Suzanne Knapp, LCSW

Licensed in New York · 12 years in practice

Suzanne Knapp is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with twelve years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, New York: 082213 · expires December 2028
LCSW, New Mexico: SWB-2022-0126 · expires July 2027
LCSW, Utah: 12957807-3501 · expires September 2026
LCSW, California: 114683 · expires April 2027
NPI: 1497026421 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 12
Languages: English

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About Suzanne

Suzanne Knapp is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with twelve years of experience. She has worked in many settings, including foster care, group residences, shelters, schools, assisted living, outpatient clinics, and independent practice. Suzanne helps people clarify goals and build confidence in everyday life.

She likes to keep sessions practical and interactive. Conversations focus on what matters to the client right now. Suzanne helps people identify their purpose, strengthen self-esteem, and learn what works for them.

Background and approach

Her background includes roles as a social worker, psychotherapist, social work supervisor, and life coach. That range of experience shapes a flexible approach to problems like anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and stress. She also addresses concerns such as sleep, parenting, career changes, and compassion fatigue.

Suzanne draws on several therapy styles to fit each person’s needs. She commonly uses client-centered techniques, cognitive behavioral methods, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative work. These methods are chosen to match goals and make change feel manageable.

Sessions aim to set clear, achievable steps. Suzanne works with people on communication problems, blended family issues, coping after disasters, first responder stress, isolation, and recovering a sense of life purpose. She supports those dealing with bipolar disorder, ADHD, traumatic brain injury, and intimacy-related challenges.

Suzanne practices in New Mexico and conducts sessions in English. Her work emphasizes collaboration, practical tools, and steady progress toward the client’s goals.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Suzanne lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Self esteem
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Depression
ADHD
Blended family issues
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
First responder issues
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Self-love
Traumatic brain injury

Approaches Suzanne names

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Online support

Practical approaches for online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and perspective. It involves listening deeply, reflecting what you say, and helping you identify choices that feel right. This approach is useful for building self-esteem, finding direction, and making decisions that match your values.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing different behaviors. This method helps with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Suzanne will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try first and adjust them over time. That way therapy matches goals, preferences, and what actually helps in day-to-day life.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets you see facial expressions and use visual tools. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text are useful for quick updates, reflective exercises, or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, and other routines while using the approaches above effectively.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Suzanne commonly address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include parenting, career issues, sleep problems, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is eclectic, engaging, and interactive. Sessions focus on practical steps, goal setting, and techniques chosen to fit each person.

What kind of experience does she bring?

She has twelve years of experience in social work and psychotherapy, including work in foster care, shelters, schools, assisted living, outpatient clinics, and independent practice.

Where is she licensed and located?

She holds LCSW credentials in New York and New Mexico and practices from New Mexico.

What languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can sessions be done online or by phone?

Yes. Session formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

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