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Susan Ryder, LCPC

  • Experience17 years
  • LocationMaine
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Susan

Susan Ryder is a licensed clinical professional counselor (ME LCPC CC2739) who draws on 17 years of experience to help people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD-related concerns, and shifts in life circumstances.

Background and approach

She centers the client in the work, valuing each person's expertise about their own life while offering practical strategies to build motivation, confidence, and coping skills. Her training in cognitive and narrative approaches informs a collaborative process that blends evidence-based techniques with attention to personal meaning.

Susan works with a broad range of concerns including relationship and family difficulties, grief and end-of-life issues, caregiver stress, process addictions, postpartum depression, and challenges such as compassion fatigue and isolation. She pays attention to communication patterns, blended family dynamics, and the impacts of major transitions, helping clients identify strengths and small, achievable changes.

Based in Maine, she provides care in English and offers multiple online session formats to fit different needs and schedules.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and seeing the client as the expert in their own life, creating a respectful space to explore goals and values. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression and to build practical coping skills. Motivational interviewing is a collaborative, goal-oriented style that helps people clarify motivation and move toward meaningful change, often used when tackling habits or sustaining recovery.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively to determine which methods fit a client's needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions often combine elements from different models so treatment can be tailored and adjusted as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Susan is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility for people balancing busy lives or limited local options. These formats make it easier to maintain regular appointments, try different session styles, and integrate therapeutic work into daily routines while working with licensed professionals.

Frequently asked questions

What types of concerns does she address?
Susan works with a wide variety of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD-related concerns, relationship and family problems, grief, addictions, caregiver stress, postpartum depression, and life transitions.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Her style is collaborative and respectful, combining client-centered listening with structured techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, narrative work, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused methods to support practical change.
How much professional experience does she have?
She brings 17 years of professional experience supporting clients through emotional challenges and life changes in clinical settings and ongoing counseling work.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is licensed as an LCPC in Maine with the credential ME LCPC CC2739 and provides services from that state.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Clients can connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and preferences.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietySelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposePostpartum depressionProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

17+ years

Licensed

Maine

Languages

English