Susan Rome

Susan Rome is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 39 years of professional experience. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. Her approach is down-to-earth and encouraging, aimed at making it easier for someone to take the first step toward support.

She creates an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared. Sessions focus on practical conversation and steady emotional support. Susan aims to help clients build confidence, manage panic or social anxiety, and work through guilt, shame, or isolation.

Her work also addresses difficulties with communication, control issues, forgiveness, and finding life purpose. For those navigating separation, she offers guidance about coping with the practical and emotional changes that come with ending a relationship. The emphasis is on small, achievable steps rather than quick fixes.

Susan listens carefully and tailors sessions to each person’s needs and pace. She encourages people to name priorities and try strategies that fit their daily life. Over time, sessions focus on clearer thinking, steadier emotions, and improved interactions with others.

If you are ready to begin, Susan welcomes taking that first step alongside you. The initial process includes a short matching questionnaire and scheduling based on availability, so people can start when they feel prepared.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online work

Many evidence-based techniques help people manage anxiety and recover from trauma by teaching concrete skills and gradual exposure. For example, cognitive-based approaches focus on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts to reduce worry and improve mood. These methods are useful for panic attacks, social anxiety, and persistent negative thinking.

Another helpful approach is skills-focused work that teaches breathing, grounding, and emotion-regulation exercises. Those tools can reduce the intensity of panic or flashbacks and make daily life more manageable. Both approaches are practical and aim at small changes that add up over time.

Finding the right approach is often part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. That decision is revisited as therapy continues so the plan stays useful and realistic.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, avoid travel time, and check in from a quiet moment in the day. It also allows a steady thread of support when life changes or when in-person meetings are difficult to arrange.