Therapist profile
Sue (Susie) Swartz, LMFT
LMFT - Relationships and parenting support
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- CBT techniques
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Attachment focus
About Sue
Sue (Susie) Swartz is a California licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, with 10 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, life changes, addictions, and relationship or family and parenting concerns. Sessions are conducted in English and are aimed at helping people address practical problems at home and in relationships.
Sue uses straightforward, person-focused conversations to identify patterns that get in the way. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to work on thinking and behavior that contribute to anxiety or depression. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) strategies to help people notice values and take small committed steps toward them.
Her earlier work included crisis intervention, victim advocacy, and work with adults living with severe mental illness. That background shaped a calm, steady approach to difficult material such as trauma and complicated grief. She brings ten years of practice experience to sessions and roots recommendations in everyday life demands like parenting and caregiving.
Sue aims to help people notice unhelpful patterns and build practical skills for day-to-day life. She can support adults managing blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment questions, caregiver stress, chronic illness, or body image and identity matters. She also addresses communication problems and commitment or codependency concerns.
To begin a working relationship, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. International clients are not accepted.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Sue commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and communication problems. ACT helps people clarify their values and take small, committed actions toward those values even when difficult feelings are present.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sue will collaborate with each person to choose strategies that match their goals, day-to-day responsibilities, and what feels most useful in practice. She adjusts methods based on how a person responds and what they need from session to session.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around parenting, caregiving, or work by removing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone use less bandwidth options or audio-only interactions if that better suits their day. Licensed professionals vary in how they run remote sessions, so check the available formats before scheduling.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she help with around the home?
Sue supports adults coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, life changes, addictions, relationship strain, family and parenting concerns, and related issues such as attachment or blended family matters.
What is her approach in sessions?
Her style is person-focused and practical. She uses methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to work on thoughts, behaviors, values, and small actionable steps.
How long has she been practicing?
She has ten years of clinical experience, including prior work in crisis intervention and victim advocacy that informs her work with trauma and grief.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
Sue is an LMFT - a licensed marriage and family therapist - practicing in California.
Can someone who speaks another language work with her?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to schedule a session?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.