Susan Garner

Susan Garner is a licensed marriage and family therapist with two decades of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, grief, relationship strain, and life transitions. Her approach aims to make things clearer and more manageable so clients can move forward with confidence.

Susan emphasizes a respectful, patient tone in sessions. She works with individuals on issues like attachment wounds, communication problems, codependency, and self-esteem. Conversations are practical and focused on identifying patterns that keep people stuck and trying new ways of responding.

Her work blends several approaches to fit each person's needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and shift behavior. Attachment-based ideas look at how early relationships shape present reactions. Mindfulness practices help people notice emotions without being overwhelmed.

Susan also uses emotionally-focused and psychodynamic perspectives when deeper emotional patterns or relationship cycles are involved. She aims to help clients spot recurring dynamics, name the feelings under those patterns, and practice clearer ways to connect and set boundaries.

Over twenty years Susan has helped people with depression, bipolar concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, ADHD, career stress, blended family issues, and midlife changes. She asks clients to define goals together and works toward practical steps that match those goals. If you want someone who listens closely and helps you develop clearer responses, she may be a good fit.

How Susan’s Approaches Translate to Online Care

Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes how early relationships shape current reactions and closeness. Online sessions can be used to notice those relationship patterns, name the feelings that arise, and practice different responses in real time. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and trying concrete changes. In online work CBT tools can include tracking thoughts, planning behavioral experiments, and practicing skills between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Susan will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods to prioritize. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what the client needs most, whether the focus is on mood, relationships, anger, or life transitions.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - shorter check-ins can be scheduled during a work break, video sessions let people read facial cues, and audio-only meetings require less bandwidth or camera use. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework for remote work so progress continues between appointments.