Susan Wildemann, LCSW

Susan Wildemann is a licensed clinical social worker with 33 years of experience. She earned her Master of Social Work from Boston University and practices in New York. Susan works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship problems. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, caregiving strain, and intellectual disability concerns.

Her approach is warm and interactive. Sessions are tailored to each person's needs rather than using one fixed method. She combines practical strategies with attention to life story and present coping. That can mean learning skills to manage mood or looking at patterns that keep problems active.

Susan uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She draws on mindfulness to build calm and focus, and she uses solution-focused ideas to set small, achievable goals. Trauma-focused and psychodynamic elements may appear when relevant to a client's history.

In a typical session she listens, asks clarifying questions, and offers exercises you can try between meetings. She aims to create a respectful atmosphere and avoids stigmatizing labels. The work often mixes short-term skills practice with deeper reflection about life events and relationships.

People who want practical tools plus thoughtful conversation may find her style fits. She emphasizes collaboration so clients shape the goals and pace of therapy.

How Susan’s Approaches Translate to Online Care

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple ways to notice the present moment and reduce reactivity. It can help with stress, sleep problems, and managing physical symptoms like pain by training attention and slowing automatic reactions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and many day-to-day struggles because it offers concrete practices you can use between sessions.

Susan sees finding the right approach as a team effort. She will discuss your goals and try methods that match what you want to change. Together you decide which strategies to keep, adapt, or set aside as the work progresses.

If you want online care, please confirm the session formats available before booking. Different formats can make therapy easier to fit into life - for example, shorter check-ins can slide into a workday, audio-only sessions reduce data use, and video lets you practice techniques together. Talk with the intake process about what fits your schedule and needs so sessions can be arranged to work with everyday routines.