Susan Futterman , LMFT

Susan Futterman is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 11 years of clinical experience. Her work is concentrated on complex grief and complex trauma, supporting people who face prolonged or particularly difficult responses to loss and traumatic events. She also provides therapeutic care for individuals coping with depression, anxiety, and a range of other mental health concerns.

Susan approaches each person with attentiveness to their history and current circumstances, helping clients explore how past experiences influence present feelings and relationships. She aims to create a collaborative space where clients can make sense of painful experiences, build coping skills, and identify steps toward greater emotional stability. Her practice focuses on addressing the emotional impacts of trauma and loss while also attending to accompanying mood and anxiety symptoms.

Susan brings years of focused experience to her work and tailors support to the needs of each individual, offering steady guidance for those navigating complex emotional challenges.

Approaches to Online Therapy and What They Offer

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current ways of relating and feeling. It helps people understand patterns around closeness and abandonment, and supports learning new ways to connect and regulate emotions in relationships.

Trauma-Focused Therapy centers on processing traumatic memories and reducing their ongoing impact on daily life. This approach is aimed at helping individuals make sense of traumatic events, decrease distressing symptoms, and reclaim a sense of safety and control.

Psychodynamic Therapy explores unconscious patterns that influence thoughts, feelings, and behaviors over time. It can be useful for uncovering recurring themes in relationships and emotional life, offering insight that supports longer-term change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Susan Futterman works collaboratively with clients to evaluate needs, goals, and preferences and to tailor an approach that fits each person. Together they decide which methods to emphasize and adjust as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to connect from different locations. Many clients find that remote sessions increase access to consistent support while allowing therapists and licensed professionals to deliver focused, ongoing care.