Susan Shafer

Susan Shafer is a licensed clinical counselor with 15 years of professional experience. She earned a Master of Arts in Community Counseling from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and is licensed to practice counseling in both North Carolina and New Jersey. In addition to traditional training, she is a 500-hour certified yoga instructor and completed mentorship to become an accredited, certified practitioner of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) through EFTi.

She has worked with children, adolescents, adults, and families across a variety of settings, addressing concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger management, self-esteem, coping with life changes, addictions, relationship and family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleep disorders, parenting and career difficulties, bipolar disorder, depression, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. Her clinical background supports work with both acute and ongoing challenges.

Susan uses an eclectic, integrative approach that blends evidence-based psychotherapy with wellness practices. She weaves cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness techniques, and Emotional Freedom Techniques into her work, and often incorporates yoga-informed breath and movement and psychoeducational tools to help clients strengthen the connection between body and mind. Her focus is on helping people increase awareness of their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors while building practical skills and accessing inner strengths.

She invites prospective clients to learn more at shafer.services. Susan recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and trust, and she is committed to collaborating with clients to identify goals, develop skills, and support movement toward greater peace and fulfillment when they are ready to begin.