Business Details
Expert Mental Health Therapy in Hollywood
As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in Hollywood, I bring over a decade of specialized experience in psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches to mental health care. My practice focuses on creating a collaborative therapeutic environment where clients can explore emotional challenges, relationship dynamics, and personal growth opportunities. With advanced training in neurodevelopmental perspectives and early intervention therapies, I work with adults, children, and parent-infant dyads to address anxiety, depression, trauma, and developmental concerns. My clinical background includes extensive work at Los Angeles-area clinics specializing in autism spectrum disorders, attachment issues, and perinatal mental health. I integrate evidence-based modalities like Neuro-Relational Framework and Watch, Wait, Wonder techniques to help clients achieve meaningful, lasting change.The therapeutic relationship forms the foundation of my practice, allowing clients to develop deeper self-awareness and healthier relational patterns. My approach combines academic rigor from Pacific Oaks College and Antioch University with practical experience gained through psychoanalytic training at the Psychoanalytic Center of California. I specialize in helping new mothers navigate postpartum challenges while fostering healthy parent-infant bonds through dyadic therapy sessions. Ongoing professional development ensures my practice remains aligned with the latest research in mental health treatment and developmental psychology.
Services
Individual Psychotherapy
Parent-Infant Therapy
Child Mental Health
Group Therapy
Developmental Support
Highlights and features
- Specialized training in parent-infant mental health and neurodevelopmental therapies
- Integrates psychoanalytic theory with modern neurodevelopmental research
- Experienced working with autism spectrum disorders and developmental delays
- Offers dyadic therapy for mother-infant relationship challenges
- Combines academic credentials with practical clinical experience
Services
Individual Psychotherapy
Personalized mental health treatment for adults and children using psychodynamic approaches. Sessions focus on emotional exploration, relationship patterns, and personal growth through collaborative therapeutic relationships. Evidence-based techniques help clients address anxiety, depression, and trauma while developing healthier coping mechanisms.
Parent-Infant Psychotherapy
Specialized treatment for mother-infant dyads facing bonding challenges. Addresses postpartum mental health concerns while fostering healthy attachment through joint sessions. Helps resolve difficulties with infant soothing, emotional connection, and developmental milestones using neurodevelopmentally informed interventions.
Developmental Support
Interventions for developmental delays and autism spectrum disorders using relationship-based approaches. Focuses on improving social engagement, emotional regulation, and communication skills through play-based therapy. Incorporates family systems perspectives to support holistic child development.
Group Therapy
Structured group sessions for shared learning and mutual support. Includes mindful parenting workshops and developmental readiness groups. Combines psychoeducation with experiential learning to improve parenting skills and address common child development challenges through community-based approaches.
Neurodevelopmental Therapy
Specialized interventions incorporating neurodevelopmental research into mental health treatment. Uses techniques like Neuro-Relational Framework to address how early brain development impacts emotional regulation and relationship patterns across the lifespan.
People
Melissa Susac
Marriage and Family Therapist
Licensed therapist with expertise in psychodynamic approaches and neurodevelopmental therapies. Specializes in parent-infant mental health, autism spectrum disorders, and trauma treatment through evidence-based interventions.
Questions
What therapeutic approaches do you use?
I combine psychodynamic/psychoanalytic methods with neurodevelopmental perspectives and evidence-based early intervention techniques like Watch, Wait, Wonder.
Do you work with children and parents together?
Yes, I specialize in parent-infant psychotherapy to help strengthen early relationships and address developmental concerns through dyadic sessions.
What mental health issues do you treat?
I treat anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life transitions, perinatal mental health challenges, and developmental delays including autism spectrum disorders.
Are services available for new mothers?
Yes, I provide specialized support for postpartum mental health challenges and parent-infant bonding difficulties through individual and dyadic therapy.
What clinical experience informs your practice?
My training includes work at Los Angeles clinics specializing in autism, developmental delays, and perinatal mental health with populations requiring early intervention.
