SusAnne Sheffield, LMFT

SusAnne Sheffield is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with ten years of clinical experience in California. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and struggles with eating and self-worth. Her approach aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable and grounded. She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about difficult feelings. Sessions focus on practical steps for coping day to day and building skills that reduce intense emotions. She also brings attention to how the body holds stress and offers somatic work when helpful. SusAnne often addresses relational and attachment concerns such as feelings of abandonment, communication problems, and codependency. She supports people dealing with guilt, shame, isolation, and struggles around life purpose. Pregnancy, childbirth, caregiver stress, and body-image concerns are additional areas she can help people navigate. Her background includes work with trauma and post-traumatic stress, panic attacks, and mood disorders. The work blends talking through painful memories with learning grounded strategies for managing symptoms. Sessions aim to increase self-compassion and clearer choices in everyday life. People meet SusAnne expecting steady, empathetic guidance and a focus on practical change. She encourages small, sustainable steps and follows each person’s pace. To begin, visitors complete the Start Therapy questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.