Therapist profile
Susan King, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Family and parenting focused
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- Attachment work
- CBT strategies
- Emotion regulation
About Susan
Susan King is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with seven years of clinical experience based in Michigan. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, addictions, trauma and abuse, sleep and eating problems, and other life changes. She also focuses on attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, communication and control struggles, and family-of-origin problems.
Susan uses a relational approach that emphasizes how patterns between people affect daily life. Sessions tend to look at repeated interactions and old wounds that keep showing up. She helps people name those patterns and tries out different ways of responding so daily interactions change over time.
Her practice draws on several methods including attachment-based work to address relational hurts, client-centered listening to clarify goals, and cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts. She also uses elements of dialectical behavior strategies for emotion regulation and emotionally focused ideas when relationship bonds are the focus.
Susan describes therapy as a collaborative process. She listens first, then offers concrete tools and small experiments to try between sessions. Many clients work on communication skills, boundary-setting, managing intense feelings, and practical parenting strategies.
People looking to begin will follow a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Fees vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How Susan’s approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work focuses on how past relationships shape current responses. It looks at patterns of closeness and distance and helps people try new ways of connecting that reduce repeated hurt. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and replace them with clearer thinking and different behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating problems. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on feelings and the interactional moments where connection breaks down, which can be useful for intimacy-related concerns and attachment wounds.Finding the best approach is part of therapy. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to prioritize. Work is collaborative - goals, homework, and skills are agreed together and adjusted as needed.
The original profile does not specify which session formats are offered for online work. Confirm the available formats before booking so you know what to expect. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also let people use practical homework and in-the-moment exercises between meetings to reinforce new patterns in daily life.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Michigan, Indiana
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family and parenting concerns does she address?
She helps adults with parenting strain, family problems, communication issues, and family-of-origin concerns.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She takes a relational, collaborative approach that emphasizes listening, identifying patterns, and trying practical skills between sessions.
How many years of experience does she have?
She has seven years of clinical experience working with adults on issues like grief, trauma, anxiety, and relationship difficulties.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in Michigan and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile did not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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