Susan Wolanyk, LPCC, LMHC

Susan Wolanyk is an Ohio-based therapist with 13 years of experience working with adults and teens through a wide range of mental health concerns, including grief, loss, depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse. She brings experience from community settings serving diverse populations - including Hispanic, East European, Black and newly arrived immigrant communities - and has worked extensively with moderate to severe mental illnesses among people from many cultural backgrounds.

Susan holds LPCC and LMHC credentials - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Licensed Mental Health Counselor - professional licenses that indicate specialized training and supervised clinical experience in psychotherapy. Her graduate training emphasized clinical humility, shaping an approach grounded in empathy, patience and respect for human vulnerability.

As a third-generation immigrant who pursued a second career in therapy after years in corporate roles while raising five children, Susan draws on both professional skill and personal perspective when supporting clients through transitions, life adjustments and parenting challenges. She uses an eclectic, person-centered framework that incorporates evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy, matching interventions to each person’s motivations and strengths.

Susan focuses on creating a collaborative therapeutic relationship built on mutual regard and hope. She aims to identify practical solutions that promote lasting change and to help individuals reclaim their sense of purpose and place in the world. Her clinical interests include stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, family concerns, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and a broad set of additional focus areas such as caregiver stress, aging and geriatric issues, multicultural concerns, panic disorder, and post-traumatic stress.