Susan Close
Therapist & Speaker with Slightly Unhinged Theater Kid Energy
Susan Close
Therapist & Speaker with Slightly Unhinged Theater Kid Energy
About Susan Close
Therapist & Speaker with Slightly Unhinged Theater Kid Energy
As a licensed mental health therapist and practice owner for over 20 years, I've had a front-row seat to the thoughts, fears, frustrations, and struggles people rarely share with others. Those countless conversations have given me a unique perspective on the gap between what we see in people's behavior and what's actually happening beneath the surface.
Why Book Susan Close as Your Podcast Guest
Broadcast-Ready Presence
I bring years of broadcasting exposure, theatre training, and improv comfort, giving you a guest who thinks on her feet and keeps conversations flowing naturally.
Deep Yet Practical Insight
I bring two decades of clinical experience and convert it into clear stories, metaphors, and tools your audience can immediately apply at work and home.
Serious Topics, Light Touch
I bring slightly unhinged theater kid energy and humor to heavy subjects, helping your show tackle complex issues without overwhelming listeners.
Workplace & Life Connection
I bring a rare blend of organizational strategy, therapy, education, and policy experience, giving your audience fresh connections between personal growth and workplace realities.
Episode Angles & Topics
You Don’t Have a People Problem
Reframe “difficult employees” by uncovering the problem-definition mistakes that quietly fuel conflict, disengagement, and failed initiatives.
What Therapists See That Leaders Miss
Use insights from thousands of therapy conversations to understand burnout, anxiety, and resistance at work in a new, actionable way.
Improv Rules for Hard Conversations
Borrow from theatre and improv to make tough workplace and mental health conversations more honest, less awkward, and more effective.
Designing Systems That Don’t Burn People Out
Translate clinical leadership and program design experience into concrete ideas for healthier teams and organizations.
What You'll Get From This Interview
Audience Takeaways
Listeners gain a practical lens for decoding behavior, tools to reduce conflict and disengagement, and relatable stories that make complex workplace and mental health dynamics easy to act on.
Hot Topics
Why Trust Me
The Ideal Show
Podcasts on leadership, organizational culture, workplace mental health, personal development, HR and people operations, entrepreneurship, education, and shows seeking psychologically rich, story-driven conversations about how humans actually function.
Recent Podcast Appearances
Key Achievements
Created Inside the Space™, a framework helping leaders think more accurately before they act.
Founded Imagine Together Center to design modern learning experiences about human behavior.
Directed clinical care and development for approximately 70 clinicians as a Clinical Director.
Developed Loyola Academy's inaugural Formation Program, a proactive social-emotional curriculum.
Coordinated continuing-education and guest-speaker programming in opioid treatment settings.
Professional Experience
Founder & CEO
Imagine Together Center
I create keynotes, workshops, and tools that help leaders understand behavior accurately and drive meaningful, sustainable change.
Owner | Psychotherapist
Susan Close, LCPC, LMHC Psychotherapy & Wellness
I provide trauma-focused psychotherapy and translate complex psychological concepts into practical, everyday strategies.
Clinical Manager | Program Development Director
Balance Psychotherapy
I led clinical operations and program innovation, improving care quality while reducing unnecessary administrative burden.
Psychotherapist
Balance Psychotherapy
I treated adults navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, and major life transitions using evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches.
Clinical Director | Therapist
The Juniper Center
I directed clinical care for about 70 clinicians while maintaining a psychotherapy caseload and leading telehealth and training initiatives.
Education
Master's degree, Counseling Psychology
The George Washington University
Bachelor's degree, Communication/Theatre Arts and Political Science
St. Joseph's College (IN)
High School Diploma
Knox Community High School
Speaker Topics
What Susan Close Can Speak About:
Speaking Engagements
Podcast Interview
Keynote
Presentation
Workshop
All Other
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Actionable, story-rich insights on Workplace mental health, Organizational thinking strategist, Leadership development. Studio-quality video & audio. Available Tuesday to Wednesday.
Speaking fee may apply — contact to discuss
Studio-quality video & audio
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Available Tuesday to Wednesday
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