- Calm amid anxiety
- Practical coping steps
- Compassionate listening
About Susan
Susan J Razavi is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R) based in New York with 35 years of experience. She blends psychotherapy and life coaching elements to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes. Her tone is steady and nonjudgmental, aimed at making it easier to take the first step toward change.
She listens to each person as an individual and tailors conversations to real-life problems. Sessions focus on practical ways to cope with everyday strain, like overwhelm, loneliness, or difficulty making decisions. She also works with people recovering from trauma and emotional abuse, helping them find steadier ground.
Susan draws on several approaches to shape treatment to a person’s needs. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify values and build actions that matter. Client-centered work creates a respectful space to be heard and understood. Mindfulness techniques support learning to stay present during hard moments.
In practice she combines insight with concrete steps. Brief solution-focused work can point to small changes that make daily life more manageable. Longer psychodynamic conversations may explore recurring patterns that affect relationships and self-worth. The goal is to reduce distress and increase a clearer sense of direction.
She is comfortable addressing issues such as attachment wounds, caregiver stress, blended family concerns, eating-related struggles, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster. If someone wants to begin, they can use the site’s start flow to match with her and schedule an initial appointment.
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small, values-driven steps. It helps with anxiety, overwhelm, and finding direction after major life changes. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes being heard without judgment and building a trusting therapeutic relationship that supports change.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm during stressful moments. These techniques can be used alongside ACT or client-centered work to handle symptoms like panic, rumination, and grief-related distress.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Sometimes the work leans toward short practical strategies, and other times it becomes a deeper conversation about recurring patterns and meaning.
The practical benefits of online therapy often include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy day. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it simpler to keep regular appointments and try techniques between sessions to support real-life changes.
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 addresses concerns like abandonment, attachment issues, caregiver stress, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is supportive and caring, focused on listening and treating each person as an individual. Sessions mix practical steps with empathic conversation to help people move forward.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 35 years of experience working as a psychotherapist and life coach in various settings.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She practices in New York and holds the LCSW-R credential, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Registered.
Does she offer services in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How much do sessions cost?
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?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.