Susan Williams, LCSW
Licensed in Wisconsin · 20 years in practice
Susan Williams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, and addiction.
License and registration
- LCSW, Wisconsin
- 8599 - 123 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1982926903 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
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About Susan
Susan Williams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, and addiction. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her style aims to make things feel manageable when life feels overwhelming.
Susan draws on twenty years of experience in Wisconsin settings to guide conversations about mood, self-esteem, and coping with big changes. She uses clear tools to challenge unhelpful thoughts and to build skills for daily life.
Background and approach
Sessions look at patterns tied to attachment, communication, and boundaries. People meet Susan for a range of concerns including depression, bipolar symptoms, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, and career or caregiving stress. She also addresses themes like abandonment, codependency, blended family issues, and family-of-origin wounds.
The work balances emotional understanding with action steps. Her approach blends client-centered listening with evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness practices. That combination supports both insight and behavior change.
Susan helps clients set concrete goals and track progress between meetings. Every plan is shaped by the person in front of her. Sessions may include skills practice, thought reframing, emotion regulation, and problem-solving for real-life situations.
Susan aims to help people leave sessions with a clearer next step and a sense of how to move forward.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Susan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Susan names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
How Susan Uses Therapy Methods Online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions use conversation and reflection to notice recurring relationship themes and build healthier ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice the present moment and reduce reactivity through focused attention and simple breathing or awareness exercises.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susan will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and challenges. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them over time based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make scheduling easier around work, caregiving, and travel. Video sessions support face-to-face conversation and skill practice, while phone calls use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins, written reflections, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options let people build therapy into their routines and keep progress moving forward.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she address?
Susan works with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, addiction, depression, and related issues such as self-esteem and body image.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and practical, combining listening with skills teaching from methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness.
What experience does she bring?
She has twenty years of clinical experience working on mood disorders, relationship issues, addiction, and caregiving stress in Wisconsin settings.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds the LCSW credential and practices from Wisconsin.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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