SUSAN KELLAS SMITH'S AUTHOR PAGE

Susan Kellas Smith, MEd, QMHP, is an educator, counselor, and author with twenty years of experience in counseling and teaching. With a background in psychology and education, she helps people through change by pairing practical tools with real attention to how that change feels.

That approach runs through all three of her books. 

• The Experienced Job Seeker's Guide to AI: Beat Age Bias, Beat ATS Screening, and Get Hired explains how automated hiring systems screen candidates and shows job seekers how to use AI tools to stand out, from resume and interview preparation to salary negotiation, while taking the emotional weight of a job search seriously. 

• 31 Days of Holiday Gratitude: A Guided Journal with Holiday Traditions from Around the World, Daily Reflection Prompts, and Letters to the People Who Matter offers one page for each of 31 days, each opening with a holiday tradition from somewhere in the world and followed by a reflection question, for anyone who wants to slow down and notice what matters most. 

• A Lifetime of Gratitude: A Large-Print Journal for Seniors with 85 Prompts on Wisdom, Love & Living Without Regret invites readers to look back on the wisdom they have gathered, the people who shaped them, and the life they have built, one question at a time.

Outside of her writing, Susan is a creator at heart. She snowboards, makes jewelry, and paints, and she loves spending time with her miniature dachshund, Carter and her Fiance, Scott. She lives in Winchester, Virginia.