- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York, New Mexico, Utah, California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Suzanne
Suzanne Knapp is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 12 years of experience. She practices in New Mexico and brings a background in social work, psychotherapy, supervision, and life coaching. Suzanne focuses on helping people who are trying to find direction, rebuild confidence, and cope with stressful life changes.
She has worked in many settings including foster care, a group residence, a domestic violence shelter, schools, an assisted living home, outpatient clinics, and independent practice.
Background and approach
That variety shaped a practical approach to common problems like anxiety, depression, sleep troubles, and burnout. Her work also covers parenting concerns and blended family issues alongside trauma, grief, and career stress. Suzanne’s style is engaging and interactive.
She listens with a human-centered attitude and uses tools from client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative work. Sessions aim to be collaborative and focused on what matters to the person in front of her. In sessions she helps people set personal and professional goals that reflect their values and strengths.
She prioritizes clear, doable steps so change feels manageable instead of overwhelming. Parents often seek her out for help with communication, self-esteem, and coping during life transitions. Suzanne also supports people facing compassion fatigue, first responder stress, traumatic brain injury recovery challenges, and identity-related concerns.
She offers straightforward guidance and a coaching mindset alongside traditional therapeutic work.
What Suzanne works with
Everything Suzanne lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Suzanne helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- First responder issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Self-love
- Traumatic brain injury
Approaches Suzanne lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-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.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Suzanne often uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, listening-first relationship where the person's concerns lead the work. This approach helps when someone needs a chance to be heard, clarify values, and set goals without feeling judged.She also brings cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) into online work to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is practical for anxiety, sleep problems, low mood, and parenting-related stress because it focuses on small experiments and clear skill-building.
Finding the right combination of methods is part of the process. Suzanne works together with each person to decide which approaches fit their goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities. That collaborative planning makes sessions feel useful from the start.
Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging - let people choose what fits their routine. Video calls approximate face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, parenting, and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Suzanne
What concerns does Suzanne commonly address?
Suzanne works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting worries, sleep problems, anger, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, career stress, and self-esteem problems.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her approach is engaging and interactive, combining client-centered listening with practical strategies from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness methods. Sessions emphasize collaboration and achievable steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working as a social worker, psychotherapist, supervisor, and life coach across multiple care settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCSW credentials and is licensed in New York and New Mexico, practicing from New Mexico.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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