Therapist profile
Susan Charney, LCSW
LCSW - Relationships and parenting support
Continue with SusanAbout
- Relationship concerns
- Parenting stress
- CBT and mindfulness
About Susan
Susan Charney is an LCSW licensed in Arizona with 26 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on relationship concerns, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and other life changes. She also supports people coping with career challenges, body image and caregiving strains.
Her sessions are straightforward and practical. She listens and helps people name what feels hardest. Then she uses concrete strategies and talk therapy to address patterns and skills that can change daily life.
Susan draws on client-centered work to follow each person's pace, and on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going. She also uses mindfulness practices to build moment-to-moment awareness and solution-focused methods to set short-term goals.
People often come for help with family-related concerns and parenting strain. Susan helps individuals sort communication problems, blended family stress, and the effects of past family wounds on current choices. She also supports caregivers, people facing medical illness, and those handling life transitions such as divorce or retirement.
Her style is pragmatic and relational. Sessions include talking through recent events, trying small behavioral changes, and practicing new ways of coping. She encourages clear goals and regular check-ins to see what is working and what needs to shift.
Susan works with adults in Arizona and conducts sessions in English. If you want to move from feeling stuck to having clearer steps forward, she guides that process one conversation at a time.
How sessions work
How Susan Uses Therapy Approaches Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's pace. It helps when someone needs to talk things through and feel understood before trying changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, emotions, and actions. It breaks problems into parts and uses small experiments to test new ways of thinking and behaving, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susan will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try first. That choice can shift as you notice what helps, and sessions will include regular check-ins to adjust the plan collaboratively.
Confirm the current session formats before booking, since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins during a lunch break, avoiding travel time, or choosing a session style that needs less video. Licensed professionals and therapists use these practical benefits to help clients maintain momentum and apply new skills between sessions.
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Experience
26+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
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What kinds of concerns does she address?
She supports adults with relationship issues, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, caregiving strain, career challenges, and life transitions.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and person-focused. She listens, helps name patterns, and uses clear steps like behavioral changes and skill practice.
How much experience does she have?
She has 26 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and life concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Arizona and provides services from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies by location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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