About Susana
Susana Valdez is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges. She practices in California and speaks English and Spanish. Susana brings ten years of experience to conversations that feel confusing or overwhelming.
She keeps sessions straightforward and practical. Susana listens to what matters most and helps people name the patterns keeping them stuck. Together they set small, doable goals and practice new ways of coping between meetings.
Background and approach
Her work often focuses on attachment and communication problems, feelings of abandonment, and the fallout from domestic violence or substance use. She also supports people dealing with blended family stress, divorce and separation, immigration-related strain, and isolation or loneliness. Sessions combine evidence-based methods with a warm, nonjudgmental tone.
Susana helps people learn tools for managing intense emotions, improving how they relate to others, and reducing day-to-day stress. Progress is usually discussed in concrete steps people can try right away. Susana’s background as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW informs a practical approach to care.
She aims to make therapy usable and clear, whether the issue is grief, guilt and shame, or long-standing patterns like avoidant or antisocial personality concerns. Her goal is to help clients feel more capable in their relationships and daily life.
How evidence-based techniques work online
Many of the techniques used are practical and skills-focused. One common approach teaches concrete strategies to manage intense feelings and reduce anxiety by changing unhelpful thoughts and practicing calming skills. This helps when stress or worry makes daily tasks hard to complete.Another approach centers on how people connect to others. It looks at attachment and communication patterns and uses role practice and behavioral changes to improve relationships. This can be helpful for people dealing with abandonment, blended family issues, or repeated conflicts.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to select methods that match their goals and preferences. Together they review what’s helping and adjust techniques over time to fit the client’s needs.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people talk face-to-face and use visual feedback. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or screen time is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or staying connected between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep progress moving forward.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish