- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LCSW, LCSW-R
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Susan
Susan Banco is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with three decades of experience in New York. She trained at Adelphi University and has worked in community settings, schools, and day programs. Her background includes counseling individuals, groups, and families and mentoring other social workers.
She takes a warm, conversational approach in sessions. She focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions. Susan blends familiar methods into simple plans that fit daily life.
Background and approach
She helps parents address parenting stress, relationship strains, and life transitions like divorce or career change. She also provides coaching for anxiety, work challenges, and substance-related concerns. Sessions are centered on the person's goals and strengths.
Susan listens first, then offers tools that match each situation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. Solution-focused and narrative ideas help people clarify what they want and build small concrete changes.
Her style is straightforward and supportive. Conversations are relaxed, without jargon, and aim to leave people with doable steps. She adapts communication to fit busy schedules and real-life constraints.
People who reach out can expect coaching that balances compassion with structure. Susan aims to help people gain confidence, reduce overwhelm, and make clearer choices. She welcomes inquiries from English-speaking residents in New York who want practical help for parenting and related life challenges.
What Susan works with
Everything Susan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Susan helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coaching
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Susan lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How approach and online formats work together
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding your priorities before suggesting changes; it helps when someone needs a steady, respectful space to talk through parenting stress or relationship concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down how thoughts, feelings, and actions influence each other and offers practical skills to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful patterns. Motivational Interviewing helps people weigh options and find internal reasons to make changes, which can be useful for substance-related concerns or commitment issues.Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will ask about your goals, what has helped or not helped before, and what feels doable now. Together you decide whether to try skills-based work, coaching-style conversations, or a mix of methods and then adjust as progress is made.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help, while phone sessions work well if bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat can suit quick between-session notes and brief check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection and coaching-style prompts. These options offer flexibility for different days and needs and let people keep momentum without long travel times.
Questions people ask about Susan
What concerns does Susan commonly help with?
Susan helps with parenting stress, relationships, anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. She also addresses career concerns, addictions, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is warm and conversational with a focus on practical steps. Sessions mix listening with concrete tools you can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of experience working in community settings, schools, and day programs and has trained other social workers.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW and LCSW-R, licensed in New York and based in New York.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
In what session formats does she work?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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