Works with
How Susan works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW-R
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Susan
Susan Hammond is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and low self-esteem. She offers steady support for depression, relationship strain, grief, career questions, and life changes. Her approach centers on the person's strengths and experience.
With thirty years of practice as an LCSW-R, she keeps therapy grounded and straightforward. Sessions focus on what the person already knows about themselves and on building practical skills to cope with strong feelings.
Background and approach
She listens first and then offers steps that are realistic and doable. Susan uses client-centered methods to make sessions feel respectful and collaborative. She also brings mindfulness techniques into conversations to help people notice impulses and calm intense reactions.
These methods are used to reduce distress and to increase self-awareness. Work in sessions often includes talking through recent situations, noticing patterns that lead to anger or anxiety, and practicing small changes. Susan helps people name their goals and then breaks those goals into clear next steps.
She guides people toward using new responses when stress rises. Located in New York, she draws on a long history of helping people through mood challenges and life transitions. Her style is direct but warm, aiming to make progress feel achievable.
Taking the first step can feel hard, and she offers steady partnership along the way.
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
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Approaches Susan lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Client-centered and mindful care online
Client-centered therapy means the therapist listens carefully and follows the person's lead. The focus is on what matters most to the individual and on using their own knowledge to set goals and plan next steps. This approach is useful for people who want a respectful, collaborative space to talk about anger, anxiety, or life transitions.Mindfulness therapy trains attention to present-moment experience in simple ways. It helps people notice urges, strong emotions, and automatic reactions without acting on them. This can be especially helpful for managing anger, stress, and mood swings by creating pauses where new choices are possible.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and will tailor methods accordingly. Together they decide what to try first and how to measure progress in practical terms.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video works well for longer conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging can be useful for quick check-ins, short reflections, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent with work, family, and daily life.
Questions people ask about Susan
What concerns does she help with?
Susan supports people coping with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship strain, grief, career issues, bipolar mood concerns, and life changes. She also works on family of origin issues, guilt and shame, loneliness, life purpose, self-love, and women's issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She follows a client-centered style that treats the person as the expert on their life. Sessions are collaborative and practical, with attention to strengths and doable steps forward.
What background and experience does she bring?
She has thirty years of professional experience working in mental health settings. That experience informs a steady, approachable way of helping people face anxiety, anger, and mood challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LCSW-R credential and is licensed in New York. Her practice is listed as New York based.
What languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.
What is the process for beginning therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.