History
Suzette James, MFT is a licensed Marriage and Family therapist at Family Tree Counseling with over 20 years of experience. She has specialized training in the areas of anxiety, depression, cognitive behavioral therapy, emotion regulation skills, trauma and child play therapy. She attended San Jose State University where she received a B.A. in psychology, went on to obtain her M.A degree in counseling/ psychology, and has been licensed by the state of California since 1998. She loves people and honors everyone's uniqueness. She is a mother of five with real life and practical experiences. Suzette's experience taught her that the best recipe for success is NOT a one size fits all approach. Therefore, she has trained all over the country with some of the foremost leaders in the field of behaviorism, emotion regulation, and trauma. She has learned through training and personal experience, that happiness is available to us all.
Specialties
At Family Tree Counseling we specialize in the treatment of anxiety, depression, and trauma with the use of Cognitive and Behavioral skills training, child play therapy, DBT, and EMDR. We address family and parenting concerns, school and behavior issues, ADHD, as well as divorce and custody issues. Suzette James, MFT works with young children and is good at it. She inherently