Susan Arvidson

Susan Arvidson is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in Minnesota. She focuses on helping people who feel stuck by offering steady, direct support for anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and loneliness. Susan aims to make therapy a clear, manageable step toward feeling more grounded.

Susan uses straightforward conversation to help people name their struggles and find workable next steps. She pays attention to how past events and mood patterns shape everyday life. Sessions often involve learning simple skills for handling strong emotions and improving communication with others.

Her work covers a wide range of concerns from grief and trauma to self-esteem and anger. She also addresses related issues like adoption and foster care, isolation and social anxiety, mood and personality challenges, and life changes such as divorce or separation. Susan brings six years of clinical experience to these issues.

Clients can expect an approach that values listening first and planning second. She helps people practice new responses in small, real-life steps. The pace is set by each person's needs and goals.

Susan aims to support people dealing with difficult feelings and life transitions. She focuses on building resilience, improving communication, and reducing the everyday impact of stressful thoughts and behaviors.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck in them and clarifies what matters most so action matches values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depression. Both approaches are practical and aim to change what happens day to day.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work with each person to match techniques to their goals, preferences, and current challenges. That means trying strategies together, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan as needed.

Confirm the specific session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, shorten commute time, and let people use tools and worksheets between sessions. It also lets therapists and clients try skills in the context of everyday life so progress can be practiced and reviewed at follow-up meetings.