About Susan
Susan Rome is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 39 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. She offers straightforward support for trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, panic, and social anxiety. Her tone is calm and encouraging for someone taking a first step toward help.
Susan keeps sessions open and nonjudgmental so clients can say what they truly feel. She helps people untangle communication problems and control issues.
How Susan works
She also supports those facing divorce, separation, or the guilt and shame that often follow painful events. Her work focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions. That includes building self-love, improving communication, and developing strategies for panic attacks or panic disorder.
She pays attention to how life purpose and isolation affect mood and motivation. Susan draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to each person's needs. She encourages simple experiments in daily life to test new ways of coping.
Progress is treated as gradual and collaborative, with manageable goals set together. People who prefer talking by phone, video, chat, or messaging can work with her in formats that fit their schedules. She welcomes English-speaking and international clients who want experienced, steady guidance through emotional and relational struggles.
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
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 39 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Evidence-Based Techniques for Online Support
Susan uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person's situation. One common approach focuses on skills for managing anxiety and panic attacks, teaching breathing, grounding, and behavioral steps to reduce intensity and regain control. Another approach addresses trauma and post-traumatic stress through paced work on memories and reactions, combined with strategies to reduce shame and build safety in daily life.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Susan will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether to focus on anxiety skills, trauma processing, relationship patterns, or a mix that fits the individual's needs.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can pick what fits their routine. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework, or support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep continuity when schedules or locations change.
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A practical next step
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