- Addictions support
- Relationship help
- 20 years experience
About Susan
Susan Acosta is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage addiction, relationship strain, family conflict, stress, anxiety, and codependency concerns. She supports people facing parenting challenges, intimacy struggles, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. Susan writes plans with each person, not one-size-fits-all solutions.
She brings 20 years of practice in New York to her work. That experience includes helping clients through divorce and separation, blended family issues, and drug and alcohol addiction. She focuses on practical steps people can take between sessions to feel steadier and more hopeful.
Susan works in a collaborative, respectful way. Conversations are shaped by what a person needs that week. She uses straightforward questions, reflective listening, and goal-focused discussion to help people notice patterns and try new behaviors.
Her approach draws on client-centered work that keeps the person's goals central, cognitive behavioral tools to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and motivational interviewing techniques to build readiness for change. Sessions also include solution-focused ideas to help people find small, manageable next steps.
People who reach out can expect a calm, practical style that aims to make daily life more manageable. Susan frames progress as gradual and tailored to each person's situation. To begin, readers are encouraged to follow the site's sign-up flow and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Susan uses client-centered methods that keep the person's goals and experience at the center of every session. This approach emphasizes listening, reflecting, and shaping sessions around what matters most to the client, which can be especially helpful when addressing relationship strain and family conflict.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact. CBT helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try concrete behavior changes between sessions, useful for anxiety, depression, and codependency concerns.
Finding the right method is part of the work together. The therapist will help the person decide which approach or mix of approaches fits their goals and preferences, and will adjust plans as progress and priorities change. That decision is collaborative and revisited over time.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also let people continue work from different locations within the same region, while keeping focus on practical steps and measurable goals.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
Susan works with people on addictions, relationship and family conflicts, stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, anger, intimacy issues, parenting challenges, and coping with life changes.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She practices in a collaborative, respectful style and tailors conversation and plans to each person's needs using practical, goal-focused work.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 20 years of professional experience providing care to people in New York.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in New York and works with clients based in that region.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.