- Attachment-based work
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness and DBT
About Susan
Susan Williams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Wisconsin with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, depression, addictions, and family of origin issues. She also addresses concerns such as self-esteem, sleep and eating problems, parenting strain, and ADHD.
Susan uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. She helps people notice patterns that started in childhood and how those patterns affect current relationships and choices. Conversations focus on what is getting in the way now and on skills that can change daily life.
Her approach draws on client-centered listening alongside evidence-informed tools. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early roles and expectations shape closeness and boundaries. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts, and DBT skills and mindfulness practices help with emotional regulation and coping.
Sessions often include setting clear goals, trying out new ways of communicating, and practicing small behavioral experiments between meetings. She also supports people dealing with blended family issues, abandonment concerns, codependency, and recovery from substance problems. Work may include coaching elements for career or life transitions.
Susan holds a Master of Social Work and maintains clinical practice in Wisconsin. She offers services in English and accepts international clients. Prospective clients are encouraged to confirm current session formats before scheduling to make sure they match practical needs.
How Susan integrates therapy approaches online
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shaped expectations about closeness and trust. This approach helps people recognize repeating roles and consider new ways of relating in current relationships.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavioral experiments. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and for shifting patterns that began in family life.
Mindfulness and DBT-informed skills offer straightforward practices for regulating strong emotions and handling conflict. These tools can be practiced in short exercises between meetings to build steady coping skills.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and adjustments are made as progress is reviewed.
The biography did not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a weekday break, reduce travel time, or use a brief phone check-in when video is not practical. Licensed professionals often adapt exercises, homework, and communication to how a person prefers to meet, helping therapy fit into everyday life without promising any particular format.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to family patterns?
She helps people understand how family of origin issues, attachment problems, and abandonment concerns affect current relationships and behavior.
What is her therapeutic style in sessions?
She combines client-centered listening with practical techniques, using clear goals, skills practice, and behavioral experiments during and between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience as a licensed social worker working with adults on anxiety, depression, addictions, and relationship concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Wisconsin and practices from that state.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered to international clients as noted, and services are provided in English.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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