Sue (Susie) Swartz , LMFT

Sue (Susie) Swartz, LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist), brings ten years of clinical experience supporting people through major life transitions, depression, anxiety, trauma, and complicated bereavement. She views hope as an active choice that helps people shape the changes they want to see, and she works with clients who are ready to pursue a fuller, more meaningful life.

Using a client-centered approach, she helps individuals connect with their strengths and discover more authentic versions of themselves. Sue emphasizes the importance of a trusting, genuine therapeutic relationship as the foundation for positive change and growth. In sessions she helps clients identify patterns, thoughts, and behaviors that stand in the way of well being and supports practical steps toward sustainable improvement.

With a decade of work in trauma response, crisis intervention, victim advocacy, and supporting adults with severe mental illness, Sue has seen both extreme hardship and remarkable resilience. She approaches each client with respect for their story and a commitment to walk alongside them as they build lasting pathways to healing.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the individual and their inherent strengths. The therapist provides empathetic listening and gentle guidance so clients can explore their values, clarify goals, and build self understanding - an approach often helpful for life transitions, depression, and relationship concerns.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people learn to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that align with personal values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and motivation challenges because it emphasizes practical change alongside present moment awareness.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns in relationships that develop from early bonds and current connections. This approach can help with issues like attachment difficulties, trust, communication, and family dynamics by creating new, healthier ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they adapt strategies over time to support progress.

Online therapy offers flexible options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to schedule care around work, family, and daily life. These formats allow licensed professionals and therapists to provide consistent support across distance while accommodating different communication styles and practical needs.