About Susan
Dr. Susan Murati brings a practical, person-focused approach to therapy. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in New Hampshire and uses straightforward methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes.
She listens first and then works with each person to set clear goals. Sessions draw on acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral ideas, dialectical behavior techniques, narrative methods, and motivational interviewing.
Background and approach
The work is collaborative and adapted to whatever someone needs that week. Common concerns brought to her include relationship strain, family issues, grief, career stress, addiction, ADHD, and problems with self-esteem. She also addresses anger, panic, multicultural concerns, and workplace difficulties.
Her style is warm and interactive rather than clinical or distant. With 19 years of counseling experience, she mixes practical skills with empathy. People learn coping strategies, skills for managing mood and anxiety, and ways to change behavior that get in the way of daily life.
Sessions balance problem-solving with attention to values and meaning. She welcomes people who are ready to make changes and offers support through that process. To begin, she asks questions about what matters most and helps shape a plan that fits each person's goals and life situation.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small actions people can take toward a meaningful life, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and build routines that reduce symptoms of anxiety, panic, and low mood.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy provides concrete tools for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improving relationships. These skills are useful when intense emotions, anger, or impulsive behavior get in the way of daily functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will work collaboratively to figure out which methods fit a person's goals and preferences. That may mean using one primary approach or blending elements from several methods based on progress and needs.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are handy for brief updates, coaching between sessions, or when writing feels easier than talking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule while using evidence-based approaches.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts, New Hampshire
- Languages
- English