression, and grief. I've experiences working with people bothered by anxiety, anorexia, phobias, panic attacks, OCD behavior, and intrusive thoughts. Addiction and recovery are areas of my expertise.
I'm a school psychologist who knows about learning disabilities, ADHD, autism, developmental delays, affect of education.
Occasionally life challenges meet us at a particularly vulnerable time, and I work with people to adjust to life’s changes: grief, job loss, and alcohol and drug dependents and their family.
I'm an artist 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!