Susan Charney, LCSW

Susan Charney is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of practice in Arizona. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, trauma, eating and body image issues, and parenting challenges. Her work also covers career questions, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and caregiving stress.

Susan uses straightforward, practical methods to help people manage problems day to day. She listens first and helps clients set clear, doable goals. Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings and ways to change unhelpful thoughts and habits.

She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered and mindfulness approaches. That mix lets her teach tools for thinking differently, while also staying grounded in the client's experience and present-moment awareness. Solution-focused techniques help keep progress concrete and goal-oriented.

Susan draws on years of experience supporting people through complex life events. She has particular experience with family of origin issues, blended family challenges, divorce and separation, and caregiving for illness or aging relatives. She also supports people facing chronic pain, cancer, fertility concerns, and work-related stress.

In sessions she aims to be calm and practical. She helps clients notice patterns, practice new responses, and build skills for everyday life. The work is collaborative - clients help set the pace and choose priorities.

Susan practices in Arizona and conducts sessions in English. She uses a mix of short-term coaching strategies and deeper therapeutic work depending on what each person needs.

Working with CBT and Mindfulness online

Susan often blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to help people change unhelpful thinking and stay present. CBT focuses on identifying patterns of thought that keep problems going and practicing different responses. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and improve emotional awareness.

She also uses a client-centered stance to keep the work grounded in each person's experience. That means she listens for what matters most and collaborates on goals and methods. Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the process, and she helps clients choose approaches that fit their needs and preferences.

Online therapy makes those approaches more flexible. Video calls let conversations feel closer to an in-person session. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter, frequent touch points to practice skills between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while still working on lasting change.