About Susan
Susan Shafer is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor practicing with 15 years of experience. She works with people who are dealing with anxiety, stress, depression, grief, ADHD, trauma, and life transitions. Susan aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable for worried parents and adults looking for practical help.
Susan uses a mix of client-centered care, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused tools. Sessions emphasize clear goals and small steps clients can try between meetings.
Background and approach
She often links thinking patterns to everyday behavior so people can notice what changes help most. Her background includes a master’s degree in community counseling and many years in varied settings. That experience shaped a flexible style that adapts to different needs.
She draws on strategies that calm the body and steady the mind when stress and strong emotions feel overwhelming. Susan teaches simple breathing and grounding practices that families and individuals can use at home. She also helps people build routines for sleep, concentration, and impulse control.
Conversations focus on improving coping skills, relationships, work-life balance, and parenting challenges. Therapy with Susan is collaborative and practical. She works with each person to set clear priorities and track progress.
When someone is ready to start, she guides them through the next steps toward managing anxiety and everyday stress.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, supportive space where the client’s goals lead the work. The therapist listens closely and helps the person name and pursue what matters most, which is useful for anxiety, grief, and life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It includes simple exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors, and it is commonly used for anxiety, mood concerns, sleep, and impulsivity.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches small awareness practices for noticing the body and mind without judgment. These short skills can reduce reactivity, improve focus, and help with stress and sleep issues.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each client to match methods to their needs, goals, and personal preferences. That means trying a few techniques and adjusting based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video helps with face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when a camera isn’t wanted. Live chat and messaging let people check in between sessions or use short coaching-style exchanges. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep progress moving forward.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina, New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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