Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Susan works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 33
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Susan
Susan Wildemann is a licensed clinical social worker with 33 years of practice. She is based in New York and offers a steady, experienced presence for people facing hard moments. Susan focuses on clear, practical steps in sessions and listens carefully to each person's story.
Her approach is warm and interactive. She treats people with respect and avoids stigmatizing labels. Sessions are shaped to fit what each person needs, with a mix of talking, skill-building, and reflection.
Background and approach
Susan often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She incorporates mindfulness to teach simple ways to calm the body and steady attention. For people with complicated histories, she also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat over time.
She has long experience helping with anxiety, depression, grief, relationship struggles, anger, and coping with life changes. She has worked with people managing chronic pain, caregiver stress, intellectual disability, post-traumatic stress, and traumatic brain injury. Susan aims to create a practical plan each person can try between sessions.
She balances short-term problem solving with deeper work when that feels needed. The goal is clearer thinking, fewer overwhelming moments, and stronger coping skills. If someone wants steady, experienced support in New York, Susan offers a collaborative, respectful way to work through difficult issues.
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
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Intellectual disability
- Post-traumatic stress
- Traumatic brain injury
Approaches Susan lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- 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 therapy approaches translate to online care
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on noticing thoughts and actions that make problems worse and practicing new responses. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleeping trouble, and anger by breaking problems into concrete steps to change.Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm. These tools can help with stress, emotion regulation, and coping with chronic pain or caregiver strain.
Trauma-focused therapy pays attention to how past events shape present reactions and builds skills to manage triggers and distress. This approach can be helpful for post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury recovery challenges, and other trauma-related concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susan collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. Together they try techniques and adjust the plan based on what helps most over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people meet face to face when visual cues matter. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging work well for short check-ins, skill practice, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.
Questions people ask about Susan
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Susan works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship concerns, anger, and coping with life changes. She also addresses issues like chronic pain, caregiver stress, communication problems, and post-traumatic stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and interactive, with a focus on practical steps. Sessions mix listening, skills practice, and reflection to help people try new ways of coping.
What is her professional background?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with 33 years of experience and a Master of Social Work degree. Her long career includes work with people experiencing trauma and intellectual disability.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in New York and holds the LCSW credential in that state.
Can I work with her in other languages or from other countries?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription 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.