Susan Tossman

Hello and welcome to BetterHelp! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Maryland with over five years of experience working with a variety of populations, including people struggling with depression, anxiety, substance use disorders, postpartum mood disorders, and acute mental health crises. I graduated from University of Maryland, Baltimore with a clinical specialty with children and families and have spent time in child welfare, individual therapy, crisis assessment, group therapy, and the inpatient psychiatric hospitalization population. I have training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Trauma therapy. I am looking forward to bringing you these modalities to our work together. As far as my therapeutic style is concerned, I believe that you are the expert when it comes to directing the counseling services you want to receive and need. I will be warm, empathetic, and a support to help you address the issues that are bringing you to BetterHelp. I will always treat with you respect and make sure to validate your concerns and worries. I want you to guide me on how to support you and that is why we will develop a treatment plan together that will address the goals that you have for therapy. I hope you are proud of the step that you have taken in helping your mental health and I look forward to getting to know you better.