Susan Flinders Ph.D

About Me

I received my Masters degree and my doctorate degree from the University of Detroit(Mercy), a program accredited by the American Psychological Association(APA) and completed an APA accredited internship. Also I received an education in adult psychoanalysis and graduated from the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute. I am board cerified in Adult Psychoanalysis. I have a broad background working with all types of people in various settings including nursing homes, inpatient psychiatric facilities, community mental health centers, prisons, schools, as well as being in private practice since 1996. I was also a research associate at Wayne State University. In addition, my experience includes conducting seminars/ consultations and in-services on such topics as aggression. self-efficacy, minority issues, aging,and parenting.

My Philosophy

I work with a broad array of populations, including children,adolescents, adults and the elderly. I believe in working holistically with everyone. What I mean by that is that I consider all aspects of the person, including the physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual systems that make up individual experiences. For me, treatment entails a unified journey in which the person and I explore together how these systems exist singularly and together, to the end that an integration of these systems is possible, and freedom to live lovingly, happily and productively can be achieved.