Susannah David PhD completed the undergraduate degree at Bard College,in New York. She attended the California School of Professional Psychology in San Francisco and pursued clinical training at the Alternative Family Institute in San Francisco, the San Francisco Department of Mental Health, and at A Better Way, Inc. Child and Family Therapy Clinic in Berkeley, California. Dr. David completed her yoga teaching certification in 2002, her Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology in 2003, and the PhD in Clinical Psychology in 2005.

Dr. David has been licensed to practice psychology in Washington State since 2006 and completed postdoctoral supervision at Western State Hospital, and postdoctoral training through the workshops and six-month coursework in Dialectical Behavior Therapy at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Washington. She began her private clinical work in 2011 after several years of providing group and individual psychotherapy on an inpatient basis. Dr. David is motivated by compassion for her clients and greatly enjoys assisting others to reduce suffering and live a more joyful life. She has an eclectic style and utilizes psychodynamic, DBT, and motivational interviewing techniques. Dr. David has a particular interest in mindfulness meditation and other types of breathing and relaxation techniques drawn from eastern practices. Dr. David assists people struggling with a variety of difficulties, including depression and anxiety, OCD, and trauma-related symptoms.