Susan Faix, LMFT

Therapist in California

Susan Faix is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 26 years of experience in California.

Licensed inCalifornia
License45579
NPI 1669207833
Experience26+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Susan

Susan Faix is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 26 years of experience in California. She focuses on practical help for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, and relationship strain. She aims to meet clients where they are and build a plan that fits each person's life.

Her approach puts relationships and attachment patterns at the center of understanding problems. She listens for the ways past losses or abandonment shape how people connect today.

Background and approach

Then she helps identify small, concrete changes that improve closeness and trust. Susan also uses methods from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thinking and from dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation skills. Emotionally-focused tools are used to address hurts that keep people stuck.

She tailors these methods to the issue at hand, whether it is parenting stress, eating or sleeping concerns, or coping with a major life change. Sessions often focus on clear goals such as reducing anxiety, managing mood swings, or improving communication. She pays attention to practical steps clients can take between visits.

Coaching elements are used when people want focused support for work or life transitions. Susan works with people dealing with trauma, intimacy challenges, codependency, or caregiver stress. She aims to provide a steady, respectful space so clients can try new ways of relating and coping.

Taking the first step is recognized as an act of courage, and she offers steady support through that process.

Credentials

LMFT (California): License 45579 · expires May 2027
NPI: 1669207833 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Susan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Addictions
Family conflicts
Grief
Parenting issues
Compassion fatigue
Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coping with life changes
Coaching
ADHD
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Antisocial personality
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fertility issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Mood disorders
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Traumatic brain injury
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Susan names

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Online support

How attachment work and skills training fit online

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current connections. Online sessions can help people notice those patterns, try new ways of relating, and repair ruptures in present relationships through guided conversations and exercises.

Cognitive behavioral therapy targets thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. In virtual sessions, clients learn simple tools to test unhelpful thoughts, set small behavior goals, and track progress between meetings.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust plans based on what helps. Clients and the therapist work together to pick methods that match needs and preferences, whether that means focusing on attachment patterns, emotion regulation skills, or practical coping strategies.

Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls let people meet face-to-face when travel is hard. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit a short break at work. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when writing helps organize thoughts. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into daily life.

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Frequently asked

What kinds of concerns does she address?

Susan works with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, parenting stress, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping problems, and career or life change challenges.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She blends an attachment-based focus with client-centered listening and practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help people make concrete changes.

What is her background and experience?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 26 years of professional experience working with adults on relationship, mood, and coping concerns.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She holds a California LMFT credential and practices with clients located in California.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different communication needs.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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