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ABOUT ME

“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” -Rumi

Hi, I’m Susan. I’m a Marriage and Family Therapist.

ABOUT ME

Helping clients recover from their past, break free from unhealthy patterns, and feel confident in who they are is my life’s work.

I can help you by holding a non-judgmental space to work through the hard stuff, learn to recognize relationships that are unhealthy, create a new story about your experiences, and to celebrate and feel good about who you are.

I know what it is like to navigate the fast-paced environment of the modern world with anxiety, find those relationships that are healthy and fulfilling, and feel like you are different and don’t belong. It isn’t easy.

Coming from a Palestinian Muslim household and a community that doesn’t often reach out for mental health services, I understand both personally and professionally how our identities shape our world. Intergenerational traumas, negative messages about what it means to be a woman, expectations placed on you from immigrant parents that don’t always approve, and feeling like you live a “double life” or an “outsider” in your own country. I get it.

PROFESSIONAL BIO

  • B.A. from University of California Santa Barbara
  • M.A. in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University
  • Certified in Pain Reprocessing Therapy (an evidence-based approach for treating chronic pain)
  • Trained in EMDR in Color (evidence based treatment for trauma)
  • Trained in Brainspotting Phase 1 
  • Years of experience working with drug addiction and co-occurring disorders
  • Years of experience running support groups ranging from art therapy to Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
  • LGBTQ+ and Trans Affirming: I work with and welcome clients of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
  • Current PESI training: Narcissistic Relationships, Emotional Abuse & Gaslighting: Treating and Empowering Survivors of Relational Trauma
My goal is to help you gain a deeper understanding into who you are and who you hope to become.

I also desire to help you find the power from within to feel good again!

Susan Abdel-Haq, LMFT | Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist | Telehealth Therapy in California
IT IS TIME TO PUT

yourself first

If you are someone that is ready to do some deep inner work and finally put yourself first, then please contact me today for a free phone consultation.