Suzanne L. Lewis, RN, MS, Ph.D., LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

 

Denver family counselor

 

My work experience as a Registered Nurse in both Critical Care and Psychiatric Care, coupled with my education and experience as a doctorate-level counselor, provide my clients a unique perspective. I encompass both the medical and psychological areas of mental health. My ultimate goal has been to provide these professional skills for my clients in a safe and empathetic environment so they can obtain their optimal level of personal, interpersonal and family functioning.  

 

My counseling focus is in the following areas:

 

  • Individual adults:  depression, anxiety, abused in childhood
  • Children
  • Traumatized children and adults
  • Adolescents
  • Parenting issues
  • Marital difficulties
  • Divorce adjustment
  • Grief and Loss issues
  • Family problems including step-families

 

With regard to counseling techniques, I employ an array of techniques that are tailored to meet my client’s needs. Some of these include:

 

  • Cognitive-Behavioral ¬¬-- examining beliefs that cause the behaviors
  • Psychosynthesis -- guided imagery, connecting to spiritual parts of ourselves for understanding and healing, working with conflicting parts of ourselves
  • Art Therapy -- expression of feelings through art
  • Gestalt --  “I” messages, dealing with the here and now
  • Adlerian -- all behavior holds a positive intention and are meant to fulfill a need, unconscious goals, faulty beliefs, birth order, positive disciple and logical consequences

 

In addition to three decades of professional training and experience, I have found that 50-some years of life experiences can be helpful. I have been happily married for more than a quarter of a century and have raised two respectful, caring daughters both of whom have graduated from college.

 

I have the following degrees:

 

  • R.N. degree from St. Anthony’s School of Nursing in Rock Island, Illinois
  • B.S. in Psychology from the University of Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa.
  • Masters of Science in Counseling from California State University, Sacramento, California.
  • Ph.D. from The Union Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio.

 

I am flexible in terms of arranging the time and location of therapeutic sessions for your convenience.