Susan Lipkin, LISW

Susan Lipkin is an Ohio LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker) with 36 years of clinical experience. She holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work and has worked across settings including community mental health centers, psychiatric hospitals, veterans' services, and private practice. She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting strains, grief, and blended family issues.

Susan uses a client-centered style that begins by listening to what each person says they need. She describes therapy as a practical collaboration where the client's goals guide the work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is one of the methods she commonly draws on when it fits a client's situation.

Her background includes long-term work with survivors of sexual and physical abuse and with people facing military-related trauma. She has supported people coping with domestic violence, infertility-related distress, and aging-related concerns. She has also provided services in veterans' programs and in outpatient and hospital settings.

Sessions focus on concrete coping skills, clearer communication, and realistic steps to handle stressful moments. She helps clients think through decisions, manage emotional reactions, and rebuild routines after disruption. Narrative and motivational techniques are used at times to change the stories people tell about themselves and to help set achievable goals.

People who want straightforward, experience-based guidance often seek her out for assistance with life transitions and relationship strain. Before booking, confirm the current session formats offered and the way online appointments are scheduled.