Susan Faix, LMFT

California · 26 years in practice

Susan Faix is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California.

License and registration

LMFT, California: 45579 · expires May 2027
NPI: 1669207833 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 26
Languages: English

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About Susan

Susan Faix is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California. She brings 26 years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on helping people move through difficult life moments. Susan speaks plainly and works to create a respectful, compassionate space for conversation.

Susan helps people facing addictions, grief, stress, anxiety, depression, and challenges with parenting or family conflict. She also supports those dealing with relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, and problems with sleep or eating.

Background and approach

Her work includes supporting people managing mood disorders such as bipolar and co-occurring concerns like ADHD and substance use. Her way of working starts with listening so she can tailor the conversation and plan to each person. She uses approaches grounded in Emotionally-Focused Therapy and attachment-informed ideas to address patterns in relationships and emotional response.

She also draws on client-centered techniques and cognitive-behavioral and dialectical strategies when they fit the need. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer understanding. Susan helps people name what is happening, try small changes, and practice new ways of coping.

She frames each session around the goals a person brings and adjusts the pace to what feels manageable. People who choose Susan often want steady, direct support during transitions or loss, or help when emotions and relationships feel overwhelming. She encourages taking one step at a time and keeps the work focused on what matters most to the client.

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

Approaches that guide online sessions

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on how emotions shape relationships and behavior, helping people notice and change interaction patterns that cause distress. It can be useful for people struggling with connection, attachment wounds, or strong emotional reactions.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds influence current relationships and coping. This approach helps identify recurring themes in relationships and builds new ways of relating that feel safer and more satisfying.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a listening stance where the therapist mirrors and reflects what the person brings. It supports self-directed growth and helps people find their own solutions at a manageable pace.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susan will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences, and she adjusts strategies as progress unfolds.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video works well for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone helps when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be useful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between meetings.

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Questions people ask

What concerns can Susan help with?

Susan works with a broad range of issues including addictions, grief, parenting and family conflict, stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and intimacy-related concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is respectful and compassionate, with practical conversation aimed at understanding feelings and changing unhelpful patterns.

What is her professional background?

She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 26 years of work in clinical settings supporting people through life changes and emotional challenges.

Where is she licensed and based?

She holds a California LMFT credential and practices with that license in the state of California.

What languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

At this time she does not accept international clients.

What session formats are available online?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats to fit different schedules and needs.

How does payment and getting started work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to availability.

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