How Susan works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LISW
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Susan
Susan Frate is a licensed independent social worker who focuses on helping people manage anger, stress, anxiety, and life changes. She brings a calm, practical style to sessions and emphasizes a person's own strengths when working through hard moments. She prefers clear, straightforward work.
Sessions focus on identifying responses that cause pain and learning new ways to cope. Susan aims to help people build skills they can use between meetings, such as breathing practices, mindfulness exercises, and ways to notice unhelpful thoughts.
Background and approach
Over 25 years she has helped people with depression, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and parenting stress. Her background includes support for adoption and foster care questions, attachment concerns, codependency, and communication problems. She also works with people facing first responder stress and career-related strain.
Susan uses a mix of approaches to fit each person's needs. She draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and take action, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change thinking patterns, and client-centered methods to make sessions collaborative and respectful. Her practice is in Ohio and she conducts therapy in English.
For people worried about starting therapy, she keeps steps simple: fill out a short questionnaire and schedule a session that fits your life.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Susan lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
How these approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while learning to accept difficult feelings. It can be useful for anger, anxiety, and life transitions because it focuses on actions rather than getting stuck on thoughts.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, anger management, and sleep or eating concerns.
Susan also uses client-centered methods that prioritize the person's perspective and pace, creating a respectful, collaborative setting for change.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time based on progress and comfort.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues and a fuller conversation help. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or use less bandwidth. Live chat or text messaging works well for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other daily routines.
Questions people ask about Susan
What concerns does this therapist address?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, and related concerns.
What is the general therapy style used in sessions?
Sessions tend to be practical and collaborative, with emphasis on skill-building, mindfulness, and helping people apply new ways of coping between meetings.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The therapist has 25 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns and life challenges.
What credentials and location are on record?
She is an Ohio Licensed Independent Social Worker, listed as LISW, and practices in Ohio.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available for online work?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preferences and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.