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- Addictions support
- Relationship issues
- Parenting help
About Susan
Susan Acosta is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with 20 years of practice. She works with people facing addictions, relationship and family challenges, anxiety, depression, and stress. Her focus includes parenting, intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
Susan uses client-centered conversations to understand what matters most to each person. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. Motivational Interviewing is part of her approach when people are thinking about change. Solution-Focused Therapy helps set concrete short-term goals and track small wins.
Sessions are straightforward and goal-oriented. Susan listens, asks direct questions, and offers practical strategies you can try between meetings. She pays attention to family structures such as blended households and addresses codependency and dependent personality patterns where they appear.
She also works with people dealing with divorce, separation, and drug or alcohol addiction. The pace and content of sessions are adjusted to each person's concerns and readiness to change. Her aim is to help people make manageable changes and improve daily functioning.
Susan practices in New York and conducts work in English. People who want to start are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site's booking flow.
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How Susan applies her approaches in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy places the client's concerns at the center of the work. The therapist listens without directing, reflects what she hears, and helps people identify their priorities. This approach is useful for people who want a collaborative, conversational process about relationship or family issues.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In practice this means noticing automatic thoughts, testing them, and trying out different behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, stress management, and patterns that contribute to low self-esteem.
Motivational Interviewing helps when someone is ambivalent about change. It uses open questions and reflective listening to clarify motivation and build commitment to specific goals like reducing substance use or improving relationship behaviors.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust based on what helps. Clients and the therapist make these decisions together in early sessions and revisit them over time.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. In general, remote sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can use different approaches online to practice the same goal-setting and skill-building methods used in person.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She helps with addictions, relationship and family challenges, stress, anxiety, depression, parenting, anger, self-esteem, intimacy issues, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her work combines client-centered conversation with practical methods like CBT, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to set goals and try concrete strategies.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience practicing as a social worker in clinical settings.
What credential and location information is on file?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York and practices there.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.