- Years in practice
- 26
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Arizona
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Susan
Susan Charney is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing relationship stress and parenting challenges. She brings 26 years of experience and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Susan speaks plainly and keeps sessions focused on what matters most to each person.
She often works with people coping with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, or major life changes. She also supports those wrestling with self-esteem, intimacy issues, career decisions, and caregiver strain.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to improve communication, reduce overwhelm, and build clearer next steps. Susan uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and on mindfulness to reduce stress in the moment.
Solution-focused strategies help set small, achievable goals during busy lives. Her style is straightforward and collaborative. She listens first, then offers tools you can try between sessions.
Many people appreciate having concrete exercises, short-term planning, and check-ins to track progress. Based in Arizona, Susan works with adults seeking help around relationships, parenting concerns, and life transitions. She describes therapy as a team effort where the client’s goals guide the work.
Practical change and increased self-understanding are the main aims of her practice.
What Susan works with
Everything Susan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Susan helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Susan lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness 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 therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Susan commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in her online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavioral changes, which helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and bring calm during difficult moments.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Susan will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked in the past. Together they decide which strategies to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls let you work face to face for skill practice and discussion. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer a flexible option for brief updates, coaching-style support, or when typing feels more comfortable. These formats help make regular therapy more manageable around work, parenting, and busy days.
Questions people ask about Susan
What concerns does she commonly address?
Susan supports people with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, stress, self-esteem, career concerns, and related challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. She listens closely, helps set goals, and offers exercises to use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 26 years of clinical experience working with adults through life transitions and emotional challenges.
What credentials and location are on file?
She holds an LCSW credential and is licensed in Arizona as an AZ LCSW.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for working together?
Susan offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy match?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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