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Susan Banco

Warm, practical therapy for life transitions

LCSW, LCSW-R New York

Experience
30 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Parenting
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Susan

Susan Banco is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW, LCSW-R) with three decades of practice in New York.

Background and approach

She earned her graduate degree from Adelphi University and has extensive experience in community-based programs, schools, and day programs where she provided counseling for individuals, groups, and families and trained other social workers.

Her background includes work on a wide range of concerns such as stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting difficulties, addictions, trauma and grief, and career or life transitions. Her approach blends cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered listening, motivational interviewing, narrative and solution-focused strategies to help clients identify practical steps forward.

Susan describes her style as warm and conversational, offering coaching and therapy aimed at building tools, confidence, and clearer options for change. She commonly supports people facing intimacy and family challenges, eating and anger issues, feelings of emptiness or shame, and problems related to commitment, communication, or blended families.

Susan provides flexible session formats to fit busy lives, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. She works in English and serves clients from New York, bringing a pragmatic, compassionate orientation that emphasizes collaboration and steady progress toward clients' goals.

Approach-Focused Online Care and Flexible Session Options

Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and placing the client's goals at the center of each session; it helps people feel heard and supports exploration of personal values and priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to distress and then practicing concrete skills to change those patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Motivational interviewing is a collaborative, goal-oriented method that helps increase a person's own motivation to change by exploring ambivalence and building readiness for action.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Susan works with clients to clarify goals, try different strategies, and adjust the plan as needed so the therapeutic approach fits each person's needs and preferences rather than assuming a single path from the start.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives and to stay consistent during transitions or scheduling challenges. These formats allow for ongoing skill practice, coaching, and conversations from a distance, offering flexibility and continuity of care with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?
Susan focuses on many concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting difficulties, addictions, trauma and grief, self-esteem, career and life transitions, and related areas such as communication problems, commitment issues, and blended family challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She blends a warm, conversational client-centered stance with practical tools drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, narrative methods, and solution-focused techniques to help clients move toward concrete change.
What is her professional background?
She has 30 years of experience working in community-based settings, schools, and day programs, where she provided counseling to individuals, groups, and families and trained other social workers.
What credentials and location are listed?
Susan holds LCSW and LCSW-R credentials with NY LCSW 020398 and practices from New York.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
In what formats are sessions offered?
She offers a variety of online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and preferences.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemCoaching

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Avoidant personalityBlended family issuesCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

30+ years

Licensed

New York, New York

Languages

English