Susan Clark, LMFT

Susan Clark is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in California with nine years of professional experience. She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem concerns, and attention difficulties like ADHD. She aims to make sessions approachable and supportive for young people navigating difficult experiences.

Susan focuses much of her work on children, adolescents, and young adults. She helps young clients who have experienced trauma, victimization, or sex trafficking recovery, and she supports common childhood behavioral challenges. Her sessions are designed to help young people feel heard and understood while building skills they can use every day.

She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to each person’s needs. In practice that means talking through problems, building habits for everyday life, and trying strategies that fit the client’s age and situation. She emphasizes early intervention and practical steps that promote healing over time.

Susan aims to create a comfortable, sometimes even playful, space so young clients stay engaged. She focuses on helping people build resilience and improve concentration, motivation, and memory where needed. Parents can expect a therapist who pays attention to development and practical progress.

Her background includes work with a range of related concerns such as attachment issues, adoption and foster care matters, caregiver stress, chronic illness and disability, and communication problems. She frames treatment around the client’s goals and the changes they want to make.

How evidence-based approaches fit into online work

Many of Susan's methods center on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on thoughts and everyday habits. One common approach helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try alternative ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Another approach focuses on building small daily routines and skills to improve concentration, motivation, and behavior in real life.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the young person and caregivers to identify goals and try methods that match those goals. If an approach doesn’t seem to fit, adjustments are made together until the client feels the work is helping.

Confirm the available session options before booking, as formats were not specified in the provided biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into school and work schedules, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let families keep therapy consistent during busy days while still focusing on practical habit changes and coping skills.