Susan Baltimore

Susan Baltimore is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 40 years of clinical experience. She focuses on concerns such as depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship struggles, and life purpose. She works with adults facing big changes and hard feelings and helps them name what is most pressing.

Susan uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people understand patterns and build practical ways to cope. Sessions are straightforward. She listens for recurring themes like attachment problems, body image worries, caregiver stress, or social anxiety and then suggests steps to reduce overwhelm.

Many people see her when they face transitions such as separation or divorce, becoming a new mother, or increased caregiving responsibilities. She also supports those dealing with guilt, shame, isolation, post-traumatic stress, and mood disorders. Her long experience includes helping people regain a sense of direction after a major loss or life change.

In sessions she aims to keep the work collaborative and practical. Conversations often include identifying unhelpful patterns, trying new behaviors between sessions, and reflecting on what matters most. She explains options plainly and helps clients decide what to try next.

People looking for help with life purpose questions will find that she brings decades of clinical practice to those conversations. To start, she asks about current stresses, what has helped before, and what small steps a person wants to take next.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online sessions

Many of Susan's core methods are evidence-based therapeutic techniques aimed at understanding patterns and reducing symptoms. Cognitive-style approaches focus on noticing and testing unhelpful thoughts, which can help with anxiety, social phobia, and low mood. Trauma-informed methods attend to past hurts and current triggers, offering paced strategies for managing post-traumatic stress and emotional overwhelm.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to match techniques to goals, preferences, and life demands. Sessions begin with practical questions about what feels most urgent and then try methods that seem likely to fit the client's needs.

The therapist's biography does not list which online session formats she uses. Please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether video, phone, or another format is offered. Choosing an option can make sessions easier to fit into a busy life - for example a phone check-in can be a shorter touchpoint, while video allows face-to-face conversation. Licensed professionals often find that regular, manageable sessions help maintain momentum even when life feels chaotic.