Susan Garner , LMFT

Susan Garner is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 20 years of clinical experience who brings both professional training and personal insight to her therapeutic work. She has worked with clients ranging from late adolescence through later adulthood, including individuals, families, and couples of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds as well as same-sex partnerships. Her practice centers on a steady commitment to each person’s healing and personal growth, with an emphasis on collaboratively defining clear objectives and attainable goals.

Susan recognizes that the issues people bring to therapy are often complex and interwoven - from mood and anxiety concerns to relationship and family patterns rooted in earlier emotional injury or trauma. She pays attention to family of origin dynamics that can undermine healthy relationships and prioritizes helping clients learn new skills where needed. Even when goals are not fully formed at the start, she supports clients in identifying core problems and gaining the clarity required to make meaningful change.

She values the therapeutic relationship as a central element of effective work and offers respect, compassion, and acceptance as foundational qualities. Clinically, Susan integrates a range of approaches, drawing on Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Mindfulness practices to tailor treatment to each person’s needs. As an LMFT, she blends insight-oriented perspectives with practical strategies to address concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties, grief, self-esteem, and life transitions.

Therapeutic Approaches Applied to Online Care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current emotional patterns and interpersonal expectations. In practice this approach helps clients explore attachment styles, heal from abandonment or trust wounds, and build more secure, connected relationships.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is a practical, skills-based method that identifies unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches tools to shift them. It is often used to address anxiety, depression, and habits that interfere with daily functioning.

Mindfulness Therapy emphasizes present-moment awareness and gentle attention to thoughts and feelings. It supports emotional regulation, stress reduction, and a clearer sense of priorities during life transitions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and is carried out collaboratively. Susan Garner works with each person to evaluate needs, goals, and preferences and adapts methods over time so therapy remains relevant and effective for their circumstances.

Online sessions are offered in multiple formats to increase flexibility - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, accommodate geographic distance including international clients, and maintain continuity of care when life circumstances change.