Susan Charney, LCSW

Susan Charney is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of experience helping people through major life changes. She works with issues like relationship concerns, intimacy, self-esteem, career shifts, anxiety, grief, and midlife transitions. Her manner is warm and direct, aiming to make hard conversations easier to start.

In sessions she listens closely and adapts to each person's needs. She pulls from several approaches to help people name problems and try new ways of coping. Expect practical tools as well as time to reflect and process difficult feelings.

Susan has a long history supporting people who are juggling caregiving, health struggles, and work stress. She also helps with trauma, eating concerns, and relationship challenges such as communication and commitment issues. Her goal is to help people feel more confident and clear about next steps.

She uses straightforward methods to set small, achievable goals and track progress. That might include testing out new behaviors between sessions and noticing what changes. Susan emphasizes compassion for mistakes and steady problem solving rather than quick fixes.

People who meet with her often want clearer direction on career and life purpose, better boundaries, or relief from anxiety and depression. She guides each person toward a plan that fits their daily life and values.

Approach options and how online work can help

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening with acceptance and helping people find their own answers; it is useful when someone wants support to clarify values or make a difficult decision. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches ways to notice thoughts and bodily reactions without getting swept up in them and can reduce reactivity and improve focus.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick or combine methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision can change over time as new issues arise or progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people continue care through life changes and coordinate sessions around work, caregiving, or medical appointments.