Susan Futterman , LMFT

Susan Futterman is a California-based LMFT - a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - with 11 years of clinical experience focused on complex grief and complex trauma. She centers her work on supporting people who are processing significant loss and the lasting impact of traumatic events, while also treating depression, anxiety, panic symptoms, and other mood-related concerns.

Her practice addresses a wide range of life challenges, including stress, relationship and family dynamics, attachment concerns such as abandonment and dissociation, and the emotional consequences of financial strain. She also provides care for survivors of sexual assault and abuse, individuals coping with self-harm urges, and those experiencing social anxiety or phobia. Fluent in English, Susan integrates Attachment-Based Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy to develop individualized treatment plans that reflect each person’s history and goals.

Drawing on more than a decade of experience, Susan offers a thoughtful, collaborative therapeutic process that emphasizes building coping skills, exploring interpersonal patterns, and strengthening emotional resilience. As an LMFT licensed in California, she combines clinical training and practical focus to help clients navigate difficult transitions and complex emotional wounds.

Online Approaches for Attachment and Trauma Work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships shape emotional responses and interpersonal patterns. In this approach the therapist helps clients explore connection and separation experiences to improve trust, communication, and security in relationships, which can be especially useful for abandonment and attachment concerns.

Psychodynamic Therapy examines unconscious patterns, past experiences, and recurring relational themes that influence present-day feelings and behavior. This approach supports deeper self-understanding around issues like guilt, shame, and longstanding relationship difficulties by tracing how past dynamics show up in current life.

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on the effects of traumatic events and offers strategies to process traumatic memories and reduce their ongoing impact. It is well suited for people coping with post-traumatic stress, complex trauma, and the aftermath of abuse.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Susan works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as the work unfolds.

Online therapy options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide flexible ways to engage in treatment. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access licensed professionals from different locations.