- Mindfulness therapy
- Art based methods
- Trauma focused work
About Susan
Susan Jacobsen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 28 years of clinical work. She focuses on trauma, grief and loss, and related concerns such as fertility challenges, postpartum depression, and issues tied to adoption and foster care. She also helps people dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and feelings of guilt and shame.
She draws on mindfulness and art-based methods to help people access emotion and notice patterns. Using simple art materials can speed entry to feelings when words feel stuck. Mindfulness practices are used to slow worried thinking and bring attention back to the present.
Susan also works from psychodynamic and Jungian ideas to look at old patterns and symbolic meaning. That can help when repetitive guilt or shame keeps returning. Trauma-focused practices are used when past events continue to affect daily life and relationships.
Sessions involve talking and hands-on exercises rather than only conversation. People often do short mindfulness practices, look at images made in session, and reflect on recurring themes. She combines these methods to address grief, parenting concerns, first responder stress, and life changes.
Outside of work she spends time outdoors with family hiking, boating, camping, and paddleboarding. She practices yoga and plays volleyball, which she says help her keep perspective and energy for the work she does.
How Susan uses therapy approaches in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's pace. It helps people describe what they feel and decide what matters most for change. Mindfulness Therapy uses brief attention practices to reduce reactivity and bring clearer awareness to difficult emotions such as shame or anxiety. Mindfulness can be practiced as short exercises during a session or as daily habits between meetings.Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on what happened and how memories affect daily functioning. It uses focused techniques to reduce the hold of painful memories and improve coping. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Susan works collaboratively to match methods to each person's goals, needs, and comfort level rather than imposing a single path.
Confirm the exact online session options before booking since the biography does not list formats. Many people find online sessions useful because they fit into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time. If you prefer practices that involve drawing or guided mindfulness, mention that when you schedule so she can plan sessions that include art materials or brief exercises that work well on a screen or during a call.
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Experience
28+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Susan addresses trauma, grief and loss including infant loss, miscarriage, and fertility challenges. She also works with anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting concerns, and guilt and shame.
How does she approach feelings of guilt and shame?
She combines mindfulness, art-based methods, and psychodynamic ideas to help people notice and name shame and guilt. Sessions use talking plus creative exercises to access emotions when words alone are not enough.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has 28 years of experience in mental health settings and has focused recently on trauma and grief work. Her training includes art therapy techniques used alongside mindfulness.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking since the biography does not list specific formats. The site asks you to check available online therapy options when scheduling.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during scheduling.
What do I need to do to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.