Susan Dawson, LMHC - Therapist in Florida

About Susan

Susan Dawson is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on practical, down-to-earth support. She uses straightforward methods to help people manage stress, worry, depression, and problems with anger. Susan is a Florida LMHC and brings 17 years of experience to her work.

She spends time listening to what matters most to each person. Then she helps clients set small, doable goals and try tools that fit their life. Those tools come from approaches like cognitive behavioral work and mindfulness practices.

Background and approach

Susan also addresses relationship and parenting concerns and related issues such as communication problems, commitment worries, and intimacy-related challenges. She works with a wide range of emotional challenges including grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, bipolar mood concerns, and feelings of emptiness or shame. When practical changes are needed, she uses techniques to build new habits and reduce unhelpful thinking patterns.

She also draws on emotionally-focused strategies and elements of the Gottman Method for relationship work. Sessions are intended to feel collaborative and concrete. Susan aims to create a respectful space that honors each person’s background and identity.

She offers therapy in English and accepts international clients. Her license is FL LMHC MH11067 and she practices from Florida.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person without judgment. It helps people feel heard and supported while they figure out what changes they want to make. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions affect mood. It teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful thinking and build healthier habits, useful for anxiety, depression, and stress.

Susan treats finding the right approach as a team effort. The therapist and client talk about goals, try a few methods, and adjust based on what feels most useful. That collaborative process helps match techniques to real-life needs and preferences.

Online therapy offers several convenient ways to work together, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to get support from different places. The variety of formats also lets clients choose how they communicate when working on parenting, relationship, or mood-related goals.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Susan focus on?

Susan works with stress, anxiety, depression, and anger. She also addresses trauma, grief, addictions, relationship and parenting concerns, and a broad range of mood and life-change issues.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens, helps set small goals, and teaches practical tools from evidence-based approaches.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 17 years of experience working with people facing emotional and life transition challenges.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with the credential FL LMHC MH11067.

What languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted.

Which session formats are available?

Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Anger management

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 17 years
Licensed: Florida
Languages: English

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