About Susan
Susan Dawson is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and problems with anger. She also helps those coping with addiction, grief, issues around intimacy, and questions of identity and self-worth.
Susan uses straightforward, evidence-informed methods that aim to make change feel manageable. She blends Client-Centered Therapy with cognitive tools to address thinking patterns that feed worry and low mood.
How Susan works
She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method to help people handle relationship difficulties and communicate more clearly. Over 17 years she has worked with people through major life changes such as divorce and relocation, and through struggles like mood disorders, substance misuse, and trauma. Her practice includes attention to shame, guilt, forgiveness, and rebuilding purpose after loss.
She pays particular attention to the ways identity and life context shape problems and goals. Susan typically structures sessions to be practical and collaborative. Expect goal-focused conversations, skill building, and attention to emotional experience.
Mindfulness-based techniques are offered when helpful to reduce distress and increase present-moment awareness. She accepts sessions in English and is available to international clients. Therapy is offered through a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and session formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Susan lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Susan works with
The areas below are the ones Susan selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 17 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Using practical approaches online to manage emotions and relationships
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and working from the client’s own goals. In this approach the therapist focuses on understanding the person’s perspective and helping them build on their strengths to solve problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful patterns; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with stressful situations. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on emotions and attachment patterns, helping people name feelings, change interaction cycles, and improve closeness in relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susan will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best for their goals and situation. That might mean trying CBT tools for managing panic, using emotion-focused work for relationship strains, or blending mindfulness with client-centered listening for everyday stress. The plan evolves as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to get support. Video calls let the therapist and client meet face-to-face for deeper conversation. Phone sessions provide a simpler option when bandwidth or being on camera is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, skill practice, or people who prefer typed exchanges. These options make it easier to fit therapy into workdays, manage follow-up between sessions, and keep momentum during life transitions.
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