- Person-focused care
- Strengths-based
- Evidence-informed methods
About Susan
Susan Merletti is a California-licensed counselor with 39 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and the effects of chronic illness or cancer. She centers sessions on each person’s strengths and real-life concerns. Taking a first step toward change can feel hard, and she offers steady support along the way.
Susan uses clear, practical talk in sessions. She listens first to understand each person’s story. From there she helps set small, doable goals for coping with symptoms and daily challenges. Conversations are aimed at improving how people feel and function in their everyday lives.
Her work draws from several well-known approaches. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking and build new skills. Mindfulness techniques teach simple ways to reduce reactivity and calm the mind. Client-Centered and psychodynamic ideas shape how she listens and responds to underlying patterns.
Susan often helps people facing grief, trauma, addictions, or changes in intimacy. She also supports those coping with body image, codependency, career strain, and family-of-origin questions. Her experience includes working with mood disorders and post-traumatic stress.
Sessions are organized around what each person needs and wants to work on. She encourages realistic steps and ongoing reflection. If you want to know more about scheduling or the practical details of working together, use the Start Therapy button to begin the matching questionnaire and arrange a session.
Susan uses clear, practical talk in sessions. She listens first to understand each person’s story. From there she helps set small, doable goals for coping with symptoms and daily challenges. Conversations are aimed at improving how people feel and function in their everyday lives.
Her work draws from several well-known approaches. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking and build new skills. Mindfulness techniques teach simple ways to reduce reactivity and calm the mind. Client-Centered and psychodynamic ideas shape how she listens and responds to underlying patterns.
Susan often helps people facing grief, trauma, addictions, or changes in intimacy. She also supports those coping with body image, codependency, career strain, and family-of-origin questions. Her experience includes working with mood disorders and post-traumatic stress.
Sessions are organized around what each person needs and wants to work on. She encourages realistic steps and ongoing reflection. If you want to know more about scheduling or the practical details of working together, use the Start Therapy button to begin the matching questionnaire and arrange a session.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.