My Credentials

Greetings!

My name is Susan Strong. I am a master’s level therapist who is board certified Nationally and licensed in Arizona. I am also credentialed to provide distance counseling.

I specialize in providing professional counseling from a faith-based non-denominational Christian perspective. I will respect your personal beliefs and (with your consent) I will include Biblically-based encouragement and references.

If you are not interested in counseling from a faith-based biblical perspective, you have the right to not have it included in your therapy. Please let me know your preferences.

Are you Ready to Get Started on improving your life?

Professional Credentials

  • Master of Education in Counseling (MED)
  • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
  • Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC)
  • Licensed Independent Substance Abuse Counselor (LISAC) (expired)
  • Distance Credentialed Counselor (DCC) (expired)
  • Equine Assisted Psychotherapist (EAP)
  • EMDR Therapist

Professional Experience

  • Over 14 years experience as a mental health counselor working with adults and teens in my own private practice.
  • Over 5 years experience as a mental health clinician working with a diverse population of adults at a non-profit community mental health clinic.
  • Over 4 years experience as an administrator, academic advisor, behavior modification specialist, and crisis intervention counselor working with “at risk” teens at a public charter school that offered alternative approaches to education and behavior management.
  • Over 3 years experience working as a career counseling specialist with a diverse population of adults in transition at a community college.

Professional Memberships

Certification & Licensure Boards

Specialty Areas

My specialty areas include:

  • adjusting to change
  • anger management
  • anxiety / fear / panic
  • assertiveness
  • career & self discovery
  • coming of age
  • depression
  • dissociation
  • faith-based (Christian)
  • grief & loss
  • guilt & shame
  • interpersonal communications
  • marriage / couples
  • mood disorders
  • perinatal / postpartum mood disorders
  • relationships & boundaries
  • self esteem
  • substance abuse
  • stress management
  • trauma & post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • women’s issues

Here’s how to get started with Counseling:

1 – Schedule your first appointment:

  • Please call my confidential voice mail at 928-445-0055 to schedule an appointment.
    My office is located in Prescott Valley AZ.

2 – Complete the initial paperwork:

  1. Read the Notice of Privacy Practices.
  2. Print & sign the applicable Informed Consent:   In-Office   /  Online Counseling  /  EMDR
  3. Print & complete the Intake Questionnaire.
  4. Print & complete the Release of Information.
  • Please bring the forms to your in-person appointment or mail the completed forms to:
    Susan Strong, PO Box 26033, Prescott Valley AZ 86312
  • If you experience any difficulty with accessing these forms, please leave a message on my confidential voice mail at 928-445-0055 regarding the difficulty.

3 – Pay for services at the beginning of each appointment:

  • For information on paying for services, click here.