Sue (Susie) Swartz, LMFT

Sue (Susie) Swartz is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and big life changes. She also supports clients coping with addictions, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, and living with health challenges such as chronic pain or cancer. Her style is straightforward and warm, aimed at helping people find practical paths forward.

She uses a client-centered stance to help people connect with their own strengths. Sessions focus on identifying patterns that hold people back and trying small, realistic steps to change them. She draws on cognitive behavioral tools to shift unhelpful thoughts, and on acceptance-oriented work to help people live around difficult feelings.

Swartz brings a decade of clinical experience and earlier work in trauma, crisis intervention, victim advocacy, and with adults living with severe mental illness. That background shapes her calm, steady approach when people are overwhelmed or grieving. She emphasizes clear goals and steady pacing so progress feels manageable.

People can expect honest conversation, practical skills, and attention to relationships that matter. The work is collaborative - the therapist and client plan what to try and adjust as needed. Sue aims to help people build routines and coping strategies that fit real life.

Her practice is based in California and sessions are conducted in English. The subscription-based scheduling model can be canceled at any time, so people can step in and out of care as needed.

Approaches that translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to actions that match their values; it can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with chronic illness. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current bonds and reactions, which can be useful for relationship stress, abandonment concerns, and parenting challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, with practical exercises to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That collaborative planning means techniques can be adjusted over time based on what proves helpful.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by saving travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, or letting someone join from a place with quieter surroundings. Many people find it simpler to maintain therapy when sessions fit around work, caregiving, medical appointments, or daily routines.