- 35 years experience
- Values based care
- Mindful approaches
About Susan
Susan J Razavi is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW-R) based in New York with 35 years of clinical experience. She combines psychotherapy and life coaching skills to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes. Her work focuses on practical support and steady guidance during hard moments.
She listens closely and treats people as individuals. Sessions are grounded in respect, sensitivity, and a nonjudgmental tone. Susan avoids stigmatizing labels and aims to create a space where clients can talk through difficult feelings and decisions.
Susan uses a mix of psychotherapy approaches to match each person’s needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take meaningful steps. Mindfulness techniques are used to strengthen present-moment awareness and calm. Psychodynamic ideas help uncover patterns that arise from past experiences.
Her background includes long-term work with trauma and emotional abuse, as well as common life struggles like relationship strain, caregiver stress, and career challenges. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment concerns, and life purpose questions.
Susan is skilled at helping people develop coping skills for impulsivity, isolation, and guilt or shame. She offers straightforward, compassionate guidance for practical problem solving and emotional processing. If someone is ready to make a change, she works collaboratively to set realistic, step-by-step goals.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Susan commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy when helping people navigate work and wellbeing concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying what matters most to you and taking small, value-driven steps even when emotions are difficult. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, respectful listener who follows your lead and helps you name and process your own priorities.She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to develop present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. Mindfulness exercises can help with anxiety, stress, and managing strong emotions in daily life. Together these approaches offer tools for coping and for making practical changes based on personal goals.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susan will collaborate with each person to find methods that fit their goals, preferences, and circumstances. She tailors the plan over time and checks in about what helps and what needs to change.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for different session lengths or check-ins that match your routine. Discuss practical needs and timing with the therapist when you schedule to find an arrangement that works.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
35+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Susan works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on issues like abandonment, attachment, caregiver stress, and communication problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is supportive, caring, and nonjudgmental. Sessions emphasize listening, respect, and tailoring conversation and goals to each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 35 years of experience working as a psychotherapist and life coach with a wide range of concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds the LCSW-R credential and practices in New York.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking to know what formats are available with this therapist.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.