Susan Lockard , LPC

Susan Lockard is a licensed therapist practicing in Pennsylvania. As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), she provides compassionate, holistic care aimed at helping adults navigate complex emotional landscapes including depression, anxiety, trauma, and major life transitions.

She brings focused experience addressing self-esteem concerns, social anxiety, mood disorders, and interpersonal dynamics, guiding clients toward deeper self-understanding and stronger communication skills. Her practice centers on helping people cultivate meaningful connections and greater emotional resilience.

Using evidence-based approaches, Susan creates a supportive environment where clients can explore personal growth, work through past experiences, and develop tools for coping with difficult emotions. Whether someone is struggling with feelings of isolation, questions about life purpose, or the aftermath of painful events, she offers steady, empathetic professional guidance.

Susan’s work is particularly attuned to women’s experiences and the challenges that can arise in midlife, and she emphasizes empowerment so clients can rediscover inner strengths and pursue lasting, positive change.

Therapeutic approaches for online care and healing

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the client’s own goals and perspectives guide the work. This approach helps people build self-awareness, improve relationships, and move toward choices that reflect their values.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a structured approach that examines how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It offers practical strategies to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression, manage negative thinking patterns, and develop coping skills for day-to-day challenges.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an approach used to process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional intensity. It can be helpful for people working through trauma-related symptoms who are seeking ways to integrate difficult experiences into their ongoing lives.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Susan will work collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Licensed professionals and therapists often combine techniques and adjust pacing so the treatment matches the client’s priorities.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit care into a busy life, accommodate mobility or location limits, and maintain continuity of support between appointments.