About Susan
Dr. Susan Graysen helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns. She also supports those dealing with parenting challenges, depression, self-esteem problems, and life changes.
Dr. Graysen is a California psychologist with three decades of clinical experience and a focus on sexual health and related relationship struggles. Her style is straightforward and collaborative.
She listens first, then offers practical tools and clear explanations. Sessions focus on skills people can use between meetings as well as on talking through the underlying feelings that keep problems repeating.
How Susan works
Dr. Graysen blends several approaches to match each person's needs. She draws on attachment-based ideas to understand relationship patterns and on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
She also uses client-centered methods to make space for each person's goals and values. People come to her for a wide range of concerns, including intimacy-related issues, communication and commitment struggles, blended family and fatherhood worries, and challenges around aging or changes in life roles.
She also works with issues such as guilt, shame, infidelity, and the dynamics that come from family of origin problems. Her work aims to be practical and humane. Dr.
Graysen helps people build clearer boundaries, improve communication, and regain confidence. She emphasizes collaboration so therapy fits each person's life and goals.
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What Susan works with
The areas below are the ones Susan selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | CA Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people notice how those patterns affect feelings and behavior. Online sessions can be used to map those dynamics and practice new ways of relating in everyday life.Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person's goals. In remote sessions the therapist creates space for people to name what matters most and guides conversations toward practical next steps.
Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and then replace them with clearer actions. CBT exercises often include short between-session tasks, which fit well with messaging and phone check-ins.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which methods suit their needs, goals, and preferences. That plan can be adjusted over time as progress is tracked and new issues come up.
Online formats offer flexibility and easier access. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations when that helps. Phone sessions can be a quicker check-in or a lower-bandwidth option. Live chat and text messaging are useful for short updates, coaching-style support, and homework reminders. Together these options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.
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