Works with
- Anger
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
How Susan works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Susan
Susan Acosta is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people through stress, anger, addiction, and relationship struggles. She works with adults who are managing depression, anxiety, parenting worries, and changes after separation. Her approach is practical and respectful, aimed at helping people feel steadier and more in control.
In sessions she listens first and adapts to each person's needs. Conversations focus on real-life steps you can try between meetings.
Background and approach
She uses tools from client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to spot patterns and test new ways of responding. Susan also uses motivational interviewing to support people who want to change behaviors around alcohol or drugs. Solution-focused techniques help set short-term goals and notice small wins.
These methods are chosen to match the issue at hand and the pace each person prefers. She pays close attention to blended family issues, codependency, and the stresses that come with raising children or separating from a partner. That means practical coping strategies for daily life and clearer ways to handle conflict.
Susan aims to make the work feel collaborative. She helps people identify what matters most, then builds a plan together. Her style is straightforward, compassionate, and focused on usable steps.
What Susan works with
Everything Susan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Susan's practice.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Stress, Anxiety
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
Approaches Susan lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches for online support
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding your experience. It helps people feel heard and shapes the work around their goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the thoughts and habits that keep problems going and teaches small skills to shift them, which can help with anger, anxiety, and depression.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each client about goals and preferences, and together they will choose methods that fit. That collaborative process helps tailor the plan so it feels useful and doable.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs. Video calls let people have more conversational sessions when they can be on camera. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, goal tracking, and maintaining momentum between longer appointments.
Questions people ask about Susan
What concerns does Susan help with?
Susan supports people facing addictions, anger, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting issues, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is respectful and practical. She listens first, then works with clients to set small, achievable steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with people on issues like substance use, family conflict, and relationship stress.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in New York and practices there.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and routines.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.