Dr. Susan Schaming, LPC
New Jersey · 38 years in practice
Dr. Susan Schaming is a licensed professional counselor with 38 years of experience.
License and registration
- LPC, New Jersey
- 37PC01156800 · expires November 2026
- LPC, Pennsylvania
- PC001460 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1003369596 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 38
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Susan
Dr. Susan Schaming is a licensed professional counselor with 38 years of experience. She helps people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, depression, and life transitions.
Her style mixes practical strategies with time to listen so clients feel understood and can take steps forward. Dr. Schaming has worked in schools from PK-12, university settings, hospitals, and community mental health.
That range gives her many perspectives on problems that cross home, work, and school.
Background and approach
She draws on what has worked in those settings when designing sessions. Her approach is collaborative. She centers the client as the expert on their life and focuses on strengths to build change.
Sessions often include short tasks to try between meetings so progress continues outside the session time. She uses a blend of methods including systemic ideas, client-centered work, CBT, DBT, and existential themes. That lets her fit strategies to each person’s needs rather than rely on a single method.
Dr. Schaming notes compassion, empathy, and active listening as central to how she helps people cope with grief, depression, and stressful caregiving roles. She also supports people dealing with issues such as abandonment, blended family adjustments, addiction, and communication breakdowns.
Practical scheduling options are offered when possible, including some early evening and weekend appointments. New clients begin by completing a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Susan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Susan names
- Systemic Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that translate to online care
Systemic ideas look at patterns between people and how those patterns affect daily life. In online sessions this can mean mapping relationship cycles, tracing how stress moves between roles, and identifying small shifts that change interactions. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and following the client’s lead. Online work focuses on building a trusting conversation where the therapist reflects concerns and helps the person name priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. In remote sessions CBT often includes concrete exercises, thought records, and short behavior experiments to try between meetings.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences, and what has helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made, keeping the plan practical and goal-focused.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls work well for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during commutes or brief breaks. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients check in between sessions, send quick updates, or use written reflection instead of talking. These options make regular work on goals more accessible while keeping sessions focused on what the client needs.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people coping with relationship struggles, parenting questions, depression, and major life changes. Additional focus areas include abandonment, blended family issues, caregiving stress, addiction, and communication problems.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The style is collaborative and strengths-based. Sessions blend listening with actionable steps and short homework tasks to practice between meetings.
What is her background and experience?
She has 38 years of practice in PK-12 schools, universities, hospitals, and community mental health. That range informs practical approaches for home, school, and work concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds the LPC credential and is licensed as a PA LPC and a NJ LPC. She practices from New Jersey.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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