Susan Lipkin , LISW

Susan Lipkin brings a long-standing commitment to helping people navigate trauma, relationships, and life transitions. She has been a licensed clinical social worker since 1988 and became independently licensed in 1999. She holds a Master of Social Work degree in Clinical Social Work and the credential LISW - Licensed Independent Social Worker, which indicates advanced training and independent clinical licensure.

Her clinical experience spans seven years in private practice and many years working in community mental health centers, psychiatric hospitals, and veterans services. She has worked with individuals and families across the lifespan, offering couples and family therapy as well as individual treatment. Her practice includes extensive work with survivors of sexual and physical abuse, people managing military-related trauma, women affected by domestic violence, and those coping with infertility and its emotional impact. She has also supported older adults facing issues related to aging.

Susan uses a client-centered stance, listening closely to each person to identify strengths and what already works for them. She has received extensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and applies CBT when it fits a client’s needs, while remaining flexible in approach to respond to changing circumstances. Her work addresses depression, anxiety, stress, relationship difficulties, grief, self-esteem concerns, and other life stressors, with an emphasis on acceptance, warmth, and nonjudgmental support.

Approaches and online options for therapy

Client-centered therapy emphasizes the person in front of the therapist - listening closely, reflecting what matters to the client, and building treatment around the individual's own goals and strengths. This approach helps with relationship concerns, decision-making, and developing greater self-understanding.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It offers practical strategies for managing anxiety, depression, stress, and mood concerns by teaching skills that can be applied between sessions.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-focused awareness and gentle acceptance of thoughts and feelings. It can be helpful for reducing stress, improving emotional regulation, and coping with chronic worry or pain.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Susan Lipkin works with each person to determine which methods fit best given their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts strategies as progress is made. Licensed professionals and therapists often combine techniques to respond to changing circumstances and priorities.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, access care from home, and maintain continuity of treatment during life transitions, while still working collaboratively with a licensed therapist.