- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
- Client-centered care
About Susan
Susan Frambes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New Jersey with 30 years of experience. She works with adults facing depression, anxiety, trauma and life transitions, and helps people coping with addiction, relationship strain, grief, and issues such as guilt and shame.
Susan often sees people who are dealing with the fallout of childhood trauma, domestic violence, stalking, or emotional abuse. She also supports those struggling with body image, codependency, and caregiver fatigue. Her approach is practical and conversation-based rather than theoretical.
In sessions she uses client-centered methods that focus on the person in front of her. She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help identify patterns in thinking and behavior. Mindfulness techniques are used to develop present-moment awareness and calm, while trauma-focused work addresses past harms that continue to affect daily life.
Susan adapts scheduling when possible and communicates with clients regularly between sessions when that fits the client’s plan. She has experience working with adults of all ages and with people who have disabilities or who are navigating major life changes. Her style emphasizes straightforward talk and concrete steps people can use outside session.
Her work is grounded in long experience with addictive disorders and family-of-origin problems. People seeking help for guilt and shame, abandonment concerns, or coping after separation may find her approach relevant. To begin, readers should confirm current session options before booking.
How her approaches are used in remote sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s concerns and priorities. In practice this means the therapist listens closely, follows what matters to the client, and shapes sessions around those topics rather than forcing a fixed plan.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify thoughts and behaviors that keep guilt and shame active. In sessions clients practice noticing patterns, testing unhelpful beliefs, and trying different behaviors between meetings to see what changes.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase awareness of present-moment experience. This can help when guilt or shame feels overwhelming and interrupts daily life.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Susan will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That plan can shift as progress or new concerns appear.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online care can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT exercises and mindfulness practices to remote sessions so the work continues between meetings.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of guilt or shame does she help with?
She works with adults coping with guilt and shame related to relationships, past trauma, family of origin issues, and life transitions.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame in therapy?
Her work blends client-centered conversation with cognitive behavioral tools and mindfulness to name patterns, shift unhelpful thoughts, and practice new responses.
How much experience does she have with trauma and abuse?
She has 30 years of clinical experience including work with childhood trauma, domestic violence, stalking survivors, and related trauma concerns.
What credential and location should I know about?
Susan is an LCSW licensed in New Jersey and works with adults in that state.
Does she work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start working with her?
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.