- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Attachment work
- CBT and mindfulness
About Susan
Susan Garner is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, depression, grief, anger, and issues around self-esteem and life transitions.
Susan uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) alongside Attachment-Based, Client-Centered, Cognitive Behavioral, and Mindfulness approaches. In sessions she helps people name and track emotions, notice recurring interaction patterns, and practice new ways of responding to hard feelings. She also addresses practical issues like communication, boundary setting, career setbacks, and coping with change.
Her work recognizes that many problems stem from earlier emotional wounds or family-of-origin dynamics. Susan helps clients identify those roots and try different ways of relating that reduce shame, jealousy, codependent patterns, and abandonment fears. She also supports people managing bipolar mood concerns and ADHD-related challenges as they affect daily functioning.
Susan describes therapy as a place to talk through what’s confusing or painful, and to build clarity and confidence over time. She blends insight-oriented ideas with body-mind awareness and brief cognitive-behavioral tools so clients leave with specific skills they can use between sessions.
People who meet with Susan can expect straightforward conversation, attention to emotion and attachment patterns, and practical steps for improving relationships and personal coping. Sessions aim to help clients make manageable changes that fit their life circumstances.
How her approaches translate to online work
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name the emotions that shape relationship patterns. It is often used when attachment wounds, intimacy concerns, or repeating interaction cycles are getting in the way of connection. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship experiences influence current reactions and helps people try new ways of relating that feel safer over time.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susan will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she will adjust use of EFT, attachment ideas, or CBT and mindfulness tools as the process unfolds.
Practical benefits of working online include fitting sessions into a busy schedule and making it easier to attend from different locations. Because session formats were not specified in the biography, confirm current options before booking to know whether video, phone, or other formats are available. Online meetings can support shorter check-ins, regular weekly sessions, or focused skill practice between appointments, helping therapy slot into everyday life without requiring long travel.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
California, Oregon
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Susan works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, anger, self-esteem, career changes, bipolar and ADHD-related challenges among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with Attachment-Based, Client-Centered, CBT and Mindfulness approaches to focus on emotions, interaction patterns, and practical skills.
How much experience does she have?
Susan has two decades of clinical experience working with adults on relationship and emotional concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work with her?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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