Dr. Susan (Sue) Futeral, MD, LCSW-C

Maryland · 33 years in practice

Dr. Susan (Sue) Futeral brings 33 years of clinical experience to her practice in Maryland.

License and registration

LCSW-C, Maryland: 04787 · expires October 2027
NPI: 1902078348 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 33
Languages: English

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About Susan

Dr. Susan (Sue) Futeral brings 33 years of clinical experience to her practice in Maryland. She holds an MD and is licensed as an LCSW-C.

Sue aims to make the first step feel manageable and believes starting therapy is a brave move. Sue focuses on common but painful issues like stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma and abuse. She also helps with relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and body image issues, and problems with sleep and anger.

Background and approach

Addictions, ADHD, and grief are part of her work as well. Her sessions emphasize open conversation and nonjudgmental listening. Sue creates space for people to talk through thoughts and feelings at their own pace.

She uses straightforward tools that people can try between sessions. Alongside talk-based work, Sue draws on approaches such as hypnotherapy and cognitive behavioral ideas to address unhelpful patterns. She also uses attachment-based and mindfulness methods to support emotional regulation and connection to values.

Solution-focused techniques help set clear, short-term goals. Sue’s background combines medical training and social work practice, which informs a practical, grounded style. She aims to match methods to each person’s needs and goals.

The pace and direction of care are decided together, and progress is checked as therapy continues.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Susan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Eating disorders
Depression
Addictions
LGBT
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Body image
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
First responder issues
Gender dysphoria
Hoarding
Immigration issues
Life purpose
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Phobias
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization

Approaches Susan names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Hypnotherapy is an approach that uses guided relaxation and focused attention to help people access different ways of thinking about a problem. It can be used to address sleep problems, anxiety, habits, and some aspects of trauma and body image concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and practicing practical skills to change them; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Sue also uses attachment-based ideas to help people understand patterns in relationships and how early connections affect present behavior. That work helps with communication problems, intimacy issues, and recovery after loss or trauma. Choosing the right mix of approaches is collaborative; the therapist and client discuss needs, preferences, and goals and then try methods that seem most likely to help.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversation and exercises that need visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good fit if bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit work into busy schedules and to keep progress moving forward.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she address?

Sue helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and body image struggles, addictions, sleep problems, anger, grief, ADHD, and related concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She keeps sessions conversational and nonjudgmental, focusing on clear goals and practical steps. The work can include talking, exercises, and short tasks between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She has 33 years of professional experience combining medical training and social work practice.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds an MD and the LCSW-C credential and practices in Maryland.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be done by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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