Susan Shopodock, LCSW, SACT
Manitowoc,WI
Summary
Compassionate, insightful, and driven therapist specializing in mind-body approaches to mental health. Embraces a non-shaming, curious stance that views symptoms as adaptive responses, seeking to understand how they make sense within each client’s unique experience. Committed to fostering safety, self-awareness, and lasting change through respectful, collaborative care.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Psychotherapist
Summit Clinical Services
Manitowoc, WI
01.2023 - 06.2025
- Provided individual and couples therapy in a dual diagnosis setting using an integrated theoretical orientation tailored to client presentation and needs.
- Performed detailed biopsychosocial evaluations and applied clinical tools to guide diagnostic formulation.
- Developed and maintained individualized treatment plans aligned with client goals, ensuring culturally sensitive and trauma-informed care.
- Gained experience in working with dual diagnoses, mood disorders, personality disorders, couples dynamics, attachment issues, post-traumatic stress disorder, dissociative disorders, and more complex presentations, including complex trauma and functional disorders.
Inpatient/Outpatient Therapist
Willow Creek Behavioral Health
Green Bay, WI
08.2020 - 10.2023
- Conducted comprehensive initial psychosocial assessments for adults and adolescents.
- Completed risk assessments using standardized tools to evaluate client safety and developed collaborative safety plans.
- Facilitated process-oriented and psychoeducational therapy groups for adults and adolescents experiencing peak-acuity mental health challenges, using evidence-based techniques to help stabilize symptoms.
- Attended multidisciplinary team meetings to share clinical insights and coordinate care.
- Educated clients and their families during family sessions and discharge planning about mental health and supportive strategies.
Education
Master's Degree - Clinical Social Work
University of Wisconsin--Green Bay
Green Bay, WI05.2021
Substance Use Disorder Counseling Certificate -
University of Wisconsin Madison Flexible Option
Online08.2020
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Wisconsin--Green Bay
Green Bay, WI01.2019
Bachelor of Business Administration -
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR05.2008
Skills
- Dually licensed to treat mental health and substance use disorders
- Received certification in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
- Pursued additional coursework in integrating EMDR, IFS, and ego state therapies
- Completed level one training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Gottman's Couples Therapy
- Received additional training on complex trauma, including screening and assessing for dissociative disorders
Timeline
Psychotherapist
Summit Clinical Services
01.2023 - 06.2025
Inpatient/Outpatient Therapist
Willow Creek Behavioral Health
08.2020 - 10.2023
Master's Degree - Clinical Social Work
University of Wisconsin--Green Bay
Substance Use Disorder Counseling Certificate -
University of Wisconsin Madison Flexible Option
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Wisconsin--Green Bay
Bachelor of Business Administration -
University of Arkansas
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