Susan J Razavi

Susan J Razavi is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R) in New York with 35 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, and major life changes. Susan also lists life purpose among the concerns she helps people address.

She has a long history supporting people after trauma and during transitions. Her practice includes work on abandonment and attachment issues, blended family stress, caregiver strain, and communication difficulties. She also supports people dealing with divorce, guilt and shame, eating and food-related struggles, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.

Susan draws on several ways of working rather than a single method. Her approach includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), client-centered work, mindfulness, psychodynamic perspectives, and solution-focused techniques. Sessions typically focus on clear goals and practical steps as well as understanding deeper patterns that keep problems repeating.

In sessions she listens for what matters most to each person. Conversations cover coping skills, ways to manage painful memories, and small behavioral experiments to test new approaches. She pays attention to how relationships and past experiences shape current reactions.

Her tone is steady and direct. People who come when they feel stuck or unsure about next steps find concrete options to try. To begin, the site process asks you to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How her approaches translate to remote work

She frequently uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them, and to identify actions that match their values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, indecision, and finding direction when life feels uncertain.

She also uses client-centered and mindfulness-based techniques that focus on clear listening and present-moment skills. Client-centered work means conversations center on the person's experience, while mindfulness practices teach attention skills that reduce reactivity and quiet constant worry.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels practical, then try methods that fit. Decisions about pace, experiments, and whether to emphasize skills or deeper reflection are made collaboratively.

Confirm the session formats available before booking because formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and remove travel time so people can schedule sessions around work or caregiving. These practical benefits help therapy fit real life without promising a specific outcome.