Suzanne Boak, LMSW

Suzanne Boak is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with 32 years of clinical experience, practicing in Michigan and with a history of work overseas. She brings long-term expertise to relationship and family concerns, grief and loss, parenting challenges, self-esteem and communication difficulties, and transitions that accompany midlife and other major life changes. As an LMSW Suzanne holds a master level social work credential that emphasizes clinical practice and counseling skills.

Her work centers on helping people rebuild connection, manage stress and anxiety, and recover from trauma and abuse. Suzanne has particular experience supporting caregivers, older adults, and individuals coping with chronic pain, illness, or disability. She also addresses intimacy-related issues, anger, compassion fatigue, blended family dynamics, and the practical strains that arise from divorce, separation, or family of origin conflicts.

Suzanne employs a collaborative, client-centered approach that aims to empower people to strengthen self-worth, improve communication, and develop concrete strategies for daily living. Her clinical toolbox includes Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for trauma work, the Gottman Method for couples and relationship enrichment, Motivational Interviewing to support change, and Solution-Focused Therapy to identify practical steps forward.

Whether working through workplace stress, caregiving burdens, or the aftermath of past wounds, she emphasizes compassionate support and skill-building so individuals and families can move toward greater resilience and more satisfying relationships.