Susan Owen, LISW-CP, LCSW
Licensed in South Carolina · 35 years in practice
Susan Owen is a licensed social worker with 35 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and depression.
License and registration
- LISW-CP, South Carolina
- 13055 · expires December 2026
- LCSW, Virginia
- 0904005169 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1568162998 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 35
- Languages
- English
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About Susan
Susan Owen is a licensed social worker with 35 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. She focuses on practical steps you can take when life feels overwhelming. Her manner is respectful and compassionate, and she aims to make the first steps feel manageable for someone worried or unsure.
Susan adapts conversations and plans to fit each person's situation. She offers straightforward guidance and helps people set small, achievable goals.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize coping skills for life changes and building confidence in day-to-day choices. Her background includes long experience with aging and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, and hospice and end-of-life counseling. She also addresses communication struggles, family of origin concerns, codependency, and guilt or shame that can hold people back.
Susan uses practical talk-based approaches such as client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness practices. These tools are used to reduce anxious thinking, improve mood, and strengthen problem-solving skills in daily life. People who prefer a conversation-focused style will find her calm and attentive.
She typically offers live video and phone sessions, and she supports other remote formats as needed. Susan encourages gradual progress and works with each person to find what helps most.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Susan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Susan names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that translate to online support
Client-centered work focuses on listening and responding to each person's needs. It helps people feel heard and shapes sessions around their priorities, which is useful for stress, grief, and life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses practical exercises to change thinking patterns and behaviors. It can help reduce anxiety and depression by teaching new ways to cope with upsetting thoughts and stressful situations.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm. These skills support day-to-day coping and can be used between sessions to steady mood.
Finding the right blend of approaches is part of therapy. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls let people talk face-to-face when schedules allow. Phone sessions work well when video is difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging give brief check-ins and flexible ways to stay connected between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and maintain continuity over time.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Susan help with?
Susan supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem issues, depression, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on aging, caregiver stress, communication and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She offers a calm, respectful, and compassionate approach that focuses on practical steps. Sessions emphasize clear goals and small, manageable changes.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 35 years of professional experience in social work and clinical practice. That background includes work with hospice, caregiving, and geriatric issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds SC LISW-CP and VA LCSW credentials and practices from South Carolina. Those are the provided credential details.
What languages are offered and are international clients seen?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Session formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. She prefers live video or phone but supports other remote formats.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Specific rates depend on your chosen arrangement.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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