Susan Hill, LMFT
California · 8 years in practice
Susan Hill is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on practical help for people facing relationship stress, trauma, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions.
License and registration
- LMFT, California
- 129826 · expires December 2027
- NPI
- 1558776658 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Susan
Susan Hill is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on practical help for people facing relationship stress, trauma, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. She writes short, direct plans and listens for what matters most. Her style is respectful and compassionate while staying goal-focused.
Before becoming a therapist she spent many years working with people involved in the court system, experience she draws on when clients bring complex histories and stress.
Background and approach
Susan uses that background to stay calm with upsetting material and to help clients make sense of difficult events. Her work blends several approaches to match each person’s needs. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical behavior changes. She also uses EMDR when trauma memories are part of the problem, and mindfulness to build steady attention and reduce overwhelm. Sessions are collaborative.
Susan writes simple, achievable goals and checks in often about progress. She aims to strengthen communication, reduce shame, and help clients find direction when life feels stuck. Susan has eight years of clinical experience as an LMFT in California.
She conducts therapy in English and offers several online formats to fit different schedules and needs. If you want a straightforward, steady therapist who will work with you on clear steps, she may be a good match.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Susan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
Approaches Susan names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. In sessions Susan helps people notice how those patterns affect their connections now and practices new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses short practical experiments and thought records to reduce depression and anxiety and to change unhelpful habits. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a method used when traumatic memories keep causing distress; it involves structured processing of memories in a paced way to reduce their emotional charge.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susan treats therapy as a collaboration and will help clients decide which methods best fit their needs, goals, and comfort. She tailors the plan over time and checks in regularly to adjust techniques or focus as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and do full sessions, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options offer flexibility for different schedules and life demands while keeping the therapeutic plan consistent.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she commonly address?
Susan works with relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, depression, and coping with life changes. She also helps with attachment issues, caregiver stress, communication problems, guilt and shame, and workplace or financial strain.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is respectful, direct, and goal-focused. Sessions typically involve listening, setting clear goals, and practicing concrete skills between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of clinical practice as a therapist, plus prior professional work with people in the court system that informs her approach to complex or legal-related histories.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, practicing in California. That is the credential shown on her profile.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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