Dr. Susan J Christiansen

Having a Ph.D.in the social sciences gives me insight on human behavior, actions, and interactions. I work primarily with individuals, couples, and adolescents who struggle with the everyday occurrences of LIFE. Believing that people are the experts of themselves and therefore have the strengths and resources they need to find their own solutions, I zero in on those personal strengths that shift them from stuck points to their desired endpoints. Understanding what works can generate a sense of coherence and direction in someone's life and a new way to embrace relationships.

As one who understands that our realities are suspended in evolving situations and relationships, the reverberations of what takes place here and now--between us--may be infinite. As a co-collaborator with clients, we work together in the process of creating and transforming meaning from problem talk to exploring alternative possibilities.

I work with individuals, families, and couples to better enhance relationship issues. It may be marital, family, or other intimate relations that keeps you bewildered; or maybe you choose to be in a better relationship with you. . . . I have several years of experience, including hypnotherapy, which invokes multiple ways to approach problems.