About Susan
Susan Sheldon helps people facing relationship strain, family conflict, low self-esteem, career stress, and major life changes. She has worked in California for 40 years as a licensed marriage and family therapist. She speaks English and focuses on practical, down-to-earth support for everyday problems.
Susan uses a conversational, respectful style. Sessions are tailored to each person's needs and goals. She aims to build confidence and motivation through clear discussion and goal-setting.
How Susan works
Many people come for help sorting out relationships or deciding next steps in work and life. Her approach is collaborative. Susan listens to the situation and then maps out a plan together.
That plan may include small homework, communication practice, and ways to handle stress. The emphasis is on useful tools that can be tried between sessions. Susan describes her work as compassionate and sensitive.
She focuses on what feels realistic for each person. She supports clients as they make changes and try new behaviors. To begin, a prospective client follows an online matching process and schedules sessions based on availability.
Fees vary with location and the subscription model can be canceled at any time. The therapist aims to make the first steps simple and manageable.
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.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 40 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Approach Choices and Online Care
Susan uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on improving communication and problem-solving. One common technique helps people practice clearer communication and set boundaries so relationships feel less stressful and more fair. Another approach emphasizes goal-setting and small behavioral steps to build confidence and motivation when facing career decisions or life changes.Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the work. The therapist and client decide together which approaches fit the person's goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative process makes it easier to try strategies and adjust them over time.
Online therapy offers practical advantages for this work. Video calls let people have face-to-face conversation from different locations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text-based messaging supports shorter check-ins, quick skill practice, and flexibility during busy weeks. These options help make regular sessions easier to fit into life and keep therapeutic progress moving forward.
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