Therapist profile
Susan Clark, LMFT
California
California LMFT - Stress and Trauma
Continue with SusanWhere Susan stands
- Credentials
- LMFT
- License
- LMFT, California / 121989
- NPI
- 1255789269
- Experience
- 9 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- California
About
- Codependency concerns
- Children and young adults
- Evidence-based techniques
About Susan
Susan Clark is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with nine years of professional experience. She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem concerns, and attention challenges. She often helps people who struggle with codependency and related communication or control issues.
Susan has substantial experience supporting young children, adolescents, and young adults. She has worked with trauma, victimization, sex trafficking recovery, and common childhood behavior concerns. She aims to make sessions approachable so younger clients feel seen and heard.
Her practice relies on evidence-based therapeutic techniques matched to each person’s needs. In sessions she focuses on practical skills for managing worry, improving concentration, and coping with loss. She also addresses issues like attachment, adoption and foster care histories, and caregiver stress when they affect daily life.
Susan describes early intervention as important because patterns that start in childhood often shape adult behavior. She works to build resilience and day-to-day tools that people can use outside sessions. That includes strategies for motivation, memory support, and improving confidence.
People who connect with her can expect clear, straightforward work on specific problems. To begin, readers follow the site’s matching steps to schedule an initial session and discuss goals and next steps.
How sessions work
How evidence-based techniques are used online
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on concrete skills and structured work. One common approach teaches coping and regulation skills for anxiety and trauma symptoms. It uses step-by-step exercises to reduce overwhelm and improve day-to-day functioning. Another approach targets attention and executive skills to help with concentration, memory, and motivation. That often includes practice tasks and routines that can be reviewed in sessions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client will look at symptoms, goals, and preferences together. They will try methods that fit the person’s situation and adjust them over time based on what helps.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm which formats are offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life by reducing travel, allowing shorter check-ins, or making sessions possible during a lunch break. Licensed professionals can still focus on skill practice, reflection, and tracking progress across sessions regardless of format.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Susan works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem struggles, and ADHD-related challenges. She also supports people dealing with codependency, attachment issues, and communication problems.
How would she describe her therapy style?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on practical skills. Sessions aim to build coping strategies for worry, attention, memory, and motivation.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience working in mental health settings. That includes work with trauma, victimization, and recovery from sex trafficking.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a California LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) and practices in California.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button on the site, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your 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.