Dr. Susan O'Grady

Couples Counseling – Relationships – Mindfulness – Podcasts

Dr. Susan O’Grady • Clinical Psychologist

I help individuals and couples create a sense of well-being that remains steady despite the frustrating and unexpected challenges of life.

By learning to deal with strong emotions, communicate better, resolve conflicts with others and make good decisions, we can improve how we handle difficult situations and develop greater emotional balance.

Couples Counseling

Couples counseling provides the opportunity for couples at all stages of marriage to deepen their commitment, enhance communication, and strengthen positive behaviors that will help partners cope with issues that frequently impact marriage. Most couples are in some distress by the time they make the call for an appointment. In fact, couples wait an average of seven years after they realize that there are problems in their relationship before entering couples counseling. Yet, they are often surprised at the relief they feel after the first appointment. ...

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Emotional Balance and Mindfulness Practices

Mindfulness is a method of focusing awareness on the present moment, a mental state of relaxed awareness, marked by openness and curiosity toward your feelings rather than judgments of them. When practiced regularly, it is a powerful tool for experiencing happiness and accepting difficulty. Mindfulness-based therapies are effective because they alter emotional responding by modifying thoughts and feelings that affect negative self-beliefs. By regular practice of the techniques in these structured sessions, you can reduce emotional reactivity and enhance emotion regulation. ...

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Individual Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy provides a safe, confidential, neutral relationship to explore what is causing difficulty. The opportunity to look at yourself with someone who respects you and your process allows you to speak the unspeakable, giving room to the ineffable—those moments of awe that come only when we let the full range of who we are be seen and known. We sit together in a quiet space being present to whatever feelings come up. The noise of the outside world is put on hold for an hour: no ringing phones, text messages, TV, or other distractions. This environment invites opening up the parts of ...

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