Sue (Susie) Swartz , LMFT

Sue (Susie) Swartz is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, life changes, addictions, relationship and family concerns, and parenting challenges. She draws on a client-centered philosophy that emphasizes each person’s strengths and unique story, supporting clients as they identify values and make choices that lead to a fuller, more meaningful life.

Swartz approaches therapy as a collaborative process built on trust and authentic connection. She places importance on exploring patterns, thoughts, and behaviors that can create barriers to well-being, and she works with clients to develop practical skills and new perspectives that support lasting change. Her work includes attention to attachment struggles, abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, aging and geriatric concerns, autism and Asperger Syndrome, codependency, communication problems, blended family dynamics, and challenges related to body image, chronic illness, caregiving, and cancer.

Having worked in trauma response, crisis intervention, and victim advocacy and with adults experiencing severe mental illness, Swartz brings experience supporting people through high-stress and recovery-focused situations. As an LMFT - a licensed marriage and family therapist - she integrates relational and individual approaches to help clients prepare their mind, body, and spirit for the work of healing and growth.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care and Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT helps people focus on what matters most by clarifying personal values and learning practical ways to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to meaningful action. This approach is often useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions.)

Attachment-Based Therapy concentrates on how early and current relational patterns shape responses to loss, trust, and connection. It is helpful for relationship struggles, attachment issues, and challenges stemming from abandonment or adoption and foster care experiences.)

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist follows the client’s lead to uncover strengths and foster self-directed change. It works well for grief, depression, coping with life changes, and a broad range of emotional concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Sue (Susie) Swartz will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during transitions, and access licensed professionals from different locations while working toward meaningful personal and relational growth.