Susan Hallett

Susan Hallett is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California with 15 years of professional experience. She helps people who are feeling stuck by addressing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and the practical impacts of life changes. She also works with concerns around communication, forgiveness, self-love, and exploring life purpose.

Susan approaches sessions as a place to talk plainly about what is hard right now. She listens for the patterns that keep problems repeating. Then she and the client try small changes that can be tested between appointments. Conversations are direct and focused on what can shift day to day.

Her work centers on building on a person's existing strengths. She treats clients as the experts of their own story and helps them use what already works while trying new strategies. That can mean practicing how to speak up, finding routines that cut stress, or taking small steps toward a meaningful goal.

Susan has a practical way of working with grief and loss that includes making space for feeling while also planning concrete next steps. For anxiety and depression she focuses on manageable tasks that reduce overwhelm and rebuild confidence. For people questioning life purpose, sessions look at values, small experiments, and clearer priorities.

Her style is steady and action-oriented. Sessions aim to be useful in everyday life and to leave people with something to try before the next meeting.

Evidence-based techniques and online sessions

Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques use clear steps and practical exercises that can be used in online sessions. One common method focuses on breaking down overwhelming tasks into smaller, manageable actions to reduce anxiety and build confidence. This approach helps when someone feels paralyzed by worry or depressed and needs concrete ways to start moving forward.

Another typical technique involves working through grief and loss by balancing emotional processing with planning next steps. That can include naming what matters most now, identifying small rituals or routines, and setting short goals to re-establish daily structure. These methods are aimed at producing changes people can test between meetings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying an approach, seeing how it works, and adjusting based on what the client notices and wants.

Session formats are not listed in the provided biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use audio-only sessions or video when that fits their schedule and energy level. Licensed professionals can help match the format and techniques to everyday life demands.