Susan Lipkin, LISW

Susan Lipkin is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) with a master's degree in Clinical Social Work and a long history of clinical practice. She has been a licensed clinical social worker since 1988 and became independently licensed in 1999, bringing decades of experience across settings that include private practice, community mental health centers, psychiatric hospitals, and veterans' services.

Susan practices from a client-centered perspective, listening for what each person already knows and values while tailoring interventions to meet immediate needs. She has spent seven years in private practice and has provided individual, couples, and family therapy to a wide range of clients. Her work has included extensive support for survivors of sexual and physical abuse, people coping with military-related trauma, and women affected by domestic violence. She also has a particular clinical interest in infertility and the emotional challenges it can bring, and she has supported older adults facing changes related to aging.

Susan emphasizes flexibility in treatment and draws on a variety of methods depending on what will help a client most. She has received extensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and uses it when it aligns with a person’s goals. Her areas of focus include stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem, LGBT concerns, grief and loss, parenting and fatherhood issues, career and life transitions, compassion fatigue, and coping with chronic illness or disability. She aims to provide a warm, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore choices and work toward clearer, more manageable ways of living.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Susan Lipkin

Susan draws on client-centered therapy to create a respectful, listening-focused environment in which clients' values and strengths guide the work; this approach helps with relationship concerns, life transitions, and situations where understanding personal priorities matters most. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), for which she has received extensive training, to help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop more effective coping skills for anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness therapy is another approach she integrates to support grounding, present-moment awareness, and emotional regulation when clients want tools to manage distress and increase resilience.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy itself. Susan collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts strategies over time so treatment remains practical and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule appointments around work, family, and mobility needs and allow consistent access to licensed professionals even when in-person visits are difficult. The variety of formats supports different communication styles and helps clients maintain continuity of care.