Dr. Susan (Sue) Futeral

Dr. Susan (Sue) Futeral is a licensed clinical social worker in Maryland with 33 years of experience. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and other life changes, and she offers a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk through difficult feelings. Sue encourages that first step toward help and recognizes it can take real courage.

Her approach is practical and collaborative. She listens first, then helps people notice patterns that keep problems going. Sessions often involve learning tools for everyday situations, such as managing worries, improving sleep, or coping with grief. Sue also addresses relationship strain, intimacy concerns, and challenges related to identity and LGBT issues.

Sue uses methods that focus on how relationships shape current struggles and on changing unhelpful thinking and behavior. She mixes attachment-based ideas with cognitive behavioral strategies and mindfulness practices to create simple, usable steps. Hypnotherapy and solution-focused work are available when they fit a person’s needs.

People who seek help for addiction-related or process-related behaviors, body image and eating concerns, or trauma can expect a steady, patient pace. She also supports those dealing with career stress, parenting strain, first responder issues, and coping after disasters.

Sessions are conducted in English from Maryland. Before scheduling, readers should confirm current session formats and timing. To begin, use the site’s Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire.

How specific approaches shape online care

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships affect how someone connects and reacts. It helps people understand why they may feel easily threatened or distant in close relationships and offers ways to change those patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches concrete skills to challenge unhelpful thoughts and to build healthier habits for worry, sleep, or mood.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, needs, and preferences and then suggest which methods to try first. That plan can be adjusted as work proceeds so methods match what helps most.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing commute time and by allowing sessions to be scheduled around work or family responsibilities. It can also allow for shorter check-ins or longer sessions when needed, and for using worksheets, guided mindfulness, or behavior plans between meetings to support progress.