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Susan Vanderpool, LCSW

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Relationships Family conflicts Depression
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

About Me

I have 35 years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I am also a Registered Nurse. I am licensed in the state of New York and operate a mobile unit in Suffolk County ( Psychotherapeutic Solutions Mobile Unit). I believe that your physical and mental well-being are directly related. I utilize a holistic approach to providing psychotherapy. I have training in family therapy. I have worked with families, couples, young children, and adolescents with a diverse range of mental health issues.

Admitting to yourself that you need help is the first step. I am here to help you in this struggle.


SPECIALTIES

Addiction
Codependency
Anxiety
Panic Disorder
Divorce and Separation
Depression
Bipolar Disorder
Grief
ADHD
Phobia
Dementia and other Geriatric Issues
Helping elderly parents remain in their home safely
Coping with Cancer and other terminal illnesses
Anger Management
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Schizophrenia
Pregnancy and Child birth
Infertility
Empty Nest


Clinical approaches:

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy

Years of Experience: 35.

Professional experience

40yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Addictions Relationships Family conflicts Depression

Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hearing impaired, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Traumatic brain injury, Trichotillomania, Visually impaired, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues

Clinical approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

NY LCSW R037455-1

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Susan Vanderpool. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

She has been extremely helpful!

Written on Nov 17, 2024 after therapy with Susan for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, and coaching

Susan has helped me so much already. A few sessions in I and already feel stronger. I'm so blessed to have been matched with her and cannot wait for our next session. I highly recommend.

Written on Jun 21, 2024 after therapy with Susan for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coaching

She's sweet, humorous, and understanding. She listens to me well, and tries to understand my past, how I feel, and who I am. The sessions are professional and fast paced, this is good because better help sessions are 50 minutes which is quite short in my opinion. I like her cozy vibe too. I'd recommend her 100%, and would come back if I ever needed therapy again.

Written on Jun 14, 2024 after therapy with Susan for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, and relationship issues

Susan is great to work with. She is understanding and provides prospectives I normally wouldn’t consider. This definitely helps when tackling life’s challenges.

Written on May 03, 2024 after therapy with Susan for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and family conflicts

Susan has been a great ally. She has provided support when I needed it most.

Written on Nov 17, 2023 after therapy with Susan for 10 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, and intimacy-related issues

I accidentally hit send on my previous review before I finished writing it!

I absolutely love Susan's approach and I find her so easy to talk to! While staying professional, she makes you feel like you're talking with a motherly/grandmotherly figure instead of "just another therapist". She's been absolutely wonderful, and I always find out sessions fly by! By far, my sessions with Susan have been the most comfortable of any therapist or counselor I've seen.

Written on Dec 05, 2022 after therapy with Susan for 3 weeks