Dr. Suzanne Degges-White

Dr. Suzanne Degges-White is a licensed mental health professional based in Illinois with 24 years of clinical experience. She holds NC LCMHC 3879 (Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina) and IL LCPC 180.012399 (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois).

She has worked with a wide range of concerns, including LGBT issues, relationship and family conflicts, motivation, self-esteem and confidence, stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting, anger, career matters, coaching, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes. As a female therapist who works with gay and older clients as well as both conservative and liberal individuals, she aims to meet clients where they are.

Dr. Degges-White believes that each person is the expert of their own story and brings strengths that can be used to address challenges. She recognizes that taking the first step toward a more fulfilling life takes courage and offers collaborative support through that process.

Her approach emphasizes helping clients make choices that enhance wellbeing and increase a sense of empowerment. She assists people in managing planned and unplanned transitions, coping with life stressors, and developing strategies for relational and developmental challenges.

Using a humanistic framework, Dr. Degges-White may draw on techniques from cognitive and behavioral therapy, existential counseling, choice theory, and feminist theory depending on the nature of the concern. She often includes brief homework such as bibliotherapy, journaling, or short writing assignments to reinforce progress and encourage new perspectives and behaviors between sessions.