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Susan Spensley, LPCC

Stress, Anxiety Relationships Trauma, Abuse Grief Depression
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

I am a licensed counselor in New Mexico since 1995, and a Nationally Certified Counselor since 2004. I have worked with schools, courts, and agencies since 2000. I believe in providing a safe, person-centered space for the client to "unfold". I practice Greenlighting™: allowing a person to be exactly where they are in time. This enhances personal growth, integration, and self-acceptance. I have a specialty in Trauma-Reduction and continue to grow in my knowledge of it. In addition, I am trained in Solution-Focused Therapy, EMDR, Thought-Field Therapy (Tapping), and Meditation (which I'm able to teach). Therapy is a joint venture with client and counselor. We are on a growth journey together. Each must participate to enjoy the benefits of growth. I am interested in a client's story and how s/he came to be in the current place. How each person survives and grows is to be honored. Thank you for reading this.

Professional experience

23yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Relationships Trauma, Abuse Grief Depression

Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Divorce and separation, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Trichotillomania, Women's issues, Workplace issues

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

NM LPCC CCMH0081721

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Susan Spensley. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Susan is a very kind and gentle person. She uses the term “holding the space” to listen to everything I have to say, and it really shows that she is listening and participating in the conversation. She addresses each issue with very sweet attention. I have only been to 2 sessions so far and they have already helped me participate in change and a better path.

Written on Jan 17, 2021 after therapy with Susan for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, and anger management