Susan Ryder is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Maine with 17 years of experience.
01About Susan
Susan Ryder is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Maine with 17 years of experience. She focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and coping with major life changes. Susan emphasizes a respectful, collaborative approach and helps people take small steps toward feeling better.
Susan works from the belief that each person knows their own story. She listens closely and helps people notice strengths they already have.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to make challenges easier to manage, not to overwhelm someone with jargon or long plans. Her work often addresses motivation, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, and addiction-related problems. Susan also supports people dealing with grief, compassion fatigue, anger, and the effects of seasonal change.
She adapts her approach when aging, caregiver stress, blended family dynamics, or hospice and end-of-life issues come up. Susan uses simple, evidence-based methods such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, motivational interviewing, narrative techniques, and solution-focused strategies. Those tools help with practical goals like shifting thought patterns, strengthening motivation, and trying out new coping skills.
When someone reaches out, Susan helps them clarify goals and sets a pace that fits their life. She invites steady progress through short, achievable steps and regular check-ins. That steady, respectful process is intended to make daily life feel more manageable over time.
02Credentials
- LCPC (Maine)
- License CC2739 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1134256316 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Susan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Susan names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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04Online support
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Susan commonly blends client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to you so you feel heard and understood. It helps when someone needs a calm space to sort through feelings and decisions. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thought patterns and tries practical experiments to change how those thoughts affect mood and behavior; it can help with anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem.Choosing the best approach is a team effort. Susan will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has worked in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made so the work fits the person’s life and needs.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful when visual cues help the conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text are helpful for short check-ins, scheduling, or when messaging fits better into a busy day. These options let people fit consistent help into work, caregiving, or travel schedules.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Susan focus on?
Susan works with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, motivation struggles, and coping with life changes. She also addresses relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, addictions, grief, and compassion fatigue.
What is her general therapy style?
The approach is collaborative and straightforward. Sessions combine client-centered listening with practical techniques from CBT, motivational interviewing, narrative work, and solution-focused methods.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 17 years of professional experience working with a range of concerns, including mood issues, motivation, and caregiving stress.
Where is she licensed and based?
Susan holds the credential ME LCPC and is based in Maine.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and subscription details; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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