Susan Wildemann, LCSW

Susan Wildemann is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 33 years of experience. She trained with a Master of Social Work and practices in New York. Her work centers on common struggles like depression, anxiety, grief, relationship stress, and caregiver fatigue. She also helps people navigating chronic illness, intellectual disability, traumatic brain injury, and trauma-related concerns.

Susan keeps sessions warm and interactive. She listens without judgment and avoids stigmatizing labels. She uses clear, practical methods to help people manage symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning. Expect straightforward conversations and collaborative goal-setting.

Her approach blends cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas, plus solution-focused and trauma-focused tools when helpful. That mix lets her tailor plans to each person’s situation. Sessions often include skill-building, short-term problem work, and attention to deeper patterns when needed.

Susan has worked with caregivers and people facing long-term health challenges, so she understands the strain those roles can create. She also brings experience supporting people with communication difficulties and intellectual disability. Her background includes work with post-traumatic stress and related trauma concerns.

If someone is ready to make a change, Susan focuses on practical steps and steady support. She encourages exploring what matters to the person and testing small changes between sessions. The therapist aims to empower people to cope better and regain more stability in daily life.

How Susan’s Approaches Work Online

Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice thoughts and body sensations without getting swept away by them. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, sleep problems, and managing emotional reactivity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susan will talk with each person about goals, past experiences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether to focus on skills from CBT, mindfulness practices, short-term solution work, or deeper psychodynamic themes depending on needs and preferences.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people continue care while managing caregiving responsibilities or chronic health limitations. The therapist will help match session length and focus to what fits a person’s day-to-day life.