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Dr. Susan Hanson Zen Family Counseling

Zen Family Counseling , St. Charles - Illinois +1.630-340-2351 ,

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The Art of Zen-ful Living

 Zen Family Counseling

 A safe place to reballance your life.

 

Obsticles don't block the Path

They are the Path.

Zen Proverb  

 

The Art of Zen-ful Living

Welcome

Welcome to Zen Family Counseling. 

If you've landed on this page, it means you are ready to take your personal growth to a whole new level!

My name is Dr. Susan Hanson LCPC 

I am a behavioursit, an educator and an author.

As both a parent and a therapist, I understand individuals need guidance navigating certain challenges in life. I've helped hundreds of clients over the years, and everyone of them has had their own story to tell.  No two people have the same situation.

The most important factor in effective therapy is when the therapist and client collaborate to create a sense of meaning and hope for the clients' lived experiences.

I  offer a safe place for you to focus on developing the skills that you need to create the life that you want.

Many concerns I hear are:

  1. How do I stop repeating my old patterns?

  2. How can I Learn to be more forgiving? 

  3. I want to improve my relationships.

  4. I need guidance on changing my beaviours.

 

What to expect to learn in your counseling sessions

Coping Strategies
Overcoming barriers
Setting Personal Boundaries
Rebalancing your life
Expanding on Personal Goals

Therapeutic Modalities include

Mindfulness & Mediation  
Bowen Family Systems Theory
Mary Ainsworth Attachment Styles 
 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

My Hope for You

To help guide you to achieve a more :

calm,

competant &

confident lifestyle

 

Specialties

Anxiety Management
Attachment Styles
Couples Counseling
Divorce Recovery
Grief & Loss
Family Conflict
LGBT Counseling
School & Work Stress

Life Coach Sessions

Life Coach Sessions.

Each session is geared to specifically meet your individual needs and work with you to help improve your relationships, your career, and your everyday-to-day life.

Each sesson can help you clarify your goals, identify the obstacles holding you back, and help you develope strategies for overcoming each obstacle.

Seek What You Find

Seek What You Find 

My goal is to help you begin to learn how to:

manage your symptoms, 

overcome your challenges, and

to begin to develop the life skills needed

for you to to create the life that you seek. 

 

I leave you with one of my favorite poems:

This Bridge will take you halfway there....

 

THIS BRIDGE

This bridge will only take you halfway there

To those mysterious lands you long to see:

Through gypsy camps and swirling Arab fairs

And moonlit woods where unicorns run free.

So come and walk awhile with me and share

The twisting trails and wondrous worlds I’ve known.

But this bridge will only take you halfway there–

The last few steps you’ll have to take alone.

(By Shel Silverstein from A Light in the Attic…)

Start your journey now. Dr. Susan Hanson

Education

Doctorate in Social Work
Masters in Clinical Counseling Psychology, Benedictine University
Post Graduate degree in School Counseling
Illinois School Guidance Counselor K-12 PEL, DePaul University
Life Style Coach
PEL Illinois School Counselor K-12

Licenses

Doctorate in Social Work
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Licensed Professional Counselor
Illinois School Counseling K-12 PEL

Certifications

Red Cross Disaster & Mental Health Service Certificate
Divorce and Family Mediation, DePaul University
Yoga Instructor
Life Coach

Cancelation Policy

We request that you provide a minimum of 48-hour advanced notice of cancellation prior to the session.

If a session is canceled after the 48-hour cancellation period has lapsed,

your insurance and/or fee may be billed to your account.

Testimonials:

Great listener! Grasps main problem and gives the best succinct advice on how to move forwards
I've only had a few sessions with Dr. Hansen and she has already been more helpful than months of therapy with my previous therapists. She listens to what I have to say and gives feedback that challenges me to look at things from new perspectives. I definitely feel like I lucked out getting to work with her on my journey. Would definitely recommend her to anyone and everyone!
Great listener
Dr. Hanson has truly been wonderful to work with. We both have benefited from working with her and appreciate that she allows us to dictate what we want to discuss. Her positive energy is a stark contrast to a therapist we had through a different online platform who had a more negative and abrupt demeanor. In a few months time our communication has improved and excited for it to continue to improve.
Dr. Hanson always offers great insight on the situations that I’m going through. She offers a lot of help outside of the weekly video session. She really seems to know how to help people and loves doing it.

How to Contact Us

You can reach us directly by:

Emailing: zenfamilycounseling@gmail.com  or by

Phone: 630-340-2351

 

Reballance your life with 

Mindfulness Soultions