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 to foreign bureau correspondents, and a consultant for national social work licensing board examinations in the US and Canada. She recently retired from an extensive career as the Director of Marketing & Community Relations and Associate Investigator at the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Health, supporting our understanding and treatments for mental illnesses. 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. Her clinical and research work through the years has included substance use disorders and mood and anxiety disorders. 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 28 state legislatures so far, increasing access to care throughout the nation. She also provides services for program and evaluation development, clinical supervision to social workers, marketing and website design, and political campaign management consultation. 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.