- Strengths focused
- Practical coping skills
- Support for adoption concerns
About Sue
Sue (Susie) Swartz is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and major life changes. She also supports those dealing with addictions, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and issues related to adoption and foster care. Her approach aims to help clients find practical steps toward a more meaningful life.
She centers sessions on the person in front of her and looks for each client's strengths. Conversations focus on patterns, thoughts, and behaviors that get in the way of daily functioning. Sessions are practical and grounded, with tools clients can use between meetings.
Sue draws on a mix of approaches, including cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking, attachment-based work to understand relational patterns, and acceptance-based methods to build tolerance for difficult feelings. She also uses client-centered and dialectical behavior strategies to meet people where they are and teach coping skills.
Her background includes a decade of experience in clinical settings that involved trauma, crisis intervention, and work with people facing severe mental health challenges. That experience shapes a calm, steady therapeutic style and an emphasis on safety and pacing.
Sessions are offered in English and Sue practices in California as an LMFT. She asks prospective clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability before beginning work together.
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Sue commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy in her work. ACT focuses on accepting difficult feelings while clarifying personal values and taking small steps toward them, which can be useful for anxiety, grief, and major life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early and current relationship patterns to understand how people connect, and it can help with relationship strain and parenting concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Sue will collaborate with each client to see which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they decide what to try and adjust the plan as progress or obstacles appear.
This profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful for fitting therapy into a busy week, reducing travel time, and keeping continuity during life transitions. Online work can also make it easier to check in briefly between in-person commitments or to use video or phone options when that better fits a schedule.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
Sue works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and parenting concerns, and issues connected to adoption and foster care.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and down-to-earth. She focuses on strengths, practical tools, and exploring patterns that interfere with daily life.
What background informs her work?
She brings 10 years of clinical experience including trauma response, crisis intervention, and work with people facing serious mental health challenges.
What credentials and region apply?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - practicing in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current options with the service before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription 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.