- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Suzanne
Suzanne Chait is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns. She talks plainly and listens closely to understand what is overwhelming a person right now. Her approach centers on practical steps a client can try between sessions and honest conversation in the room.
People come to Suzanne for help with grief and loss, intimacy worries, trauma and abuse, or low mood.
Background and approach
She also supports those dealing with jealousy, infidelity, and obsessive or compulsive thoughts and behaviors. Sessions focus on the problems a person brings and on setting small, doable goals. Suzanne aims to make sessions feel open and nonjudgmental.
She encourages clients to name what they want to change and to try different ways to get there. The work is collaborative and paced to fit each person's needs. She offers multiple ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
That flexibility helps people fit therapy into busy schedules and manage follow-up between meetings. Suzanne is based in New York and holds the LCSW credential, which stands for licensed clinical social worker. She brings long experience and a straightforward style to the work of helping people build more stable routines, clearer boundaries, and better ways of coping.
What Suzanne works with
Everything Suzanne lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Suzanne helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Evidence-based techniques Suzanne uses focus on changing unhelpful patterns and building coping skills. One common approach helps people identify and shift thought and behavior patterns that fuel anxiety or low mood. This method teaches practical tools for managing worry and improving daily routine. Another approach centers on relationships and attachment, helping people map what goes wrong in interactions and practice new ways of connecting that reduce conflict and increase closeness.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Suzanne works with each person to identify priorities, try methods that fit their goals, and adjust the plan as progress is made. Clients help steer the focus so the work stays relevant to their lives and values.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people use visual cues and work through material in real time. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth or camera use is an issue. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to check in between meetings, do shorter exchanges, or keep momentum during busy weeks. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work, family, and parenting schedules while maintaining regular contact with a therapist.
Questions people ask about Suzanne
What concerns does she commonly address?
Suzanne helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and intimacy-related worries. She also supports those coping with relationship strain, family conflict, infidelity, jealousy, and obsessive or compulsive behaviors.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is straightforward and collaborative. Sessions focus on clear goals, practical steps, and honest conversation rather than jargon.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of professional experience working with people on a range of emotional and relational concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW, which means licensed clinical social worker, and she practices from New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Click the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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