Suzanne

Mrs Suzanne Riedel

Family Therapist

“I bring empathy, clinical experience, skill building & the ability to create change to help you to increase life fulfillment.”

About Me

If you're seeking greater life fulfilment and lasting change, I offer a compassionate and collaborative space. We'll work together to understand your unique experiences and build practical skills for navigating challenges. Through empathetic support and techniques like EMDR, I can help you create meaningful shifts, fostering a deeper sense of well-being. This approach is ideal for those ready to actively increase their fulfilment and find new ways forward.

Approach

With empathy and clinical experience guiding the work, I focus sessions on clear, paced steps that help you notice patterns, practice new responses, and build skills between meetings. I see individuals and couples for focused, in-person therapy in Orange, California, creating a steady blend of reflective conversation, mindfulness-based grounding, and practical exercises tailored to anxiety, mood shifts, trauma, and life transitions. Progress is tracked in concrete ways so you can feel changes as they emerge. This approach tends to suit clients ready to engage and take small, steady risks toward more fulfilling days.
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Services

Services Offered:

  • Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

    Formal psychological testing to identify conditions, understand cognitive and emotional functioning, and guide treatment planning.

  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Mindfulness

    The practice of paying deliberate attention to the present moment without judgement, used to reduce stress and increase awareness of automatic reactions.

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Works With:

  • Couples
  • Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • Self-Esteem

    A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.

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  • Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

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Professional Title:

  • Family Therapist

    A therapist trained to work with couples and families to improve communication, resolve conflict, and strengthen relationships.

Credentials

Registrations

Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS)Verify License

Qualifications

California State University, Fullerton

Service Areas

Individual, Relationship & Trauma Therapy

In-person

Orange County

Anaheim-santa Ana-garden Grove, California

United States

Orange County, Orange, United States