Susanna Sung, LCSW-C

Susanna Sung, LCSW-C, is a psychotherapist and founder of her private practice and consulting company, Thrive Fully. She is also a national keynote speaker and trainer, a consultant for critical incident responses to organizations affected by disruptive workplace events and foreign press correspondents, and a consultant for national social work licensing board examinations in the US and Canada. She recently retired from an extensive career as an Associate Investigator and Director of Marketing & Community Relations Unit at the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, advancing our understanding and treatments for mental illnesses.

Susanna has presented at the University of Maryland, NASW MD, NASW DC, University of Pennsylvania, American University, National Institutes of Health, national conferences, Fortune 500 companies, local governments and school systems, and many others. She has also been a keynote speaker at national conferences.

She earned her Bachelor’s degree in both journalism and psychology from Syracuse University, and her Master of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania. She has certificates in Artificial Intelligence from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford and the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business. Her clinical and research work through the years has included substance use disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, and dual diagnoses. She has also worked on policy and governance issues on organizational and national levels. Susanna served on the task force for the social work compact, which has passed in 31 state legislatures so far, increasing access to care throughout the nation. She also provides consulting services for social work licensure exam development in the US and Canada, program and evaluation development, clinical supervision to social workers, marketing and website design, and political campaign management.

Susanna is committed to the social work values of empowering individuals and communities to have the agency and resources to achieve their goals, and to the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in creating authentic and trusting relationships.