Susan Charney, LCSW - Therapist in Arizona

About Susan

Susan Charney is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of experience. She offers calm, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting questions, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and body image struggles, and career or life transitions. Her style is warm and down-to-earth.

She listens closely and helps clients find real steps to feel steadier and more in control. Susan uses straightforward tools rather than long lectures.

Background and approach

She helps people identify patterns that cause pain and then practices new ways of coping. Sessions include talk, problem-solving, and skills you can try between meetings. She aims to make progress feel manageable rather than overwhelming.

Her training as a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - informs a person-focused approach. Susan blends evidence-based techniques like cognitive behavioral methods with mindfulness and trauma-informed ideas. This mix lets her tailor the work to whatever problem a client brings in.

Over more than two decades in Arizona, Susan has worked with many common and complex concerns. She offers support around grief, caregiving stress, chronic illness issues, codependency, and relationship challenges. The emphasis is on practical changes and clearer thinking during difficult times.

People who choose Susan often want a pragmatic therapist who also listens with empathy. She encourages small experiments, clearer communication, and realistic goal-setting. Her approach is collaborative and paced to fit each person’s needs.

How Susan’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's needs. In practice this means the therapist gives space for clients to tell their story and then reflects back what matters most, helping clients find their own direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches skills to change them. It is useful for anxiety, stress, low mood, and many everyday issues. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve present-moment focus, which can help with stress, emotional regulation, and coping after difficult events.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist and client decide together what to try based on needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process includes checking in and adjusting methods if something isn’t helping.

Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work during life transitions. Online formats also allow for shorter check-ins or longer deep sessions depending on what a client needs. Together these practical choices aim to make consistent therapy easier to maintain.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Susan address?

She works with many issues including relationship and intimacy concerns, self-esteem, parenting questions, career and life transitions, stress, anxiety, grief, eating and body image problems, trauma and abuse, depression, and compassion fatigue.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm and practical. She listens closely, helps identify unhelpful patterns, and teaches actionable skills clients can use between sessions.

What is her background and experience?

Susan has 26 years of clinical experience working in Arizona. She has supported people through midlife changes, caregiving stress, chronic illness concerns, and other complex emotional challenges.

What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?

She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - with the Arizona license number AZ LCSW LCSW-2300 and practices in Arizona.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to start working together?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 26 years
Licensed: Arizona
Languages: English

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