- Depression and anxiety
- Relationship concerns
- Skill-based coping
About Susan
Susan Davis is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 35 years of professional experience in California. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, relationship strain, intimacy concerns, or life transitions. Her approach is straightforward and respectful, aimed at making the first steps feel manageable for someone worrying about starting therapy.
She has worked in private practice and helped develop a training program for marriage and family therapy interns. She has also supervised psychiatric residents during their therapy hours and served as an adjunct professor at three universities. Her background includes coauthoring two books on community mental health.
Susan adapts conversations and treatment plans to each person’s situation. She draws on methods that focus on relationships, how people connect, and practical skills to manage mood and behavior. Sessions mix listening with techniques to change unhelpful patterns and build daily coping tools.
The tone in her work is calm and direct, with attention to respect and sensitivity. People can expect a collaborative process where goals are clear and progress is tracked in simple steps. Susan emphasizes helping clients practice new skills between sessions so changes can carry into everyday life.
Starting therapy is framed as a brave decision. She supports people through early uncertainty and helps them find ways to feel steadier, cope with change, and improve how they relate to others.
She has worked in private practice and helped develop a training program for marriage and family therapy interns. She has also supervised psychiatric residents during their therapy hours and served as an adjunct professor at three universities. Her background includes coauthoring two books on community mental health.
Susan adapts conversations and treatment plans to each person’s situation. She draws on methods that focus on relationships, how people connect, and practical skills to manage mood and behavior. Sessions mix listening with techniques to change unhelpful patterns and build daily coping tools.
The tone in her work is calm and direct, with attention to respect and sensitivity. People can expect a collaborative process where goals are clear and progress is tracked in simple steps. Susan emphasizes helping clients practice new skills between sessions so changes can carry into everyday life.
Starting therapy is framed as a brave decision. She supports people through early uncertainty and helps them find ways to feel steadier, cope with change, and improve how they relate to others.
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