Discover Your Best Self

Bring Presence and Compassion to All of Who You Are

Therapy in Skokie, Illinois

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You’ve decided to take a walk in the woods today.

It always clears your head, brings you clarity.

Feeling the solid earth beneath your feet.

Surrounded by trees.

Breathing in the quiet.

Settling into your thoughts, your body.

Only you notice a familiar tightness in your chest.

Churning in your stomach.

A heavy weight on your shoulders.

Your thoughts aren’t settling. They’re spinning round and round, leaving you feeling stuck.

When was the last time you felt a sense of lightness? Laughed out loud? Felt a little joy or a glimmer of hope?

You’ve tried to push through these sensations, ignore them, focus on all that needs to be done. But it just isn’t working any more.

What if there’s a better way?

How do you find yourself again?

I help people deepen their understanding of who they are and what is blocking them from having the life they want and deserve.

Whether you have feelings of anxiety or depression, are grieving from loss, adjusting to some life transition, or having relationship issues that are making you feel like you can’t do it alone, you’re probably right!

If you listen to your inner knowing,
getting help is the very best idea ever.

Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender, it’s holy ground.
There’s no greater investment.

Stephen Covey

Therapy puts the focus on you.

Let’s take the focus off of your to-do list or the external demands of your current life.

Together, we will create a safe way through all that is causing you pain and unhappiness.

Emotional pain is actually an incredible gift!

Sounds funny, doesn’t it? But as you learn to listen to the pain inside, you’ll discover it’s your own personal guidance system, leading you where you need to go so that things can feel better — things can BE better.

Do you ever long to be listened to?

I will create a quiet space for you to relax and get heard without interruption.

I will help you discover your own compassion for how you coped and managed with all life has brought you.

Let’s talk! Call me at (847) 287-9267 and schedule an appointment for a free 15-minute phone consultation.

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Hi, I’m Susan.

Susan L. Mason

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Certified IFS Therapist

When we meet, you’ll have the opportunity to take your time and be heard without interruptions. This may be the first time in a long time that you have truly been heard.

What if I told you that you have a wise inner being who is filled with clarity and compassion? The model of Internal Family Systems assumes this is true for all of us. I work in this compassionate and collaborative way that is designed to bring powerful inner transformation.

Our stories reveal much about how we have tried to manage and cope through beliefs we have developed along the way.

Our work together leads to healing, as we continue to get to know and understand why there is such a feeling of being burdened and feeling stuck in old ways of coping.

Understanding and appreciation allow us to begin to let go of what is no longer needed. This in turn makes room for new beliefs to emerge and for new ways of being.

I would be honored to walk with you as you discover a new you.

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