- Client-centered approach
- DBT skills focused
- 21 years experience
About Susan
Susan Trefts is a licensed clinical social worker with 21 years of experience. She works with people struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, self esteem, and compassion fatigue. She encourages clients to use their own strengths to face hard moments and make changes that matter. Susan aims to make the first step feel more manageable and less lonely.
Susan practices in Oregon and brings a calm, respectful presence to sessions. She centers the person in the conversation, listening first and then helping shape practical steps forward. Many clients focus on rebuilding confidence, improving self-love, and coping after loss or difficult events.
Her approach draws on client-centered ideas that put the person's goals and values first. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to help manage intense emotions and improve day-to-day functioning. Sessions often include learning specific skills, trying small changes between meetings, and reviewing what works.
Susan supports work on body image, communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and finding life purpose. She also helps people dealing with post-traumatic stress and women’s issues when those concerns are present. Her style is practical and steady, aimed at building tools people can use outside the session.
People who choose Susan usually want a therapist who listens deeply and then collaborates on clear steps. She asks questions, reflects back what she hears, and helps clients make plans they can try between appointments. This blend of listening and skill-building is intended to make progress feel within reach.
Susan practices in Oregon and brings a calm, respectful presence to sessions. She centers the person in the conversation, listening first and then helping shape practical steps forward. Many clients focus on rebuilding confidence, improving self-love, and coping after loss or difficult events.
Her approach draws on client-centered ideas that put the person's goals and values first. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to help manage intense emotions and improve day-to-day functioning. Sessions often include learning specific skills, trying small changes between meetings, and reviewing what works.
Susan supports work on body image, communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and finding life purpose. She also helps people dealing with post-traumatic stress and women’s issues when those concerns are present. Her style is practical and steady, aimed at building tools people can use outside the session.
People who choose Susan usually want a therapist who listens deeply and then collaborates on clear steps. She asks questions, reflects back what she hears, and helps clients make plans they can try between appointments. This blend of listening and skill-building is intended to make progress feel within reach.