Susan Santiago-Turner is a Counselor based in the USA. My areas of speciality include Anxiety, Chronic Illness, Coping Skills, Depression, Life Transitions, Racial Identity, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Spirituality, and Stress. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
My lived experience as a primary and long-distance caregiver, coupled with over 14-years of counseling experience, provides me with the foundational knowledge, clinical experience, and compassion needed to validate and empower clients serving as caregivers for family members living with a chronic or terminal illness; often without the support needed to maintain their own mental health wellness.Ā More specifically, I counsel middle-aged adults who are now serving as their parentsā primary caregiverāa role-reversal few are prepared for especially if there is a history of unreported sibling physical and sexual abuse. I practice from a strengths-based framework, coupled with a modified blend of Narrative and Cognitive Behavior therapies, that can help reduce anxiety. Working with your existing strengths will help you overcome anxiety by restructuring your thought patterns and rewrite your story that reflects who you are, what you’re capable of, and what your purpose is. Let’s work toge