About Susana
Susana Mejia-Vargas is a bilingual Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who focuses on helping people recover from unresolved trauma. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to make therapy understandable and practical. She explains how traumatic experiences can show up as anxiety, stress, sleep problems, or persistent irritability.
Susana approaches each person as the expert on their own life while offering clinical guidance when needed. Her work centers on using evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients process difficult events.
How Susana works
She pays special attention to grief, attachment struggles, and identity issues that can follow adoption or foster care experiences. Susana also addresses family tensions, communication problems, and the emotional fallout from separation or domestic violence. Sessions focus on understanding what is happening in the body and mind and then building coping skills from there.
She uses practical tools to manage stress, increase emotional awareness, and improve day-to-day functioning. Helping people connect with supports and find a sense of purpose is part of her approach. Susana emphasizes clear communication and active listening in sessions.
She works to create a space where clients can explore painful feelings and try new ways of relating to themselves and others. Progress is measured in small, usable changes rather than quick fixes. Therapy with Susana can include work on self-esteem, body image, control issues, and dependent personality patterns.
She supports caregivers dealing with stress and people coping with abandonment, forgiveness, and unresolved family problems. Her goal is to help clients build resilience and move toward more satisfying daily life.
What Susana works with
The areas below are the ones Susana selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Susana draws from proven therapeutic techniques that help people process trauma and manage daily symptoms. Cognitive behavioral approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Narrative approaches work by helping someone tell their story differently so painful events feel less defining and identity concerns can be reframed. Motivational strategies help clarify goals and strengthen the drive to make changes when motivation feels low.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Susana will talk with clients about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan based on how the client responds over time.
Online formats offer flexible ways to engage in therapy. Video calls let people maintain face-to-face connection when schedules allow. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, mood tracking, or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while still working on healing and skill building.
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