Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Susan works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Susan
Susan Dawson is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 17 years of experience. She focuses on practical ways to reduce stress, manage anger, and ease anxiety so daily life feels more manageable. Susan uses straightforward therapy methods that help people name problems and try new behaviors.
Sessions often include talking through reactions, practicing calmer responses, and building skills for difficult moments. She helps clients facing depression, mood swings, or feelings of emptiness find clearer footing.
Background and approach
People also turn to her for help with relationship and intimacy concerns, communication and commitment issues, and the fallout from separation or infidelity. Substance use and addiction are addressed with a focus on choices and motivation rather than blame. She also works with grief, trauma and abuse, and challenges tied to identity such as LGBT-related stress or living with HIV/AIDS.
Susan blends client-centered listening with evidence-based techniques like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. Mindfulness practices are used to reduce reactivity and strengthen awareness. The Gottman Method informs work on improving communication and repairing trust in relationships.
Her style is direct and respectful. She aims to make therapy clear and usable, not abstract. New clients complete a short questionnaire to match goals, then schedule sessions that fit their lives.
What Susan works with
Everything Susan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Susan's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Susan lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Using proven approaches in online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person as an individual. The therapist reflects concerns, validates feelings, and helps clients find their own solutions; this approach works well for people who need acceptance while they sort through anger or grief.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change patterns of thinking and behavior. It helps with anxiety, depression, anger management, and addiction by breaking problems into manageable steps and practicing new responses.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Susan will work with each client to choose methods that match their goals and comfort level. She invites feedback and adjusts strategies as progress and needs evolve.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, so people can choose what fits their life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, quick exercises, or when writing feels more comfortable. These options make therapy easier to fit around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping the focus on practical change and skill building.
Questions people ask about Susan
What kinds of problems does she address?
Susan helps with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, and self-esteem struggles. She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, and major life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She listens closely, then uses structured tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns from mood disorders to addiction and relationship problems.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a licensed mental health counselor, FL LMHC, based in Florida.
Which languages are offered and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are used?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.