Susan Cook, L.C.S.W.

I believe that a therapist’s role is to listen, teach, guide and support clients in a nonjudgmental and validating environment. It is not my job to judge clients or assume that I know everything, and they know nothing about what would be most effective in their life. I work as a team. I also believe it's important for the therapist to practice what they preach.

I have been a practicing therapist since 1999. I started my career specializing in dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). I love the mindfulness philosophy of DBT. I have a regular meditation practice. I love nature, being active, animals, birds and being in or on the water. I worked mainly with teenagers for many years in various group homes, outpatient and inpatient treatment programs, and individual and group therapy. Currently, I only work with adults.

Education

• Bachelor's degree, Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
• Master's degree, Social Work, University of Minnesota-Duluth

Certification

• Intensive 6-month training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and National certification in DBT. Licensed in Minnesota and Wisconsin

• Acceptance and commitment therapy
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Dialectical behavioral therapy
• Mindfulness based therapy
• Motivational therapy