Susan is a psychotherapist, lecturer, writer and consultant.

In 1973, Susan received her Bachelor of Science in Social Welfare and in 1974, she received her Master’s in Social Work, both at California State University in San Diego, California. From 1993 to 1995 she attended and received a certificate from Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Institute in Beverly Hills, California. Susan is currently enrolled in a Psy.D program at California Southern University in Irvine, California.