Susan Bramer

Susan Bramer is a Florida-based licensed clinical social worker with two decades of direct practice as an LCSW. She helps people manage stress and anxiety, navigate career challenges, and cope with grief and loss. Susan emphasizes each person's strengths and views clients as the experts on their own stories.

Her approach to sessions is straightforward and practical. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In-session conversations aim to identify small changes that make daily life easier and less stressful.

Susan works with concerns that often come together, such as family conflict, communication problems, and the emotional effects of illness or caregiving. She also addresses feelings tied to abandonment, forgiveness, guilt, and isolation. The goal is to create useful steps clients can try between sessions.

Clients can expect a supportive tone and clear guidance. Susan helps people set realistic goals, test new ways of handling problems, and track what does and doesn’t work. She frames therapy as a collaborative effort rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.

Over the years she has supported people through transitions like divorce, aging and end-of-life care, and the stress that comes with chronic pain or first responder roles. Her work is grounded in practical techniques and steady support to help clients move toward clearer priorities and better daily functioning.

How Cognitive Behavioral Work Fits with Online Therapy

CBT is a hands-on approach that looks at how thoughts and actions influence mood. It teaches practical skills to challenge unhelpful thoughts, test new behaviors, and reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Sessions often include homework tasks to practice skills between meetings.

When grief or family conflicts are the focus, therapy breaks problems into manageable pieces. The therapist helps identify patterns in communication and coping, then suggests small changes to try. This helps people track progress and adjust strategies over time.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susan collaborates with each person to pick strategies that match their goals, needs, and daily routine. She checks in on what is working and adapts methods as therapy progresses.

The practical benefits of online therapy include easier scheduling and fewer travel demands, which can help fit sessions into busy work or caregiving days. Online work can also make short check-ins and skill reviews simpler to arrange. Please confirm current session options and available formats before booking so you know how sessions will be held.