Susan Shafer, LCMHC, LPC

Based in New Jersey 15 years in practice Online sessions

Helping people manage strong emotions and stress

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How Susan works

Practical facts

Credentials: LCMHC, LPC
Licensed in: North Carolina, New Jersey
Years in practice: 15
Languages: English
Session format: Online, through our partner platform

About Susan

Susan Shafer is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of experience. She works with people coping with anxiety, depression, anger, grief, ADHD, and other life challenges. Her approach is practical and focused on helping people build skills they can use daily.

Susan blends conversational, client-centered care with goal-focused strategies. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns.

Background and approach

Mindfulness practices are used to help clients calm the body and steady attention in stressful moments. She often frames sessions around clear, manageable steps. That can mean setting short-term goals, practicing new coping skills between meetings, or learning tools to reduce reactivity.

Susan also uses solution-focused methods to identify strengths and small changes that create momentum. In sessions she invites people to talk about what matters most and to try out different strategies. The work can include learning breathing and awareness exercises, breaking problems into parts, and planning specific behavior changes.

For many people this approach helps reduce overwhelm and improves day-to-day functioning. Susan’s background includes community counseling and years of clinical practice in varied settings. She holds a master’s degree and maintains clinical licenses in North Carolina and New Jersey.

She offers video, phone, chat, and text-based sessions for people in New Jersey who prefer remote formats.

What Susan works with

Everything Susan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Susan's practice.

Approaches Susan lists

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Approaches that translate well to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s priorities and experience. The therapist listens, reflects, and helps clients set goals so sessions stay practical and relevant. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches people to spot thought patterns that increase stress or anger and to practice alternative responses through step-by-step exercises. Mindfulness Therapy offers simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus in tense moments.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Susan will collaborate with each person to match techniques to their needs, goals, and preferences. She often blends methods and checks in regularly to see what helps and what should be adjusted, so treatment stays useful and goal-oriented.

Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for skill demonstrations and face-to-face conversation. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins or between-session coaching convenient. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between meetings.

Questions people ask about Susan

What concerns does she address?

Susan helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and related issues such as grief, ADHD, addictions, and relationship or family problems.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She uses a client-centered, down-to-earth style combined with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness techniques to teach practical coping skills.

What experience does she bring?

She has 15 years of clinical experience working in community and clinical settings with a range of concerns and age groups.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She holds the LCMHC and LPC credentials and practices with licensure in North Carolina and New Jersey; her listed practice location is New Jersey.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs.

How are fees and payments handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions based on therapist availability.