Susan Bump, LMFT

Susan Bump is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California. She draws on five years of clinical experience to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, and life transitions. She presents a calm, straightforward style that aims to make hard conversations easier to start.

Susan centers her work on attachment-based ideas and body-focused somatic techniques. That means she pays attention to how past connections shape current relationships and notices how the body holds tension and emotion. Sessions tend to include both talking and simple practices to help people feel steadier in day-to-day life.

Her focus areas include trauma and abuse, self-esteem, coping with change, and a range of relationship concerns. She also supports people facing caregiver stress, midlife questions, family of origin issues, and struggles with guilt or forgiveness. Susan writes clear, direct goals with each person so progress feels practical and measurable.

People who come to her often want help feeling less overwhelmed and more able to handle emotions without getting stuck. She works to create a nonjudgmental space where clients can speak openly. If you are weighing whether to reach out, she asks only for an honest starting point and a willingness to try small changes.

To begin, follow the website flow to answer a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session based on therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and Susan does not accept international clients.

How attachment and somatic work translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early connections influence present-day behavior. In therapy this often looks like talking through relationship patterns, noticing emotional triggers, and practicing new ways of relating to others.

Somatic therapy pays attention to sensations in the body and how stress shows up physically. It can include gentle breath work, grounding exercises, and noticing tension to help reduce overwhelm and improve emotional regulation.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Susan will work with each person to decide which combination of attachment-focused conversation and somatic practice feels most helpful. Goals, preferences, and everyday routines guide that choice so sessions match what someone needs right now.

Session format options are not listed in the biography, so confirm current session methods before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when needed. It can also support practicing body-focused skills at home and bringing real-life examples into conversation, helping people apply changes between sessions.