Susan Futterman, LMFT

Susan Futterman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 11 years of clinical experience focused on complex grief and complex trauma. She works with people navigating depression, anxiety, and a range of mood and stress-related concerns, offering informed, compassionate care for those facing acute losses, traumatic histories, and significant life changes.

Susan brings expertise in relationship, family, and career challenges, and she supports clients across diverse concerns including abandonment and attachment issues, dissociation, guilt and shame, panic and social anxiety, and recovery from sexual assault and abuse. Her practice also addresses women's issues, LGBT concerns, financial stress, and self-harm and post-traumatic stress symptoms when they arise.

Her approach blends depth-oriented therapy with practical coping strategies to help clients manage symptoms, rebuild a sense of safety, and strengthen connections with others. Susan aims to create a steady, collaborative space where individuals and families can explore painful experiences and work toward clearer goals for healing and growth.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early attachment experiences shape current reactions. It helps people understand relational triggers, improve trust and communication, and build more secure connections with partners and family members.

Trauma-Focused Therapy works directly with the effects of traumatic events, offering strategies to process traumatic memories and reduce their ongoing impact. This approach is often used for post-traumatic stress, recovery from abuse, and complex grief that follows significant losses.

Psychodynamic Therapy explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns influence present feelings and behaviors. It can be helpful for uncovering recurring themes that contribute to depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, and self-critical beliefs.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Susan collaborates with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors sessions so the process feels collaborative and goal-focused rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow flexible scheduling and access from different locations. These formats can make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy seasons of life, while still engaging in meaningful, evidence-informed therapeutic work with a licensed professional.