- Relationship focus
- Attachment-informed
- Practical steps
About Susan
Susan Zapatha is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage relationship strains, family conflict, trauma, grief, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, and related concerns. She offers steady support for issues like addictions, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and challenges around intimacy and self-esteem. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at making it easier to talk about hard things.
Susan focuses on building an open, nonjudgmental space so thoughts and feelings can be shared honestly. She encourages small, practical steps that add up to real change. Sessions often include looking at patterns in relationships and emotions, and practicing new ways of reacting that reduce stress and improve communication.
With 28 years of experience, Susan draws on approaches that center on relationships and present-moment needs. She uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early bonds affect current relationships, and she uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people shift unhelpful thoughts and habits. Emotionally-Focused and client-centered methods guide conversations so clients feel heard and understood.
Susan pays special attention to adoption and foster care concerns and related attachment issues when those topics are part of someone's story. She also supports people coping with chronic illness, caregiver stress, blended family dynamics, and the aftermath of natural or human-caused disasters.
People who choose her work with someone who aims to be practical, compassionate, and steady. She helps clients set clear goals, practice new skills between sessions, and track progress toward a more manageable life.
Approaches that translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions. It helps people understand trust, closeness, and conflict in relationships and can guide changes in how they relate to others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and habits and trying small behavior changes that reduce anxiety and improve mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and process strong emotions and then shift how they connect with others to improve intimacy and trust.Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can change over time as progress is made and priorities shift.
The therapist's biography does not list specific remote session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, cut out travel time, and allow faster check-ins during a work break or between appointments. It also lets people use therapy from different locations when schedules or circumstances require flexibility.
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Experience
28+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Susan address?
She supports people with relationship problems, family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, ADHD, and many related issues including adoption and foster care topics.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are open and nonjudgmental with a practical focus. Conversations aim to make feelings easier to talk about and to find concrete steps clients can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 28 years of professional experience supporting people through a wide range of life and relationship challenges.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licensed in Florida and practices from that state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not list session formats. Please confirm current session options with the platform before scheduling.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.