I am licensed in California with 35 years of professional work experience. Over the years I have been in private practice, have created and overseen a training program for MFT interns, supervised 3 and 4th years psychiatric residents in their therapy hours, coauthored 2 books on community mental health and acted as adjunct professors at 3 different universities. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, coping with grief and loss, & parenting issues. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!
Additional areas of focus: Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Coping with life changes
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
CA LMFT 19986
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Susan has been very helpful
Written on Jan 21, 2026 after therapy with Susan for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, and self esteem
The absolute best!
Written on Jan 07, 2026 after therapy with Susan for 2 years on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Wonderfully empathetic
Written on Jan 04, 2026 after therapy with Susan for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Susan is a great listener and offers good therapy.
Written on Nov 03, 2025 after therapy with Susan for 10 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, anger management, and compassion fatigue
I feel very comfortable with Susan and she helps me feel more confident in myself, and I have been able to effectively lower my anxiety and overthinking with coping skills she’s taught me.
Written on Jul 19, 2024 after therapy with Susan for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd
Very insightful, compassionate and results oriented.
Written on Feb 08, 2024 after therapy with Susan for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, parenting issues, and coping with life changes