Susan Schutrum,LCSW-C, DCSW, Esq., a native of Western New York has lived in and loved Baltimore, Md for more than 4 decades. She is a clinician and therapist based in Baltimore with more than 35 years experience in psychotherapy. She practices therapy with a deep commitment to supporting people through life challenges and transitions, focused on facilitating meaningful personal growth and improving emitional well being. She served on the Board of Directors for Visedal Partnership, a nonprofit organization that focused on empowering young children & adolescents in Managua, Nicaragua, from 2008-2020. She volunteers as a parole advocate for Prepare which naturally combines her nuanced understanding of human behavior, her interest in criminal law and her belief that the parole process, with multifaceted support, can be rehabilitative and empowering.