Susan Wildemann, LCSW

Susan Wildemann is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 33 years of practice. She lives in New York and has worked with people facing depression, anxiety, grief, relationship struggles, and trauma. Her background includes supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities and those coping with chronic illness and caregiver stress.

She works in a warm, interactive way that aims to be respectful and direct. Sessions are tailored to each person’s needs and life situation. She avoids stigmatizing labels and focuses on practical steps that fit daily life.

Susan uses a mix of approaches, including cognitive behavioral work and mindfulness, to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of thinking and acting. She also draws on psychodynamic and solution-focused ideas to understand recurring difficulties and set short-term, achievable goals.

People come to her with a wide range of concerns such as sleep problems, parenting strain, post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, chronic pain, and compassion fatigue. She helps people sort priorities, manage symptoms, and build routines that support recovery and stability.

Her sessions emphasize collaboration. She and the person she works with agree on goals and adjust plans as needs change. The focus is on clear, doable steps and on helping people regain a sense of control when life feels overwhelming.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice thoughts and bodily sensations without judgment. It can be useful for anxiety, sleep issues, and stress by teaching simple breathing and awareness exercises to use day to day.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It helps with depression, anxiety, and problems like sleep or motivation by breaking issues into small, practical steps and homework between sessions.

Trauma-Focused Therapy centers on processing traumatic events at a pace that feels manageable. It aims to reduce the hold of painful memories and to teach coping strategies for triggers and flashbacks.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. That decision is revisited as progress is made or circumstances change.

Confirm which session formats are offered before booking, since the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full session is impractical. It also lets people continue care while managing chronic pain, caregiving duties, or mobility limits.