Susan Essich-Kruse, LICSW, LISW-CP

South Carolina · 20 years in practice

Susan Essich-Kruse is a licensed clinical social worker with two decades of professional experience.

License and registration

LISW-CP, South Carolina: 6520 · expires December 2026
LICSW, Massachusetts: LICSW126625 · expires April 2028
NPI: 1194928051 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English

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About Susan

Susan Essich-Kruse is a licensed clinical social worker with two decades of professional experience. She practices in South Carolina and brings a steady, straightforward approach to common life stresses. Her work centers on helping people manage anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and other major life changes.

Susan believes clients are the experts on their own lives. She listens first, then helps people name strengths and build practical steps they can try between sessions.

Background and approach

Her style is calm and down-to-earth, with a focus on clear goals and workable strategies rather than jargon. She uses Systemic Therapy to look at patterns in relationships and roles that affect daily life. Client-Centered Therapy guides her to follow each person’s pace and priorities.

She also draws from Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple ways to reduce stress and increase focus in ordinary moments. Susan has twenty years of experience across community and clinical settings. That background gives her a wide view of how stress and mood concerns show up in real life.

She aims to make sessions useful and understandable from the first meeting. If you are feeling overwhelmed by parenting demands, changes in your close relationships, or persistent worry or low mood, Susan focuses on small, realistic shifts that add up. She encourages people to try things and report back what works and what needs changing.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Susan names

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Online support

How Susan’s approaches work in online therapy

Susan uses Systemic Therapy to look at patterns in relationships and roles that affect day-to-day life. This approach helps identify recurring interactions that can be adjusted to reduce conflict and improve communication. Client-Centered Therapy means sessions follow each person's priorities and pace, so the conversation stays focused on what matters most to the client. Mindfulness Therapy offers simple practices to reduce stress and improve attention, such as short breathing exercises and grounding techniques that people can use anywhere.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Susan will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try methods that fit, and adjust as needed. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that feels practical and relevant to daily life.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text allow short check-ins, quick coaching, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to access licensed professionals from different locations and to fit therapy into a busy schedule.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Susan commonly help with?

Susan works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting concerns, depression, and coping with life changes. She also addresses adoption and foster care, aging issues, blended family problems, communication struggles, divorce and separation, emptiness, mood disorders, and women's issues.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is client-centered and practical. She listens for strengths, follows each person's pace, and suggests manageable steps to try between sessions.

What kind of background does she bring?

She has 20 years of professional work experience in social work and clinical settings. That experience informs her approach to common life stressors and mood concerns.

Which credentials and region apply to her practice?

She holds MA LICSW and SC LISW-CP credentials and practices in South Carolina.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for therapy. Different formats can suit different schedules and needs.

How is cost handled for sessions?

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

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