- Client-centered care
- Trauma informed
- Practical tools
About Sue
Sue (Susie) Swartz, LMFT, helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addictions, and major life changes. She works with individuals facing relationship and parenting concerns and supports people in the LGBT community. Sue approaches each person as someone with a story and strengths to build on.
Sue uses a client-centered style that keeps the person’s goals in focus. She partners with clients to identify patterns of thought and behavior that get in the way. Her work often blends cognitive behavioral techniques with acceptance and commitment ideas and attachment-informed perspectives. This mix aims to give tools for managing emotions and improving daily functioning.
Her background includes a decade of clinical practice and earlier work in trauma, crisis intervention, and victim advocacy. That experience shaped how she handles complex grief, trauma, and chronic stress reactions. She frames hope as a decision clients can make when they are ready to pursue change.
In sessions she pays attention to practical steps people can use between meetings. That often means short exercises, new ways to notice unhelpful thoughts, and small behavior changes that build momentum. She also focuses on helping people strengthen important relationships and communication skills.
Sue is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California with ten years of experience. People who want to begin are asked to complete the Start Therapy questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and values, then taking small actions toward a life that matters. It can help with anxiety, persistent worry, and the feeling of being stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful patterns. It is often used for depression, anxiety, and stress management. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build safer ways of relating and communicating.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sue collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She adapts techniques over time, using what helps most for the client’s particular concerns.
Because the biography does not list specific session formats, please confirm the current online options before booking. Many people find that online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Online sessions can also make it simpler to practice skills between meetings and to maintain continuity during major life changes or relocation. Licensed professionals tailor the pace and tools so therapy fits into everyday routines rather than adding extra strain.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Sue help with?
Sue supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and coping with life changes. She also addresses relationship and parenting concerns and LGBT-related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centered approach that focuses on each person’s strengths and goals. Sessions blend practical skill-building with reflection on patterns that keep problems going.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
Sue has ten years of clinical experience and earlier work in trauma, crisis intervention, and victim advocacy. That background informs her work with complex grief and trauma-related reactions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT, which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and she practices in California.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which session formats are available.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.