Suzanne Boak , LMSW

Suzanne Boak is a Michigan-based therapist with 32 years of clinical experience who brings steady, experienced support to people navigating relationship and family challenges. She focuses on helping clients work through grief, parenting concerns, self-esteem struggles, stress and anxiety, and trauma and abuse, guiding them toward clearer communication and healthier connections.

Her work emphasizes compassionate, holistic care that empowers clients to rebuild self-worth, reduce isolation, and reconnect with purpose. Suzanne has particular experience supporting older adults, caregivers, and people managing chronic illness or pain, helping them adapt to changing roles and find practical coping strategies for daily life. She also addresses intimacy-related issues, anger, and life transitions with patience and practical guidance.

Suzanne draws on a range of clinical methods to tailor treatment to each person's needs, creating a collaborative space where clients can explore emotions, process past wounds, and develop durable coping skills. She aims to help clients produce meaningful improvements in relationships, parenting, and overall emotional well-being while offering steady professional guidance across complex life circumstances. Suzanne holds an LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker, a clinical social work credential.

Therapeutic approaches and online care tailored to you

Client-Centered Therapy is grounded in respect and collaboration - the therapist offers empathetic listening and supports clients in finding their own solutions, which can help with self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship concerns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a structured trauma approach that helps people process distressing memories and reduce the emotional charge attached to past events; it is often used for trauma and abuse recovery and related anxiety. The Gottman Method focuses on improving relationship patterns and communication between partners, offering practical exercises to rebuild trust, manage conflict, and strengthen connection.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Suzanne works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, adapting methods over time so therapy stays relevant and effective. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques to emphasize.

Online therapy makes those collaborative options more accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats offer flexibility for scheduling, allow ongoing work from home or elsewhere, and enable continuity of care when in-person visits are difficult. Licensed professionals and therapists can use these modalities to deliver focused, goal-oriented support that fits a client's life.