Susan J Razavi, LCSW-R

Susan J Razavi is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW-R) based in New York with 35 years of practice as a psychotherapist and life coach. She brings a steady, compassionate presence to conversations about stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, self-esteem, and major life changes. Her manner is warm and nonjudgmental and she treats each person with respect and attention.

Over decades of work she has helped people facing emotional abuse, physical trauma, relationship strain, parenting strain, and challenges at work. She pays attention to issues that often sit underneath symptoms, such as attachment and abandonment concerns, feelings of emptiness, guilt and shame, and struggles with control and impulsivity.

Her approach blends several ways of working, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered and psychodynamic ideas, mindfulness, and solution-focused steps. Sessions focus on practical thinking and everyday habits, building clearer choices and small, usable shifts in daily life.

Susan aims to tailor conversations and goals to each person. She listens for what matters most, then helps people try specific strategies and notice what changes. The work often covers coping tools, communication skills, and ways to manage distressing thoughts and feelings.

She values steady support while people make changes at their own pace. If someone wants help sorting priorities, calming anxiety, coping with loss, or finding purpose, Susan offers a grounded, experienced collaborator.

Approach choices and online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and commit to values-based actions rather than getting stuck in unhelpful patterns. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and making life changes. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on empathic listening and creating a respectful space where people can explore what matters to them and build their own solutions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention skills to reduce reactivity and improve noticing of thoughts and bodily signals.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try approaches that fit and adjust as needed in collaboration with the client.

Confirm current session options before booking, as session formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy routine, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also supports working through thinking patterns and daily habits from wherever scheduling and circumstances allow, while the therapist and client decide together what kind of session rhythm and approach will be most helpful.