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Janice Susman

Compassionate therapist focused on practical change

LMFT California

Experience
30 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Self esteem
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Languages
English
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About Janice

Janice Susman is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with three decades of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and challenges to self-esteem, bringing a steady, strengths-oriented perspective informed by long-term practice.

Background and approach

Her work emphasizes collaboration and practical strategies that build confidence and motivation while addressing life transitions and the emotional fallout of events like divorce and separation. Janice frames clients as the experts on their own lives and aims to amplify existing resources while introducing evidence-informed techniques, including cognitive behavioral therapy, to reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning.

Clients seeking support for issues such as communication difficulties, guilt and shame, loneliness, life purpose, post-traumatic stress, or social anxiety will find an approach centered on empowerment and skill-building. Janice presents therapy as a courageous step toward a more satisfying life and offers supportive guidance to help people move toward their goals.

Practical Approaches and Flexible Online Care

Janice uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients notice how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and to practice new ways of responding to stress, anxiety, and low mood. This approach typically involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing alternative perspectives through practical exercises that can reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

Her work also emphasizes strengths-based support that boosts motivation, self-esteem, and problem-solving skills when facing life changes or relationship challenges. That collaborative stance means she and the client work together to decide which methods fit the clients goals and preferences, adjusting techniques over time as progress and needs evolve.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to attend from different locations within California. These options provide flexibility for pacing, frequency, and communication style so clients can choose what feels most helpful while working toward clearer thinking and improved coping.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Janice works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem challenges, depression, and coping with life changes, with additional focus areas like communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation or loneliness, life purpose, post-traumatic stress, self-love, and social anxiety and phobia.
What is Janice's therapeutic style and approach?
Her practice emphasizes collaboration and practical skill-building, using cognitive behavioral therapy as an evidence-informed tool to help clients identify patterns and develop new coping strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 30 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relational concerns.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
Janice is licensed in California and holds the credential LMFT with license number CA LMFT 35809.
Does she accept clients in other languages or from other countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients can work with her through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Communication problemsDivorce and separationForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposePost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Experience

30+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English