Canton, MI
Suzzanne Suleiman is a licensed psychotherapist with over 14 years of experience in outpatient mental health, currently practicing at IHA Trinity Health. Her clinical work is grounded in a trauma-informed, relational lens, with specialized training in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and a deep commitment to helping clients heal from complex trauma.
In addition to her clinical role, Suzzanne is the President of PS Society, a national nonprofit dedicated to combating the loneliness epidemic by connecting women through community, growth, and service. Under her leadership, PS Society has expanded its reach through innovative programming like Sister Circles, community service events, and annual retreats that support emotional well-being and genuine connection.
With dual expertise in psychology and yoga, Suzzanne integrates somatic healing with evidence-based mental health care. She is a registered yoga teacher (RYT-200) and passionate about the intersection of mind-body practices, nervous system regulation, and sustainable healing.
Suzzanne is also a writer, speaker, and advocate for women’s mental health. She believes that meaningful change starts with safe spaces—where people can stop performing, start feeling, and be fully seen. Her work is rooted in one core truth: we are wired for connection, and healing happens in community.
SOCIAL Framework Sectors: Health | Arts, Culture, & Leisure
I didn’t set out to become an expert in loneliness. I became one because I had to.
I’m a licensed mental health professional with over 14 years of experience, president of PS Society (a nonprofit organization), and a woman deeply committed to helping others heal—but underneath all of that is a single, undeniable truth:
I know what it’s like to feel completely alone.
As the daughter of an immigrant father and a mother who came from poverty, I grew up in a multicultural household filled with contradiction—love and pressure, resilience and silence. As a woman, I’ve endured trauma in both my family and my marriage. And as a mother… everything changed the day my daughter was born.
She became my reason. My mirror. My motivation to live a life I’d be proud for her to see. I didn’t just want to survive—I wanted to model what strength, dignity, and healing could look like. But I knew I couldn’t do it alone.
The real turning point came during a season of crisis. My ten-year relationship was falling apart behind closed doors, and I was terrified to tell the truth. When I finally confided in a few trusted women, one of them gently asked, “Do you want me to tell the others you need help?”
I paused. Then whispered yes.
They showed up—not just with food or hugs, but with tools. They took down the painful photos. They helped me repaint the walls of my home. They helped me reclaim my space, my voice, and my life—not just for me, but for my daughter too.
That was the moment I stopped believing I had to be strong alone.
Today, I build those spaces for others—through therapy, advocacy, and community-building. Through PS Society, a nonprofit dedicated to reducing women’s isolation and strengthening authentic sisterhood, I help create programs and experiences where people feel seen, supported, and never alone.
My work touches multiple sectors of the SOCIAL Framework. In the realm of Health, I provide clinical support and trauma-informed care to individuals facing emotional pain, chronic loneliness, and disconnection. In the space of Arts, Culture, and Leisure, PS Society offers creative and culturally grounded experiences—from community retreats to storytelling gatherings—that foster belonging and emotional well-being outside traditional health settings. I believe healing happens not just in offices, but in circles, in shared meals, in movement, in rituals that remind us we’re not alone.
And still, one sentence echoes in my mind:
“This one appointment a week is what keeps me alive.”
A patient said that to me, and I’ll never forget it. Because for so many, connection isn’t just comforting—it’s life-saving.
That’s why I do this work.
Because healing doesn’t happen in isolation.
Because community isn’t a luxury—it’s a lifeline.
Because none of us should have to carry our pain alone.
As a Social Connection Ambassador for the Foundation for Social Connection, this story is more than memory—it’s a compass. A reminder that healing begins in the moment someone chooses to show up, and transformation begins when we allow ourselves to be seen.
I carry this story not as something that happened once, but as a promise—to my daughter, to my community, and to the woman I’m still becoming. I believe in creating spaces that soften the sharp edges of loneliness. Spaces where silence turns into song. Where the walls we repaint become metaphors for the lives we reclaim.
This is the work I’m called to do—not just in therapy rooms or nonprofit board meetings, but in every circle where someone is waiting for a reason to hope again.
May we keep building those circles. May we keep showing up with tools, with tenderness, and with the unshakable belief that no one is meant to carry their pain alone.