Meet Susie Rokosch, LCSW, E-RYT 500
I’ve always been curious about people - why we become who we become, how our experiences shape us, and what actually allows us to change. That curiosity brought me into clinical work more than 17 years ago, but my understanding of trauma and healing is personal, too. As a teenager, I survived a serious car accident that left me with significant injuries and began a long relationship with my own body, pain, and recovery. I’ve learned from both sides of the therapy room that we can understand ourselves incredibly well and still find our bodies responding to something our minds know is no longer happening. Some things can’t simply be through through.
My own path has continued to shape the therapist I’ve become. Yoga taught me to listen to my body long before nervous-system work became central to my clinical practice. Over the years, EMDR, somatic work, attachment theory, contemplative practices, and psychedelic medicine have continued to deepen - and sometimes completely rearrange - my understanding of healing. I work personally with ayahuasca and have experienced how profoundly different it can be to know something in your body rather than simply understand it intellectually. That experience informs my work with clients who are exploring psychedelic medicine, while clinical training and experience remain the foundation from which I practice.
More than any particular modality though, I believe healing happens in relationship. I’m curious, direct, warm, imperfect, and genuinely human. I love depth, and I also appreciate humor. I’m endlessly curious about the intersection of neuroscience, psychology, the nervous system, and the less easily explained parts of human experience. I’m interested in what science can help us understand, while staying open to the places where our lived experience is more complex than any single theory or framework. I won’t sit silent behind a neutral expression as we meet; rather, I’ll be right there with you - paying attention to your story, your body, what happens between us, and the things that are harder to put into words. My goal isn’t to help you become a better-managed version of yourself. It’s to help you know yourself more deeply, trust what you discover there, and as a result have greater freedom in how you move through your life.
