- Client-centered focus
- CBT and mindfulness
- Skills for everyday life
About Susan
Susan Shafer is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor who brings 15 years of clinical experience to her work. She focuses on practical strategies that help people manage stress, anxiety, sleep problems, mood concerns, and life changes. Susan writes plainly and meets people where they are in their day-to-day lives.
Susan uses a client-centered stance that values each person's goals and pace. She blends cognitive behavioral ideas with mindfulness so clients can notice unhelpful thoughts and test small changes. Sessions emphasize clear skills people can use between meetings to improve sleep, reduce worry, and handle strong emotions.
Her background includes a master’s degree in community counseling and many years working in settings with children, adolescents, adults, and families. That variety shaped a practical toolkit for common problems like attention differences, grief, relationship struggles, and mood disorders. Susan also integrates movement and breath practices when appropriate to support emotion regulation and body awareness.
She encourages approaches that match a person’s comfort level, including brief coaching-style work or longer therapeutic exploration. Susan aims to help people reconnect with their strengths, build better daily routines, and find clearer steps toward rest and resilience. When someone is ready to begin, she asks them to identify goals so sessions focus on what matters most.
How therapy approaches translate to online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship and following each person’s pace. Online work using this approach still centers the client’s goals and encourages collaborative planning to tackle sleep problems, anxiety, or life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then try small experiments to change them. In an online format CBT can include guided exercises, sleep hygiene planning, and homework to test new habits between meetings.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and support calmer sleep. Short guided practices can be led in sessions and then used independently to manage worry or nighttime rumination.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will work together with the client to choose methods that match their goals, comfort level, and daily routine. That collaborative stance helps make sessions feel useful from the start.
Session formats were not specified in the profile, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into work or parenting schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Talk with the therapist during matching to learn which session rhythms and tools will best support sleep and rest goals.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
North Carolina, New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
Susan helps people with stress, anxiety, sleep disturbances, mood disorders, trauma-related difficulties, and life transitions. Her work also covers parenting, relationship concerns, grief, ADHD, and career or purpose questions.
What is her style in therapy?
Her approach is client-centered and practical. She blends cognitive behavioral ideas with mindfulness and solution-focused techniques to teach skills people can use between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has about 15 years of clinical experience working in a range of settings with children, adolescents, adults, and families. That experience shaped a hands-on approach to common concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed as LCMHC and LPC and practices out of New Jersey. The credentials are shown as provided in her profile.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work together?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats were not specified in the profile. The therapist can clarify which formats she offers when you begin the process.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Contact the service for exact pricing details before scheduling.
How do I begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability. That process helps match goals and preferences before the first session.