About Ariel
Ariel Susman is a licensed professional counselor who helps people find steadier footing when life feels overwhelming. She brings a calm, respectful presence to sessions and aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable and clear. Ariel works with people facing stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, motivation struggles, and mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder.
She also supports those dealing with addiction, grief, relationship strain, sleep or eating difficulties, parenting strain, anger, and the everyday challenges of career and life change.
Background and approach
Her style centers on listening closely and shaping conversations to match each person’s needs. Ariel explains options clearly and builds a plan together with the person in front of her. She focuses on small, practical steps that fit into daily life rather than overwhelming homework or jargon.
Licensed in New Jersey as a Licensed Professional Counselor and in New York as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Ariel has four years of clinical experience. She aims to treat people with sensitivity and compassion while adapting care to individual goals.
People meet with Ariel to sort through complicated feelings, rebuild confidence, or learn new ways to cope when stress or past events interfere with daily life. She frames therapy as a collaborative process and stays focused on what matters most to each client. Ariel provides sessions in English and is open to working with international clients.
She tailors scheduling and session format to each person’s situation.
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Ariel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical coping and emotional healing. One common approach involves teaching concrete coping skills to manage anxiety and stress, helping people reduce overwhelming physical reactions and regain control of daily routines. Another approach emphasizes processing traumatic experiences at a pace that feels tolerable, aiming to reduce distress from past events while building current coping strategies.Choosing the right approach is a cooperative process. Ariel works with each person to figure out what methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. She explains options in plain language and adjusts the plan as progress is made or priorities shift.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper connection, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a camera isn't practical, and live chat or text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins or when someone prefers writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, support people in different locations, and let the person choose how they want to communicate.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- New York, New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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