About Ariel
Ariel Susman is a licensed counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who practices in New Jersey and New York. Ariel writes straightforward plans and talks through challenges in a calm, respectful way.
She focuses on everyday problems like low self-esteem, sleep and eating struggles, relationship concerns, and managing mood conditions such as bipolar disorder.
Background and approach
She also addresses addiction, grief, parenting strain, anger, and work-related stress. Clients can expect practical steps to try between sessions. Ariel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts her approach to each person.
She listens for what’s not working and helps set small, achievable goals. The work is collaborative - she and the client decide what to try first. With four years of clinical experience, Ariel aims to create a respectful and compassionate space.
She tailors conversation and plans to each person’s needs and priorities. Her style is direct but warm, focusing on clear next steps. Sessions can help with coping strategies, improving communication, and managing intense emotions.
Ariel supports people through change, recovery, and rebuilding self-confidence. She encourages steady progress rather than overnight fixes.
How Ariel's Approaches Fit Online Work
Ariel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on helping people manage symptoms and build skills. One common approach she uses helps people learn practical coping strategies for anxiety, depression, and stress by identifying unhelpful patterns and practicing new responses in daily life. Another approach emphasizes working through trauma and past hurt at a manageable pace, helping people reduce overwhelming reactions and regain a sense of control.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Ariel will discuss options, listen to goals, and try methods that match what a person needs and prefers. She checks in often to see what is helping and adjusts the plan together.
Online sessions give flexibility for different rhythms of life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper work. Phone sessions are useful when internet or bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers no video. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send shorter check-ins or get support between appointments without arranging a full call. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to keep steady progress over time.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- New York, New Jersey
- Languages
- English