- Art-based processing
- Mindful presence
- Trauma and grief
About Susan
Susan Jacobsen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 28 years of experience. She focuses on trauma, grief, and loss, including issues tied to infant loss, miscarriage, and fertility challenges. Her style combines a calm presence with hands-on methods to help people name and process intense feelings.
Jacobsen draws on client-centered and mindfulness approaches to create a steady, attentive space for each person. She also brings psychodynamic and Jungian ideas into conversations to help uncover recurring patterns and deeper meaning. Trauma-focused methods guide her work when painful memories need careful processing.
Art-making is a practical part of sessions. Using simple art materials lets emotions come forward without needing the right words first. Many people find this approach speeds up emotional access and makes difficult topics easier to approach.
Susan says her own life experience informs her empathy for fertility and loss concerns, alongside many years of clinical work. She blends movement between talking, reflective noticing, and creative expression to match what a person needs in the moment.
Outside the therapy room she spends time outdoors with family, hiking, boating, camping, paddleboarding, and playing volleyball. She also practices yoga, which influences her mindful approach to stress and body awareness.
Approaches that guide online work with trauma and loss
Client-centered therapy focuses on a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist listens and follows the person's lead. This helps when someone needs a calm space to make sense of strong emotions. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple practices to notice thoughts and bodily sensations without getting swept away, which can be useful for anxiety, grief, and stress. Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on safely processing distressing memories and their effects on daily life, helping reduce the day-to-day hold of those memories.Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether to emphasize talking, creative art-making, mindfulness practice, or trauma-focused techniques as sessions progress.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also makes it possible to alternate talking and guided mindfulness or to use camera-off moments for art-based exercises that feel less exposed. Licensed professionals can adapt these methods so sessions fit everyday life and the person's goals.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
28+ years
Credentials
Colorado
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help address?
Susan works with stress, anxiety, grief and loss, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, depression, parenting and family concerns, anger and self-esteem issues, career and life purpose questions, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. She also has an additional focus on adoption and foster care related concerns and fertility and postpartum challenges.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach blends client-centered care with mindfulness and trauma-focused strategies. Sessions often mix talking, reflective noticing, and creative art exercises to help people access emotions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 28 years of experience working in mental health settings, with particular recent focus on trauma, grief, and fertility-related loss.
Where is she licensed and based?
Susan holds the LPC credential and practices in Colorado as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients arrange sessions?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what do costs look like?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Susan?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.