- Years in practice
- 32
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Grief
About Suzanne
Suzanne Boak is a licensed social worker with 32 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing relationship strain, parenting concerns, grief, and anxiety. Her work often focuses on everyday pressures like stress, anger, and changes in life roles.
Suzanne uses straightforward, person-centered care that emphasizes listening and practical choices. She aims to help people build clearer communication, stronger self-regard, and workable routines that fit family life. Sessions focus on real problem solving rather than jargon.
Background and approach
Her background includes long-term practice in Michigan and time working overseas. That experience informs a flexible approach to blended family issues, caregiver stress, and chronic health challenges. She draws on a mix of proven methods to match each person’s needs.
Suzanne includes trauma-informed tools when needed, and she uses strategies that promote movement through grief and past hurts. She also incorporates techniques that help with motivation and short-term goal setting. The goal is steady progress, one step at a time.
People can expect a calm, empathic presence coupled with practical suggestions. Suzanne emphasizes collaboration and helps clients set clear, achievable steps. Her style is professional but down-to-earth, aimed at helping parents and individuals regain balance and direction.
What Suzanne works with
Everything Suzanne lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Suzanne helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Suzanne lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that fit parenting and relationship work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding your experience. The therapist follows your lead, reflects what you say, and helps you identify your own solutions for relationship and parenting challenges.Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a trauma-focused method used to reduce the intensity of distressing memories. It can help people who are coping with past trauma that affects current relationships or parenting responses.
The therapist will work with you to find the right approach. That process is collaborative - you and the therapist will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust based on what helps most. Finding a good fit is part of the work and may change over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy family lives. Video calls let you work face-to-face when you want to see nonverbal cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, homework, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing parenting and daily demands.
Questions people ask about Suzanne
What concerns does Suzanne commonly address?
Suzanne supports people with relationship issues, parenting challenges, grief, self-esteem, anxiety, trauma and stress-related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centered and collaborative, with a focus on listening, clear communication, and practical steps you can try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
She has 32 years of experience working in Michigan and overseas, which informs her work with caregivers, chronic illness, and family issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LMSW which denotes Licensed Master Social Worker, and she practices out of Michigan.
Which languages are sessions held in and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered for online work?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing and payment work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Suzanne?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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