Susan Banco

Susan Banco is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with three decades of experience in New York. She earned her graduate degree from Adelphi University and has worked in community settings, schools, and day programs. Susan has taught other social workers and provided counseling in individual and group settings.

Susan keeps her approach warm and conversational. She blends different methods to help people build practical skills and confidence. Sessions focus on clear steps people can try between meetings rather than abstract theories.

Her work commonly addresses stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting concerns, and issues with self-esteem. She also helps people facing addiction, grief, anger, eating and intimacy-related struggles, and major life changes like divorce or career shifts.

She brings experience with blended family issues, communication and control problems, commitment worries, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Susan also supports people dealing with infidelity, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose and fatherhood roles.

Susan uses client-centered conversation, cognitive behavioral strategies, motivational interviewing, narrative techniques, and solution-focused planning. That mix is chosen to match each person’s needs and goals. To begin, people use the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to you. It helps people feel heard and start to notice their own strengths and preferences. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches straightforward strategies to change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals and day-to-day needs. That might mean trying a skill-based CBT exercise for anxiety or using client-centered conversation to clarify values before planning next steps.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, like shorter check-ins during a lunch break or scheduling around school and work. Online care can also let someone continue work with a licensed professional without travel, helping maintain progress through life transitions.