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Susan St Vrain

Susan St Vrain, LMHC

Therapist in Washington

Experienced counselor blending talk and body work

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  • Client-centered
  • Body-aware methods
  • Solutions focused

About Susan

Susan St Vrain is a Washington state licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 30 years of experience helping people find balance during stress, anxiety, and big life changes. She brings a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions and focuses on helping people manage depression, grief, trauma, and everyday overwhelm. Susan emphasizes collaboration and respect for each person's own expertise about their life.

Susan uses a client-centered and body-aware approach that blends talk therapy with somatic work and therapeutic yoga. She offers mindful practices, movement, and meditation as tools alongside more traditional cognitive and emotional work. These methods are presented simply, so clients can try them and decide what fits.

Sessions are meant to be creative and solution-focused. Susan works with people on stress, anxiety, ADHD, sleep problems, relationship and parenting concerns, career strain, and compassion fatigue. She also supports those coping with loss, abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, aging concerns, and recovery from abuse or neglect.

Her background includes trauma-informed care and many years of teaching psychoeducation about self-care, breath work, and gentle movement. Clients who want an integrated body-mind approach often find this useful when talking alone doesn’t fully address how they feel.

Susan aims to create a warm, nonjudgmental space where practical steps and small habits build toward stronger daily routines. She invites people to take gradual steps, experiment with tools, and shape therapy around their goals and pace.

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How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Susan commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy to shape her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values, accepting difficult thoughts and feelings, and taking small meaningful steps toward goals; it can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with change. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person’s experience and priorities, with the therapist following the client’s pace and concerns to build practical steps forward.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susan collaborates with each person to decide what methods fit their needs and goals. She will help clients try techniques, notice what works, and adjust the plan together rather than imposing a single method.

The practical benefits of online therapy include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into busy lives. Online work can reduce travel time and make it simpler to maintain regular check-ins during changes like moving, work shifts, or caregiving demands. Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking to know how sessions will be arranged and what will best fit your routine.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

Susan helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, ADHD, sleep issues, parenting strain, career difficulties, and compassion fatigue among other concerns.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her work is client-centered, body-aware, and solution-focused. She blends talk therapy with mindfulness, somatic techniques, and therapeutic yoga.

How much experience does she have?

She has 30 years of professional experience providing counseling and psychoeducation in Washington state.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) licensed in Washington and practices from that state.

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 do sessions cost and how are they billed?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with therapy?

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