Susann Adams
Compassionate, goal-focused care for complex challenges
MD, LCSW-C Maryland
- Experience
- 25 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Susann
Susann Adams brings 25 years of clinical experience to her Maryland practice, combining medical training with advanced social work credentials (MD, LCSW-C).
Background and approach
She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, and depression, drawing on a practical, strengths-based perspective that emphasizes clients' existing resources and goals. Susann values meeting clients where they are, and she shapes treatment around each person’s priorities rather than imposing a single path to recovery.
Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered and skills-based techniques to address patterns of thought, emotion regulation, and behavior change. She has a background that includes work with veterans, groups, families, teens, and involvement in legal-system treatment settings, which informs a grounded, pragmatic style.
Susann supports incremental progress such as brief sessions to build comfort or approaches that allow clients to work on substance use without requiring immediate abstinence. Her practice centers on collaboration, clear goals, and practical strategies tailored to each client’s situation.
Online Approaches that Support Practical Change
Susann integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in ways that translate well to online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with practical exercises and skill-building, which can help with anxiety, depression, and addictive patterns. Client-centered work emphasizes empathy, active listening, and helping clients clarify their own goals so therapy feels relevant and collaborative.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy elements when teaching emotion regulation and interpersonal skills; these tools are useful for managing intense emotions and improving communication. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process: the therapist will work with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences and adjust strategies as progress unfolds.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, try shorter or more frequent check-ins, and integrate therapeutic work into daily life while working together on concrete goals.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Licensed
Maryland
Languages
English