Dr. Susan Schaming, LPC

Dr. Susan Schaming is a licensed professional counselor with 38 years of experience. She works with people facing relationship difficulties, parenting stress, depression, and big life changes. She also offers coaching for professionals trying to balance work and home life.

Her practice is practical and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on small steps clients can try between meetings. She often gives simple homework after the first session so people can begin making changes right away.

Dr. Schaming trained in cognitive and dialectical behavior approaches, but she mixes those methods with client-centered and narrative ideas. She treats each person as the expert on their own life story and helps them find strengths to move forward. She leans on listening, compassion, and direct practical suggestions when people are grieving or struggling with low mood.

Her background includes work in PK-12 schools, university settings, hospitals, and community mental health. That variety shapes how she approaches problem solving and coaching. She understands how family history, blended family dynamics, and caregiving stress affect everyday life.

Dr. Schaming holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She practices in New Jersey and conducts sessions in English. If you are ready to take a step, follow the provider’s matching process to match and schedule a first appointment.

How her approaches guide online care

Dr. Schaming uses client-centered methods that focus on listening and understanding each person's experience. This approach helps people feel heard and shapes goals based on what matters most to them.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to change them. CBT can help with depression, anxiety, and everyday challenges by breaking problems into small, manageable steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will help decide which methods fit best based on a client's goals, needs, and preferences. That choice is collaborative and can shift as progress is made.

If you are interested in online options, confirm the current session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments around work, caregiving, or commuting. They also allow for shorter check-ins, scheduling outside typical office hours, or avoiding travel time so therapy fits into a busy week.