Dr. Susan Graysen , CA Psychologist 11434

Dr. Susan Graysen is a California-based licensed psychologist with 30 years of professional experience working with adults and families on relationship, sexuality, and life-transition concerns. She holds a California psychologist license listed as CA Psychologist 11434, which indicates her credential as a practicing psychologist in the state, and she also completed training through the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute Human Sexuality Program, a specialized credential in human sexuality. Dr. Graysen combines this clinical training with a longstanding interest in attachment, intimacy, and communication to address issues such as disorders of desire, arousal difficulties, lack of intimacy or confidence in relationships, and the depression or anxiety that can accompany these challenges.

Her work spans a broad range of concerns including stress and anxiety, parenting and fatherhood issues, blended family and family-of-origin difficulties, aging and geriatric matters, self-esteem and coping with life changes, as well as topics related to LGBT identity, kink and alternative sexual cultures, and infidelity. Dr. Graysen uses an integrative, collaborative approach - listening carefully, offering tools and insights that fit each person, and prioritizing the client’s needs and goals. She aims to create a space where people feel genuinely heard while exploring practical steps toward improved connection, confidence, and emotional well-being.

Dr. Graysen is accepting new clients in California and can work with individuals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Her orientation blends attachment-based perspectives, client-centered strategies, cognitive-behavioral techniques, and other psychotherapeutic methods to tailor treatment to each person’s situation.

Approaches That Guide Online Therapy and Care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationship patterns shape emotional responses and expectations in close relationships. It helps people explore how attachment histories influence intimacy, trust, and connection and can be useful for couples and individuals struggling with closeness and commitment.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship where the therapist follows the client’s lead. This approach supports self-exploration, builds self-esteem, and helps people clarify values and goals when coping with life transitions, stress, or identity questions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical strategies to identify and adjust unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is often applied to symptoms of anxiety and depression and can provide tools for stress management, problem solving, and behavioral change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Dr. Susan Graysen works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting techniques over time as priorities change.

Online therapy sessions with licensed professionals offer flexibility - appointments by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules or to access care from different locations within California. These options support continuity of care and make it simpler to maintain momentum between sessions while tailoring communication style to each client’s comfort level.