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- Addictions support
- Mood and anxiety
- Communication skills
About Susan
Susan Csank is an Ohio Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) with 23 years of clinical experience helping people with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and mood concerns. She focuses on practical skills and clear goals. Susan uses several evidence-informed methods to address substance use, relationship strain, grief, and parenting stress.
Susan blends Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. Sessions are oriented toward identifying workable coping skills, improving communication, and reducing unhelpful behavior patterns. She also offers support around codependency, family-of-origin issues, and caregiver stress.
Her work includes both individual therapy and consultation for people affected by someone else’s addiction. That includes helping with communication problems, boundary-setting, and managing the emotional fallout of another person’s substance use or mental illness. She also addresses shame, guilt, and isolation linked to trauma and relationship problems.
In sessions Susan provides education about coping skills and practices to try between meetings. She prioritizes clear, concrete steps such as behavioral experiments, mindfulness exercises, and emotion regulation techniques drawn from DBT and CBT. Motivational Interviewing helps when people are uncertain about change.
Susan speaks Estonian in addition to English. Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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How Susan applies practical therapies in remote sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and helping people identify their own goals. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflecting concerns and clarifying priorities so sessions stay focused on what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to change thinking and behavior patterns that keep problems going. CBT techniques are often used for anxiety, depression, and mood disorders.Finding the right approach is collaborative. Susan will discuss which methods match a person's goals and try techniques together. She looks at symptoms, life demands, and what the client prefers when recommending specific exercises or skills to practice between sessions.
The biography lists that sessions include messaging, phone, and video formats. If you prefer a specific session type, confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, try short check-ins by phone, or use video for longer skill-building sessions. These formats also let therapists assign practical between-session exercises like mindfulness practice, behavioral experiments, and motivational exercises without requiring travel.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
23+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
Estonian
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting strain, and related concerns such as codependency and caregiver stress.
Which therapeutic approaches are used in sessions?
She uses Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to teach coping skills and behavior change techniques.
How long has she practiced?
She has 23 years of experience as a clinician working in mental health and addiction settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an Ohio LISW and practices from Ohio.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in Estonian in addition to English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.