Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
How Susan works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California, Oregon
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Susan
Susan Garner is a licensed marriage and family therapist with two decades of clinical experience helping people manage anger, stress, anxiety, and relationship struggles. She works with individuals on depression, trauma, grief, self-esteem, career shifts, ADHD, and the emotional fallout of life changes. Her approach aims to make problems clearer and more manageable so people can move forward.
Susan draws on practical tools as well as deep listening. Sessions often include talking through recent events, learning coping skills, and practicing ways to change unhelpful patterns.
Background and approach
She emphasizes understanding how early attachment and family history shape current reactions and relationships. Her work blends several approaches to fit each person’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot and alter thinking patterns that fuel anger or anxiety.
Attachment-Based ideas help people see how connection and past losses affect present behavior. Susan also brings client-centered and mindfulness practices into sessions. That means she pays attention to what matters most to the client and uses simple awareness exercises to reduce reactivity.
Emotion-focused techniques support deeper emotional processing when hurt or trauma is involved. People who come to her usually start by naming a few goals. From there Susan helps create clear steps to reach those goals.
She supports practical changes you can try between sessions and checks what is or isn’t helping so plans stay useful and realistic.
What Susan works with
Everything Susan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Susan's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Young adult issues
Approaches Susan lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and patterns. It helps people understand why certain situations trigger strong reactions and supports building healthier emotional connections. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. This approach is useful for anger, anxiety, and mood concerns because it teaches concrete skills to change thinking and behavior.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Then she and the client will decide which methods to try, adjust plans over time, and check progress in regular sessions so the treatment fits the person’s needs.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper discussion and emotional work. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support ongoing reflection between sessions and can make it easier to share quick updates or practice new skills throughout the week.
Questions people ask about Susan
What concerns does Susan address in therapy?
She helps with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, career changes, ADHD, and other life transitions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions mix listening, emotional processing, and skill-building to reduce reactivity and improve relationships.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns and life stages, drawing on both personal and professional insight to guide therapy.
Where is Susan licensed to practice?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with California and Oregon LMFT credentials and is based in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she is able to work with international clients.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different schedules and communication preferences.
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.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.