Therapist profile
Sue (Susie) Swartz, LMFT
California
LMFT - Stress and Codependency support
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- Credentials
- LMFT
- License
- LMFT, California / 124329
- NPI
- 1558772715
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- California
About
- Codependency work
- Anxiety and grief
- 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 people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, codependency, relationship and family concerns, and life changes. Sessions use straightforward talk and practical steps to help people handle what feels overwhelming now.
Sue favors a client-centered stance that begins by listening to each person's story and priorities. She pays attention to how attachment patterns, thinking habits, and emotional reactions show up in daily life. That practical lens helps people notice the small choices that preserve their sense of self when relationships get intense.
Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods, including cognitive behavioral ideas, acceptance and commitment perspectives, and techniques from dialectical behavior work. Those tools are used to strengthen coping skills, manage intense emotions, and shift unhelpful behaviors into more workable patterns.
Having spent significant time in trauma, crisis intervention, and victim advocacy, she brings experience with difficult losses and high-stress situations. Sue talks through what has been tried before and helps people set realistic next steps for change. She supports people who are learning to set boundaries, reduce people-pleasing, or manage another person's addiction or mood swings.
Sessions are offered in English and are based in California. The sign-up process uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session is scheduled.
How sessions work
How Sue uses therapeutic approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that reflect their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and when people feel stuck because they avoid painful feelings. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns influence trust, boundaries, and closeness. It can shed light on codependent patterns and why someone keeps prioritizing others over themselves.Finding the right approach is a shared process. Sue will discuss what feels most useful, try different strategies, and adjust them based on goals and what helps in everyday life. That collaborative work aims to build skills for managing emotions, improving communication, and protecting personal limits.
Confirm current session options before booking to learn which formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or medical appointments. They also allow for shorter check-ins when time is tight and let people avoid travel when needed. Licensed professionals provide care that focuses on practical skills and problem solving, while working with the client to decide how therapy fits into a normal routine.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, codependency, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, and life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses a client-centered style that emphasizes listening, practical steps, and exploring patterns that get in the way of feeling like oneself.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of clinical experience, including work in trauma, crisis intervention, and victim advocacy.
What is her credential and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and offers services based in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time and cost varies with location.
What are the first steps to start working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and 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 you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.