I am a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical (LCSW-C) to practice in Maryland with 25 years of professional work experience. I am a Veteran and have worked with Veterans, individuals, groups, families, and teens. I also have experience in the legal system as a treatment provider. My expertise is with helping clients cope with addictions and substance use; PTSD, trauma and abuse; stress, anxiety, & depression. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. I also like to meet the client where they are at in their life and treatment will be centered on your goals. This can mean still using substances while working on your addiction goals ie: abstinence is not required; or being anxious and needing short therapy sessions to start. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!
Additional areas of focus: Abandonment, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Codependency, Communication problems, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Isolation / loneliness, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Narcissism, Personality disorders, Post-traumatic stress
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
MD LCSW-C 10825
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Has had a key role in my support and enhancement of my mental wellbeing after a catastrophic experience. She has helped me understand myself more and helped me grow in many ways as a young adult where I feel like I was stagnant due to life experiences holding me back mentally and emotionally. Susanne has been amazing!
Written on Jan 05, 2026 after therapy with Susann for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, coping with life changes, and adhd
Susann is personal. Attentive when I speak, I feel like she really listens to me. And she’s easy to talk to
Written on Dec 17, 2025 after therapy with Susann for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Susan is great
Written on Nov 30, 2025 after therapy with Susann for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and addictions
Susann provided me tools to deal with my issues and get strength and confidence to overcome the dark mood I was in. Her experience in helping Veterans like myself made her easy to communicate with and made me feel that “she gets me.”
Written on Jun 19, 2025 after therapy with Susann for 7 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, and intimacy-related issues
Susan is great. She prompts me with questions I need to ask myself. She’s provided me with worksheets and reading excerpts to help me better understand my own thoughts and patterns. Susan is kind and very easy to open up to. She’s allowed me to step outside of myself and look at my particular situations from a different angle.
Written on May 20, 2025 after therapy with Susann for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues
She’s great at understanding my issues
Written on Mar 05, 2025 after therapy with Susann for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and relationship issues