Dr. Susan Graysen
Compassionate, experienced support for relationships and anxiety
CA Psychologist 11434 California
- Experience
- 30 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Intimacy-related issues
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Susan
Dr. Susan Graysen brings three decades of clinical work to people seeking help with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related difficulties, parenting concerns, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions.
Background and approach
She combines practical problem-solving with attention to emotional patterns, addressing issues that include communication and commitment concerns, family and origin dynamics, and complexities related to sexuality and alternative sex cultures. Her practice also attends to aging and geriatric matters, attachment challenges, and other interpersonal wounds that can affect daily functioning.
Dr. Graysen emphasizes a collaborative, person-focused process that helps clients feel heard while building skills and insight.
She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as well as attachment-informed and client-centered perspectives, using techniques that match each person’s goals. With a California psychologist credential (CA Psychologist 11434) and thirty years of experience, she offers a calm, experienced presence while helping clients explore coping strategies, repair relationships, and regain a sense of agency.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Dr. Graysen commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, a practical approach often applied to anxiety, stress, and depressive symptoms. She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relational patterns influence current intimacy, communication, and trust, which can be useful for relationship and attachment concerns. In addition, her client-centered stance prioritizes the individual's experience and fosters a collaborative environment for setting goals and choosing methods.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and is shaped by the client's needs, goals, and preferences. Dr. Graysen works together with clients to determine which combination of techniques best fits the situation, adapting strategies over time as progress and priorities evolve.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other commitments, and they allow licensed professionals to bring therapeutic tools and skill-building into everyday life.
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Experience
30+ years
Licensed
California
Languages
English