Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, LGBTQIA+, Behavioral Issues, Sexual Abuse, Life Transition, Trauma / PTSD, Anger Management
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About Susan
Sue Perez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with over 7 years of experience in the mental health field. She believes that her role as a therapist is to help you uncover the unmet needs behind your emotions and actions and to provide tools for helping you acknowledge, attend to, and speak for those needs. She has experience in doing this kind of work with people of all ages who have experienced trauma, anxiety, depression, family/relationship, and behavior issues. She is a therapist because she has a passion for providing a space where people can truly be seen, heard, and understood. She works with individuals, couples, and families. She is bilingual in English and Spanish. She invites you to come share your story with her.
Sue completed her Master of Science degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at Central Connecticut State University. She has worked in a variety of mental health settings including outpatient, intensive outpatient, home-based, and private practice. Sue is a wife and mother and has raised her family in a bicultural environment with her spouse being from the South American country of Colombia. These professional and personal experiences have shaped who she is as a person and as a therapist. Sue brings a very down-to-earth and realistic approach to working with her clients and she has a passion for meeting her clients where they are and building collaborative relationships with them. She has Level 1 and 2 training in Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy. Sue believes that she is the guide in the therapy room while her clients are the experts in their own lives and with support can find what they need to move through their struggles and challenges to reach all of their goals.
Being a therapist has made Sue realize that all of us no matter our age have basic needs to feel seen, heard, and understood and to have connections and meaningful relationships with others. When these basic needs are not met in the way we need them to be, due to our individual life experiences, this is when we begin to struggle with feeling stuck in life and acting in ways we don't fully understand. This affects us as individuals and in our relationships with others. Sue is confident that she can provide a compassionate, open, safe space to support you as you uncover the underlying needs and reasons for your current struggles. She wants her clients to truly feel seen, heard, and understood. Sue is bilingual in English and Spanish. She invites you to schedule an appointment today so that you can begin to share your story with her.
"Are you stuck? Having difficulty in your relationships? Do you not understand why you or others feel and act the way they do? Being a therapist has made me realize that all of us — whether a young child, an adolescent, or adult — have basic needs to feel seen, heard and understood and to have connections and meaningful relationships with others."
Get to know Susan
Why did you decide to become a counselor?
To help people understand the underlying reasons for their struggles so that they can move beyond those struggles and live a more peaceful and joyful life.
What types of clients do you work with best?
I am open to working with all types of clients.
What's one thing you wish all clients knew?
We all have the capacity to heal and live more fulfilled lives.
Why did you choose to practice at Thriveworks?
Having access to a supportive community of mental health professionals and the ability to focus on my clients and less on administrative tasks.
What inspires you?
My family, nature, children playing and watching clients experience life transforming healing during the therapeutic process.
What can clients expect in their first session with you?
A warm welcome with a down-to-earth approach and a desire to create a safe, understanding and open therapeutic space.
What do you want to accomplish with an individual in their first session?
Making them feel at ease with the therapeutic process and show them it is a space in which they are the expert and I am here to listen, guide, support and collaborate with them.
What do you do for fun/on your time off?
I spend time with family and friends. I take walks in nature and spend time with my two dogs. I also meditate and read.
What's one thing about you that defines you (non-professional)?
Being a mother. I have been told by many people both personally and professionally that I exude a strong mother energy and have been told I am a calm, comforting presence in a room.
Other areas of focus
Education and training
- Years in practice
- 11 years
- Graduating institute
- Central Connecticut State University
- Graduating degree
- Master of Sciencer in Marriage and Family Therapy
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