- Years in practice
- 26
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Grief
About Susan
Susan Faix is a California licensed marriage and family therapist with 26 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are coping with addiction, grief, parenting stress, relationship strain, and mood concerns. She uses a respectful, down-to-earth approach and meets each person where they are.
Susan adapts conversations and plans to fit a client's real-life needs. She wants practical steps people can try between sessions. She pays attention to how relationships and attachment patterns affect day-to-day problems and parenting challenges.
Background and approach
Her work draws on approaches that emphasize emotional connection, present concerns, and changing unhelpful habits. That can mean naming painful patterns, practicing new ways of communicating, or learning skills to manage intense emotions. She also uses CBT-style techniques to shift thinking and behavior when that helps.
Many people come for help with stress, anxiety, depression, or life transitions. Others seek support around intimacy, self-esteem, sleep or eating challenges, and caregiver strain. Susan also addresses co-occurring concerns like ADHD, bipolar disorder, or substance use alongside relationship and family issues.
Sessions are conversational and collaborative. The therapist and client set goals together and adjust the plan as needed. Susan aims to offer steady support while helping people build practical tools for everyday life.
What Susan works with
Everything Susan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Susan helps people with.
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Susan lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and behavior. It helps people see patterns in close relationships and try new ways of connecting that can improve parenting and intimate bonds. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts influence feelings and actions. It teaches concrete skills to break cycles of anxiety, low mood, or unhelpful behaviors and is useful for stress, sleep, and mood management.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to match methods to goals and preferences. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan as needed so sessions stay practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who want ongoing support between sessions or prefer writing over speaking. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on skill building and improving relationships.
Questions people ask about Susan
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Susan works with a wide range of concerns including addictions, grief, parenting difficulties, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, and challenges with sleep or eating.
What is her therapy style like?
She takes a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate approach. Sessions are conversational and focused on practical steps and improved communication.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 26 years of professional experience working with adults on relationship, mood, and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in California and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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