Susan D. Griffith holds the
Ph.D. in clinical psychology,
earned in 1979 from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Clinical psychology as a field
emphasizes a broad range of work with people;
its content includes study of social psychology
and statistics as well as the study of personality
and the assesment and treatment of
individuals and groups.
Dr. Griffith's B.A. was earned in 1970
at Hollins College (now Hollins University)
in Virginia, where her undergraduate
coursework was mainly in
psychology, English, and sociology.
At Hollins she began to explore interests
in writing and in the psychology of change,
completing short-term placements
in advertising, with D'Arcy in New York City,
and in psychotherapy,
with Virginia Treatment Center in Richmond, Virginia.
Her undergraduate education was
funded by a full scholarship from
Proctor and Gamble.
While at Hollins,
Dr. Griffith was inducted into
Phi Beta Kappa and into Psi Chi,
the honorary psychology fraternity.
Since 1970 Dr. Griffith's work has focused upon psychotherapy and counseling
with people of all ages,
helping them meet their goals.
She focuses upon strengths rather than weaknesses
and avoids an illness model whenever possible.
In recent years a strong emphasis
of her work has been
helping people creatively
make decisions and
solve problems of any sort,
not only personal but work-related,
conceptual, relationship-focused, etc.
also a clinical psychologist,
Dr. Griffith has operated a psychology private practice
for more than two decades, currently
from two Creative Solutions offices in North Carolina,
also know as Chapel Hill/Durham Psychotherapy Associates and Creative SolutionSpecialists
and Alamance Psychotherapy Associates
and Creative Solution Specialists..
Relatively recent additions to their services
are email and telephone consultation,
conveniences for many of their clients.
Information about these practices
are available online at EasyToTalk.com.
Dr. Griffith's problem-solving services have evolved from her years of helping people
and are outlined at
as problem-solving meetings that are
profitable, confidential,
professional, supportive,
interactive and creative,
held one-on-one with
executives, professionals,
small- and large-business people
and others,
face-to-face and by telephone.
Consultation about Internet use
by business, for products and services,
focused especially on
best practices
for use of web names and
web addresses,
has evolved from Dr. Griffth's experience
with problem-solving.
coupled with
life-long interests in advertising
and consumer trends.
All of Dr. Griffith's services are confidential and supportive problem-solving services.
