Are you “stuck” in any of these feelings?
depressed anxious irritable powerless self-conscious angry resentful guilty sad
self-critical empty
While everyone experiences these feelings from time to time, if they are continuous or if they unreasonably interfere with the quality of your life, then maybe it’s time to take action … Maybe it’s time to consult with me. I am the provider that people turn to when others haven’t helped. In fact, my best client is one who has gone to other providers with little to show for it. I am an active, engaged therapist with the accumulated wisdom and experience from literally decades in the field.
I do not just sit there and nod and smile as my clients have told me many other therapists do. That might be enough for some clients but not others. I am an active counselor. Many people don’t realize that seeing a counselor doesn’t merely mean talking to someone who will merely be nice and listen. Our work is collaborative and a two way discussion. Not all therapists are alike!
I offer a uniquely interactive style that really helps. I work with people’s strengths, teach life and coping skills and useful concrete tools, and help clients find solutions to their problems. I offer guidance and insight. I always use a potent blend of my life coaching and counseling skills for maximum effectiveness. I am empathetic and compassionate but also results-oriented. I am both a counselor and a life coach and use various skills with all. You will find counseling with me to be a different experience.
I provide confidential active counseling and psychotherapy to individual adults, 18 years and up. I do not work with children. I am a self-pay therapist/life coach so for that very reason, I am able to offer diagnosis-free confidential help that keeps the insurance companies out of your business.
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Click to see how I actively help my counseling clients
- Develop better coping skills and strategies to deal with life’s stresses
- Work through the feelings of loss/grief due to divorce, separation, break-up, death, miscarriage, pet loss or infertility
- Adjust to transitions and life changes related to career, relocation, empty nest, medical illness, birth of a child or blended families
- Recover from childhood injuries which may include physical, emotional, or sexual abuse
- Come to terms with hurtful or dysfunctional families of origin
- Enhance self-confidence, self-acceptance, silence critical thoughts and conquer poor self-image
- Cultivate a greater sense of inner peace, wellness and well-being
- Learn mindfulness and meditation techniques
- Get to know themselves better and understand what makes them tick
- Develop healthy, satisfying relationships in all aspects of their lives.
I have expertise in helping with relationship problems. My relationship sessions for INDIVIDUALS can help effectively to:
- Make relationship decisions
- Heal from or survive infidelity in a relationship
- Break patterns of involvement in unhealthy or unsatisfying relationships
- Learn how to have intimate, reciprocal, constructive relationships
- Conquer fears of commitment, entrapment, vulnerability or intimacy
- Leave a particular relationship, if appropriate
- Heal from the ending of a significant relationship
- Identify what clients want in a mate and coach them to reach that goal
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What my clients have to say
Susan is someone I can truly be myself with. I feel so safe telling her what's going on with me. When I first started working with her, I was experiencing alot of anxiety along with low self-esteem. Susan has a very gentle way of pointing out what my strengths are, when sometimes all I can see are my weaknesses. Because of Susan, my self-esteem has much improved, and my anxiety has lessened dramatically. Susan is a very positive woman. She has helped me to become the stronger, more capable individual that she has seen in me all along. I look forward to every session with Susan.
April 1, 2016
I have gone through therapy with many different social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists. No one comes close to what Susan Costello has been able to provide. Susan has helped me realize that I have the ability to control how I deal with life’s stresses by developing a stronger insight of triggers that have caused habitual patterns of thought and behavior. The advantage of this approach—versus that of clinicians who are just quick to diagnose or pathologize—is that I have gained considerable awareness of these old patterns and have learned how to replace them with new ones in a very short period of time. Susan Costello is a naturally gifted therapist. I only wish I had the opportunity to benefit from her teaching many years ago. I highly recommend her to anyone who has been through long-term therapy with others, only to remain “stuck” with the same, repeating life patterns.
April 1, 2016
I have had the honor of seeing Susan for individual as well as couples therapy. After several years of mismatched or ineffective therapists, I finally felt truly comfortable telling my story to Susan. A talented and unique therapist, Susan ensures that you are welcomed, understood, and most importantly given tools to help you empower yourself and your relationships with others. I have had life-long anxiety and mild to moderate depression. When I first started seeing Susan, I could barely fit through the door with all the baggage I was carrying. Most sessions I am able to let go of a purse, some days a full sized carry-on and even still there are days in which I have been able to put down an entire suitcase. I fit through the door much easier these days. These are my accomplishments and Susan has helped me get to them. If you are ready to take charge, Susan is a wonderful copilot to have on your journey.
April 1, 2016
You can be assured that I have found a stronger voice and advocate within myself because of our sessions together. I have a notebook full of Susan's personally tailored wisdom and "Susanisms" to help keep me stay on course. Your family is VERY lucky to have you as a Mom and Wife, and they should be proud of how many people you help that struggle to learn how to author and navigate their own lives. You do it with such compassion and with great respect for your clients' vulnerabilities. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me to begin to author my own life, apart from the tugging needs of my immediate and extended family.
April 1, 2016
I just wanted to thank you. My life is quite happy, calm, and fulfilling now. I really do not think I could have achieved this without your wisdom and caring. There have been so many barriers that I have crossed with your guidance. I still have some to get over, but many of the lifelong barriers are behind me now. You have a wonderful gift, the gift of healing. I hope all of your dreams come true too! Thanks for helping me change my life. You are the Shaquille O'Neal of counseling!!
April 1, 2016
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