Sue Santos

At Guided Hope Center, we provide warm, practical, and down-to-earth therapy tailored to each client’s individual needs. Our clinicians support clients navigating anxiety, depression, stress management, relationship and family issues, trauma and PTSD, panic disorders, ADD/ADHD, anger and emotional regulation, grief and loss, sleep concerns, identity concerns, women’s issues, infertility, and maternal mental health, including pregnancy and postpartum concerns. We provide an inclusive and affirming environment for LGBTQIA+ clients, including gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and gender-diverse individuals, as well as clients navigating cultural and ethnic concerns.

Our clinicians draw from evidence-based and individualized approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Solution-Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Relational Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Positive Psychology, and somatic approaches. We believe therapy should feel supportive and compassionate while also providing practical tools, insight, and gentle challenges that help create meaningful change.

Our approach to therapy is warm, practical, and down-to-earth. We believe therapy should be a space where you feel genuinely heard and supported, while also gaining tools you can use outside of sessions to create meaningful change. We meet you where you are, but we’re also not afraid to gently challenge patterns that may be keeping you stuck.

Our clinicians tailor therapy to each person’s needs and may draw from approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), relational and solution-focused therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Gottman Method, and trauma-informed and somatic approaches. Together, we’ll focus on understanding what’s happening beneath the surface, building on your strengths, and helping you move toward healthier relationships, greater confidence, and lasting change.

My office is a judgment-free space where you can show up as your true self and feel comfortable talking about the parts of life that may be difficult to address. I’ll always meet you with compassion, but I also believe in pushing with love when it can help you grow.

At the same time, this is your therapy. I want you to feel comfortable speaking up about what is and isn’t working for you. You’ll never hurt my feelings by asking for something different, slowing things down, or telling me what you need. Therapy works best when we can be open and honest with each other.