About Roberta
Roberta "Sue" Buckner is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California with 40 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people cope with stress and anxiety and supports those navigating relationship tensions, family conflict, grief, and parenting challenges. Sue aims to make starting therapy a manageable step for people who feel overwhelmed.
She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through worries and emotions. Sessions are conversational and grounded in practical problem-solving.
Background and approach
Sue listens carefully to each person’s concerns and works with them to find realistic ways to feel better in daily life. Over four decades she has guided many people through loss and life transitions. That background gives her a steady, experienced presence during difficult moments.
She uses familiar therapeutic methods that are supported by research to address anxiety and stress in straightforward ways. Sue collaborates with clients to set clear goals and track small changes. She helps people build coping strategies for tense relationships and parenting strain.
When grief is present, she supports people as they adjust and find ways to carry on. Her practice offers flexible session types to fit different needs and schedules. People who choose her can expect a practical, humane approach aimed at making day-to-day life easier to manage.
How evidence-based methods translate to online care
Many therapists use evidence-based approaches that focus on practical skills and changing daily patterns. One common method teaches breathing, relaxation, and coping techniques to reduce physical symptoms of anxiety and stress, helping people feel calmer in the moment and over time. Another approach looks at thoughts and behaviors to identify unhelpful patterns and replace them with more helpful actions for relationships and parenting struggles.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they try methods and adjust the plan based on what works in real life.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people talk face-to-face without travel and are useful for fuller conversations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, ongoing planning, or written reflections between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and fit therapy into a busy schedule.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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