- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Attachment-based work
- Client-centered approach
About Susan
Susan Zapatha is a Florida LMHC with 28 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and the everyday pressures of anxiety, stress, and parenting.
She uses straightforward conversation to make space for feelings that are hard to name. Sessions focus on noticing patterns in relationships and reactions. Susan pays attention to what happens between people and how emotions shape choices.
Her background includes work with mood challenges such as depression and bipolar symptoms, as well as attention difficulties and addiction concerns. She also supports people coping with illness, caregiver strain, blended family questions, and issues around adoption and attachment.
Susan draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Those approaches guide how she helps people name emotions, test new ways of relating, and change unhelpful thoughts or behaviors.
Sessions are practical and focused. People can expect clear conversation about what is getting in the way now and steps to try between meetings. Susan accepts clients from outside the United States and conducts work in English.
How Susan’s approaches translate to online work
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people and couples notice and name core feelings and the interaction patterns those feelings create. It focuses on moments when emotions pull people apart and looks for ways to build new emotional responses that change those patterns.Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships influence current trust and closeness. It can help with separation, abandonment concerns, adoption and foster care issues, and longstanding fears about being let down by others.
Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s perspective and pace. The therapist listens closely and follows the client’s lead to explore what matters most in sessions.
Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Susan will work with each person to identify goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. If an approach doesn’t feel useful, she adjusts the plan together with the client.
The original biography did not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow people to join from different places when schedules or travel make in-person meetings difficult.
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Experience
28+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with relationship and family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, addictions, and related issues such as attachment and adoption concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She focuses on naming emotions and patterns in relationships, and uses direct conversation to try new ways of relating. Techniques also include exploring thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 28 years of professional experience working with people on relationship, mood, and life-change issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices from Florida.
Which languages and international work are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are used?
The original biography did not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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