Susan Berlin & Associates

About Me

I appreciate your interest in learning more about me. Briefly, here’s my journey.

Throughout my career, I’ve been driven by one core belief: meaningful change begins in relationship.

Whether in the quiet of a therapy session, the strategic space of a coaching engagement or working alongside leadership teams, I cultivate human connection.  Here is where listening deeply, showing up humanely, and engaging with curiosity stimulates growth, healing and transformation.

With nearly four decades of clinical experience and personal recovery, I bring a unique depth of wisdom and compassion to my work as a psychotherapist, high-touch executive coach, and consultant in the behavioral health field.

Susan Berlin

My journey began in 1989 at Caron Treatment Centers in Pennsylvania. In 1992, I returned to my roots in New York City, working in a dual diagnosis IOP program while building a robust and enriching private practice. In 1999, I moved to Washington, DC, and have gratefully called it home ever since.

In 2023, following 2 years of planning and creation, I co-founded Verve Behavioral Health in Washington, DC.

Verve is a substance use and co-occurring outpatient treatment center providing trauma-informed care, and mental health treatment through High-Intensity Programing (HIOP), with a specialized evening track for professionals.

Verve is the synthesis of years of experience.  It is a platform with greater reach than one-on-one work, which enabled me to impact more people, answer an important community need and brought clinical excellence to the DMV area (DC, MD, VA).