Susan Sullivan , LMFT

Susan Sullivan is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 11 years of clinical experience, offering both individual and group therapy to people facing a wide range of emotional and relational challenges. She works with anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, grief and loss, compassion fatigue, stress, self-esteem issues, coping with life changes, parenting and career-related difficulties, intimacy issues, and other related struggles.

Susan practices from a person-centered, humanistic perspective, aiming to meet each person where they are in their process of self-exploration. She integrates evidence-based techniques to shape treatment around each person’s needs, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused practices, Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and psychoeducation. Her approach emphasizes listening, empathy, and respect while helping clients develop practical coping tools and new ways of understanding their experiences.

Therapy with Susan is collaborative: she treats the work as a team effort in which the client is the expert of their own story, and together they create tailored treatment plans and goals. Her sessions are intended to be genuine, positive, and supportive, helping clients address immediate concerns and build healthier patterns for the future.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Susan Sullivan

Susan Sullivan uses client-centered therapy to create a trusting, collaborative relationship in which the individual’s perspective guides the work. This humanistic approach emphasizes empathy and respect and is helpful for exploring personal values, strengthening self-esteem, and navigating life changes.

She also relies on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and adjust unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. CBT is practical and skills-focused, making it useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many forms of compulsive or avoidant behavior.

Mindfulness Therapy is woven into her practice to help people develop present-moment awareness and calmer responses to difficult emotions. Mindfulness techniques can support coping with stress, grief, compassion fatigue, and ongoing emotional challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Susan works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their goals, preferences, and life context. She tailors treatment plans over time so that interventions remain relevant and effective.

Online therapy with Susan is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility to fit therapy into busy schedules and to support access from different locations. These options allow for ongoing contact, consistent progress, and the ability to choose the format that feels most comfortable.