Susan Wildemann

Susan Wildemann is a licensed clinical social worker with 33 years of experience in therapy. She lives in New York and brings a steady, respectful presence to sessions. Her background includes work with depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, and trauma. She has also worked with people who have intellectual disability. Her style is warm and interactive. She treats each person with sensitivity and without stigmatizing labels. Sessions are tailored to the person in front of her, and plans change as needs shift. She uses practical tools from cognitive-behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness practices are offered to build awareness and calm. Solution-focused techniques help set clear, manageable goals and track progress. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to understand how past experiences can influence current choices and feelings. Trauma-focused methods are used when past harm affects daily life, always paced to the individual. Susan aims to make therapy usable for everyday life. Meetings focus on concrete steps, coping strategies, and improving communication. She supports people through grief, caregiver stress, chronic illness, sleep trouble, and work-related strain. Starting therapy is framed as a partnership. She listens first, then helps people choose approaches that fit their situation. The emphasis is on practical change and building skills that help with ordinary days.

How her approaches translate to online work

Therapy often combines several methods to meet real needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting thought patterns and trying new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and improve sleep and focus. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process overwhelming experiences at a pace they can manage and reduce how past events affect daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist listens to goals, priorities, and day-to-day limits, and then helps choose or blend methods that fit. This is a collaborative process with adjustments along the way as progress and needs become clearer.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific session formats before booking since current offerings are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, shorten travel time, and allow brief check-ins during a work break or day off. Some approaches adapt well to remote sessions because they focus on skills practice and structured exercises that can be done between meetings.