Susan Mullen, LPC

Colorado · 18 years in practice

Susan Mullen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 18 years of experience.

License and registration

LPC, Colorado: LPC.0005508 · expires August 2027
NPI: 1225228448 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 18
Languages: English

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About Susan

Susan Mullen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 18 years of experience. She centers therapy on helping people make sense of stress, anxiety, parenting pressures, and shifts in self-esteem. Sessions are practical and direct, focused on what someone needs right now.

Susan uses existential ideas to help people find meaning when life feels uncertain. She also uses client-centered methods to listen closely and follow each person's priorities.

Background and approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps when negative thoughts and habits get in the way. She has worked with caregivers and people facing compassion fatigue. She supports those coping with grief, career changes, and big life transitions.

She also works with individuals who have autism spectrum conditions or intellectual disability and helps them and their supporters with clearer communication and practical strategies. Susan aims to make therapy collaborative. She helps clients set clear goals, try focused techniques, and adjust plans as needed.

Sessions often include talk, skill practice, and steps to use between meetings. Her style is straightforward and empathetic. People who want to explore life purpose, reduce anxiety, or handle parenting stress will find a practical, thoughtful approach.

Susan helps people build coping tools and find forward movement in everyday life.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Susan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Coping with life changes
Grief
Career difficulties
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Caregiver issues and stress
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Intellectual disability
Life purpose

Approaches Susan names

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Online support

Approaches that translate well to online care

Existential Therapy invites people to talk about meaning, choices, and what matters most. It helps when life feels uncertain or when someone wants clearer direction. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and empathy, giving the person space to name goals and priorities while the therapist follows their lead.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing thought patterns and testing new behaviors. It works well for anxiety, stress, and habit change because it uses short experiments and practical exercises that can be done between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs and then recommend which methods to try first. That decision is made together and can shift as progress is tracked.

Online sessions offer flexibility for different rhythms of life. Video calls let people talk face to face when a deeper conversation is needed. Phone sessions may be easier when bandwidth is limited or when video feels like too much. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when clients want short, frequent contact rather than a full session.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?

Susan focuses on stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, self-esteem, grief, career and life changes, and compassion fatigue. She also helps with communication problems, caregiver stress, autism spectrum issues, and intellectual disability.

How would you describe the therapy style here?

The approach mixes existential reflection with client-centered listening and practical CBT skills. Sessions balance exploration of meaning with concrete tools to manage thoughts and behaviors.

What is the therapist's background and experience?

The therapist is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 18 years of clinical experience working with a range of life challenges and caregiver concerns in Colorado.

Where is the therapist based and what credentials do they hold?

The clinician practices from Colorado and holds the LPC credential, listed as CO LPC in professional details.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, and the therapist accepts international clients as part of their practice.

What session formats are available for online work?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies based on location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps lead to starting therapy?

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