about

“I view therapy as an intimate journey inside yourself that’s taken with the help, support and witness of another human being who’s trained in guiding such journeys. In some ways, it’s about relationship — relationship with yourself — which is learned via relationship with the therapist, so finding a therapist you like and feel good about is important.”

Susan C. Litton, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia. She specializes in abuse issues, attachment disorders, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, mood disorders (depression, anxiety, etc.), couple’s therapy, personality disorders and spiritual/existential issues. She also provides consultation and clinical supervision to other therapists.

In addition to private practice, Dr. Litton was the Coordinator of the Eating Disorders Program at CPC Parkwood Hospital in Atlanta in 1987, and has lectured and done training seminars on eating disorders and dissociative disorders, both to the general public and to other professionals. She was interviewed by WSB TV News in Atlanta for a feature they ran on the topic of self-mutilation and was the guest expert on a student film on eating disorders.

Dr. Litton has a passion for computers and held the position of Sr. Community Producer for the Health channel of iVillage.com from 2000 – 2002. In this capacity, she took an active role in bringing health and mental health support to people around the globe via the Internet. Prior to that, she had served as the “Ask MPD/DID” expert and also the Community Manager for a site on America Online called Online Psych.

Dr. Litton also holds an IT degree in Web Design and Interactive Media from The Art Institute of Atlanta. For her senior project, she created a small prototype of an electronic health record designed specifically for mental-health clinicians. She enjoyed the work so much that she continued developing it long after graduation, eventually launching it in 2017 as the PSYBooks EHR & Portal.

In recent years, as some large corporate EHRs have shifted in ways that raised concerns for many clinicians, PSYBooks has increasingly come to be seen as an ethical, clinician-centered alternative — appreciated by those who want a high-quality EHR that keeps their clients’ information truly safe.

As an aside, Dr. Litton also holds a master’s degree in piano performance and spent several years teaching piano lessons both at the University of Michigan and privately before becoming a psychologist.