Suzanna Bagley, LPC, LCPC

Suzanna Bagley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 12 years of experience. She greets clients with an easygoing manner and uses warmth, occasional humor, and clear direction to help people feel understood. She aims to meet people where they are and to work alongside them toward realistic goals.

She holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in clinical psychology. Her practice focuses on relationship concerns alongside stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, grief, and intimacy-related issues. She also supports clients facing career strain, parenting challenges, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and mood disorders such as bipolar and seasonal affective disorder.

Suzanna works from a few practical approaches. She uses Solution-Focused Therapy when people want brief, goal-oriented work. She turns to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for worries and mood patterns tied to unhelpful thoughts. She applies Trauma-Focused methods for people who have experienced long-term trauma and need help managing triggers and strong emotions.

In sessions she aims to be nonjudgmental and validating while offering straightforward observations when it helps move things forward. She describes herself as a sidekick in the process, helping people identify small steps and build on their strengths. Her tone blends empathy with clear direction so sessions feel grounded and purposeful.

Sessions are offered from her Illinois practice. Conversations are in English. If a prospective client wants to learn more about how she works, she invites questions by message or in session.

How her approaches translate to online work

Solution-Focused Therapy is brief and goal-driven. It focuses on what is working now and on small, practical steps to reach a client’s goals. This approach can help with specific relationship problems, time-limited concerns, and steps to reduce everyday stress.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try different responses. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and mood regulation tasks.

Trauma-Focused Therapy involves identifying triggers and building tools to manage strong emotions. It emphasizes pacing and safety while helping people move forward after long-term or repeated trauma.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative part of the work. The therapist will help figure out which methods match a person’s needs, goals, and preferences, and may combine elements from different approaches as appropriate.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit into everyday routines, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or removing the need to be on camera for part of a session. These practical benefits can help people maintain consistency and apply skills between sessions.