- CBT methods
- Emotion-focused work
- Solution-focused steps
About Susan
Susan "Sue" Wildermann is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with 18 years of experience. She holds a master's degree in the behavioral sciences and a professional diploma in marriage and family therapy. Sue works with people facing depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting strains, relationship problems, and concerns such as ADHD, grief, bipolar mood issues, and stress.
She often helps clients dealing with family conflict, abandonment, adoption and foster care questions, blended family issues, and challenges around caregiving or aging. Sue also addresses intimacy-related problems, anger, self-esteem, career pressures, and forgiveness. Her experience includes supporting survivors of domestic violence and people affected by natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy.
Sue describes her approach as eclectic and collaborative. She treats therapy as a team effort and uses methods that fit each person's situation. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings and on clearer thinking about feelings and behavior.
In session she draws on client-centered work, cognitive behavioral methods, emotionally-focused techniques, narrative ideas, and solution-focused strategies. That mix lets her shift emphasis when someone needs emotion-focused repair, skills for managing anxiety, or ways to reframe painful stories from the past.
She has worked with individuals, couples, parents and grandparents to change interaction patterns and improve communication. Sue aims to help people clarify goals and practice new ways of responding to stress and relationship strain.
How Sue’s approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what a person says. It helps people feel heard and to clarify what matters to them, which can be useful when shame or guilt makes feelings confusing.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) lays out concrete steps to test thoughts and change unhelpful patterns. It often includes simple exercises and between-session practice to reduce worry or low moods.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) addresses patterns in close relationships and helps people notice, name, and respond to emotions differently during interactions. This can be helpful for intimacy-related concerns and for repairing partnership patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Sue will work collaboratively to see which methods fit a person's goals and preferences. She may emphasize skills work with CBT, deepening emotional awareness with EFT, or reflective storytelling with narrative ideas depending on the situation.
Confirm the current session formats before booking so you know what is offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people choose video or audio options depending on how they prefer to engage.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Sue works with depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting, relationship and family issues, grief, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, stress, anger and self-esteem problems.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses a mix of client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools, and emotionally-focused techniques to help people talk through guilt or shame and test different ways of responding.
How much experience does she have working with trauma?
She has 18 years of clinical experience and has supported survivors of domestic violence and people affected by events such as Hurricane Sandy.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in New Jersey and works with people in that state.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know the available formats for sessions with her.
How are costs and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.