Suzanna Bagley, LPC, LCPC

Suzanna Bagley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 12 years of experience. She greets clients with a straightforward, warm approach and aims to make starting therapy less intimidating. Suzanna often uses gentle humor and clear direction to help people begin working on what matters most to them.

She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps toward change. Sessions can include direct feedback when it helps move things forward, alongside validation and listening. Suzanna emphasizes making clients feel heard while working toward realistic goals.

Suzanna draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to address mood, anxiety, and day-to-day challenges. She also uses Trauma-Focused approaches when past traumatic experiences affect current functioning. These methods are selected to match the needs a person brings to the room.

Common areas she addresses include stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, parenting strain, career uncertainty, ADHD, and life transitions such as a midlife crisis. She also supports people coping with burnout and compassion fatigue and those looking to reconnect with purpose or self-worth.

Suzanna received both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in clinical psychology. She practices in Illinois and holds licensure in Illinois and Virginia. If a person wants more detail about her methods, she offers to explain how each approach might fit during an initial conversation.

How her approaches guide online therapy choices

Solution-Focused Therapy centers on brief, goal-directed conversations that identify small, concrete steps toward change; it helps when someone wants fast, practical progress on a specific problem. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact; it works well for anxiety, low mood, and patterns that keep someone stuck. Trauma-Focused Therapy involves careful attention to past events and current triggers, and it aims to help a person manage strong emotions and move forward.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to a person’s goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs, then suggest which methods to try first. Sessions can shift over time as goals change and new challenges emerge.

Practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of sessions into a busy schedule and fewer hours spent commuting. Online work can make short check-ins, focused skill practice, and step-by-step problem solving easier to schedule around work or family demands. This profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options before booking to ensure they meet your needs.