Susan Sigl, LPC

Susan Sigl is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin with 33 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and midlife transitions. Her work also covers ADHD, relationship strain, and questions about life purpose.

Susan meets each person where they are and listens without judgment. Sessions focus on making sense of what’s happening now and finding practical ways to cope. She offers straightforward tools to manage difficult feelings and daily stressors.

Her background includes long-term clinical practice with a wide range of concerns. That experience informs how she supports people through trauma, grief, and co-occurring issues like addiction and mood shifts. She also addresses family of origin matters and problems connected to abandonment or adoption experiences.

In sessions Susan uses client-centered methods to follow the client’s lead. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Those are combined into clear, step-by-step strategies rather than abstract theory.

People who come for help can expect a calm, steady presence and a focus on usable skills. Work in therapy may include habit changes, planning for life transitions, and rebuilding confidence after loss or hurt. Susan encourages realistic goals and small steps that fit into everyday life.

How client-centered and CBT approaches adapt to online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and supporting each person’s own goals. It helps people talk through difficult emotions, clarify values, and find direction during life changes such as midlife transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers clear, stepwise techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, stress management, and patterns that contribute to addiction or low self-esteem.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and tailor methods to what seems most useful. That might mean more listening and reflection at first, then adding CBT tools for specific problems when appropriate.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy schedule and reducing travel time. Online work can make it easier to maintain regular check-ins during a career transition or a period of high stress. Because this profile does not list explicit session formats, confirm which formats are offered before booking to ensure they meet your needs.