Susan Charney, LCSW

Susan Charney is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of experience. She supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem struggles, stress and anxiety, grief, and life changes. She also works with concerns like caregiving strain, chronic illness, eating and body image difficulties, and issues that arise with aging and geriatric issues.

Susan keeps therapy straightforward and practical. She listens first, then helps people set clear goals. Sessions often focus on improving communication, managing strong emotions, and spotting patterns that get in the way of progress. She uses tools that clients can try between meetings.

Her background includes long-term clinical work in Arizona and a track record helping people through career shifts, blended family challenges, and recovery from trauma. Susan mixes approaches so work in session matches what a person needs in daily life. She pays attention to the effects of caregiving, chronic pain, illness, and cancer on relationships and mood.

People who choose Susan can expect a calm, supportive tone and practical steps for change. She helps clients build self-compassion while addressing real-world problems like communication, commitment worries, and parenting stress. Her aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Sessions blend listening with focused exercises drawn from cognitive and mindfulness methods. Clients are invited to set the pace and priorities. To begin, readers should use the site’s Start Therapy button and follow the short questionnaire to match and schedule according to availability.

How Susan’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Susan uses client-centered therapy to prioritize the person’s own goals and perspective, helping people feel heard and steering sessions around what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors that reduce anxiety and improve mood. Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice thoughts and bodily reactions with less judgment, which can ease stress and support coping with chronic illness and caregiving strain.

Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust based on what helps. Decisions about techniques and pacing are made together rather than prescribed up front.

Confirm the session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific online options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time for those juggling caregiving or medical appointments. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT exercises, mindfulness practices, and goal-focused problem solving to remote sessions so the work stays practical and applicable to everyday life.