Susan Banco, LCSW, LCSW-R
Licensed in New York · 30 years in practice
Susan Banco is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with three decades of experience helping people in New York.
License and registration
- LCSW, New York
- 020398 · expires December 2028
- LCSW-R, New York
- 020398 · expires December 2028
- NPI
- 1962035204 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
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About Susan
Susan Banco is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with three decades of experience helping people in New York. She trained at Adelphi University and has worked in community settings, schools, and day programs. Her background includes counseling individuals and running groups, and she has also helped train other social workers.
Her approach is warm and conversational. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use right away. She aims to help clients build tools and confidence to manage stress, anxiety, and life transitions.
Background and approach
Susan blends several methods to match each person’s needs. She draws on client-centered work to follow the client’s lead, uses cognitive behavioral ideas to address thinking patterns, and applies motivational interviewing to support change. She also uses narrative and solution-focused ideas when they fit the situation.
Typical concerns she addresses include relationship and parenting challenges, addiction-related issues, grief, and coping with big life changes like divorce or career shifts. She also helps with self-esteem, anger, intimacy, and purpose-related questions. Additional focus areas include blended family issues, communication and control problems, infidelity, and fatherhood issues.
Susan offers flexible formats to fit busy lives. People can meet by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. To begin, choose Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on availability.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Susan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coaching
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Susan names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Client-centered therapy places the person’s goals and experiences at the center of sessions, focusing on listening and helping clients find their own path forward. This approach can help people feeling stuck, uncertain about choices, or needing a supportive space to sort through emotions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete techniques to shift unhelpful patterns. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress when people want skills they can practice between sessions.
Motivational interviewing helps people move toward change by exploring their own reasons and strengths. It is commonly used for challenges like substance use or any goal where building internal motivation is important.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or has not worked in the past to shape a plan together. Methods can be combined and adjusted as needs evolve so the work stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be a good option if bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier. These formats increase flexibility and let people keep consistent contact without long commutes.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she address?
Susan works with stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She also helps with relationship, parenting, addiction, grief, eating and career concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and conversational. She focuses on practical steps and tools people can use between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She trained at Adelphi University and has about 30 years of experience in community settings, schools, and day programs where she provided counseling and trained other social workers.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York, listed as LCSW and LCSW-R, and practices with clients in that region.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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