Susan Charney, MSW, LCSW

About

Clinical Social Work/Therapist in Phoenix, AZ. Works with Couples Counseling, Family Therapy and Grief. Sees clients online only. Takes Aetna, Cigna, Humana and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Grief
• Anxiety
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Divorce
• Life Transitions
• Parenting
• Peer Relationships
• Relationship Issues
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• Clinical Supervision and Licensed SupervisorsNot a therapy for clients: this therapist supervises other clinicians, for example those working toward their license.
• CoachingGoal-focused work on the present and future, such as career, performance or life changes, rather than treatment of a mental health condition.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• Family / MaritalTherapy with couples or families together, focused on communication, conflict and the patterns between people.
• Family SystemsSees a person as part of their family as a whole, and explores roles, patterns and communication across the family rather than one person's problems alone.
• IntegrativeCombines more than one therapy approach, fitted to the person's needs.
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)Sees the mind as made of different 'parts', and helps people understand and care for them from a calm, compassionate core 'Self'.
• InterpersonalA structured, time-limited therapy focused on relationships and life events, such as conflict, loss or big role changes, and how they affect mood.
• Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)A therapy for young children's behavior in which the therapist coaches the parent live, often through an earpiece, while they play together.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• Positive PsychologyFocuses on well-being, strengths, gratitude and what makes life fulfilling, alongside working through difficulties.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Structural Family TherapyLooks at how a family is organized, its roles, rules and boundaries, and helps reshape patterns that cause problems.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Online only

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Couples Counseling, Family Therapy, Grief, ADHD, Adoption, Anxiety, Body Image, Cancer, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Coping Skills, Depression, Divorce, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Mood Disorders, Parenting, Peer Relationships, Polyamory & ENM, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Stress, Trauma and PTSD, Women's Issues

Insurance

Aetna, Cigna and Evernorth, Cigna EAP, Humana, Humana Dual Medicare and Medicaid, Humana Medicare, United Health/Optum, UnitedHealthcare / Optum EAP

Fees

Individual sessions $200

Payment methods

American Express, Discover, Mastercard, Visa

Ages

Teen, Adults

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Communities

Aviation Professionals, Immuno-disorders, Single Parent

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

Adelphi university New York

Years in practice

37

Other offices

Scottsdale, 85250

Education & qualifications