Susan Nelson

Susan Nelson returned to Michigan after living in North Dakota for 12 years and considers Michigan her home. She most recently ran a solo practice where she primarily met with clients in her office while also providing tele-therapy options.

With 23 years of experience as a therapist and three decades of work as a registered nurse, Susan brings a broad clinical background that began in education and carried through multiple practice settings. She favors cognitive behavioral therapy because she believes thoughts shape feelings, and she also incorporates motivation therapy and narrative therapy into her work.

Susan has worked with people affected by substance abuse, provided services in prison settings, offered sex offender therapy, and treated anxiety. She enjoys working with families and addressing relationship concerns, and she often assigns therapeutic homework to support progress between sessions. She speaks from personal experience as well - she went through a period of severe depression and recovered.

She is licensed to practice social work in Michigan at the master’s level and is also a licensed clinical social worker in North Dakota; her licenses are MI LMSW 6801085662 and ND LCSW 4511. She will maintain her North Dakota license while looking forward to working with Michiganders as well.

Susan has found a home in the Upper Peninsula and appreciates its beauty. She is a parent and has several grandchildren, and across many years she notes there are few professional or personal experiences she has not encountered. She describes herself as an excellent listener who aims to get to know clients quickly so they feel comfortable sharing. Now in later years with more time for herself, she remains enthusiastic about continuing the therapeutic work she loves and hopes to help others as needed.