Susan Wolanyk , LPCC, LMHC

Susan Wolanyk is an experienced Ohio-based therapist who brings 13 years of clinical work supporting adults and teens through depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, addiction, and major life transitions. She developed a patient, compassionate approach while serving diverse community populations and working with immigrants across multiple generations, drawing on her own experience as a third generation immigrant to understand cultural and intergenerational challenges. Her background includes a transition from a corporate career while raising five children, and graduate training that emphasized humility and respect in clinical work.

Susan holds the credentials LPCC and LMHC - LPCC stands for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and LMHC stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor - and uses those training foundations to guide care. She works from an eclectic, person-centered stance that starts with what motivates each individual and builds on their existing strengths. Her methods include evidence-based strategies tailored to the client, with a focus on grief and loss, anxiety and panic, trauma and abuse, family and caregiver stress, and difficulties with self-esteem, anger, or career transitions.

Susan aims to form a collaborative therapeutic alliance rooted in mutual regard and respect, helping clients identify practical steps that lead to lasting change and renewed purpose. She accepts new clients and provides supportive, goal-oriented care designed to help people reclaim their sense of possibility and take their place in the world.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy is a collaborative approach that places the client at the center of the process, offering empathy and acceptance while helping people explore their values and strengths. It is useful for individuals facing life transitions, self-esteem concerns, grief, and relationship issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors; it is commonly used for anxiety, depression, panic, and coping with stressful situations. Motivational Interviewing is a conversational style that helps people resolve ambivalence and build motivation for change, which can be especially helpful for addictions, behavior change, and stages of readiness around difficult decisions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Susan works collaboratively with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and she tailors techniques so the plan fits each person rather than forcing a single method. This collaborative process helps set realistic steps and supports sustained progress.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, over the phone, via live chat, or through text-based messaging - allowing clients to access licensed professionals from convenient locations. This range of options can make scheduling easier, support continuity of care during life transitions, and allow people to engage in therapy in ways that best match their daily lives.