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Online therapist

Suzanne Caldwell

Calm, practical therapy for everyday struggles

Credentials
LCSW
Experience
8 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Suzanne

Suzanne Caldwell is a licensed clinical social worker who uses practical, person-focused therapy to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and relationship struggles. She works from a place of respect and sensitivity. Her style is collaborative and straightforward, with conversations shaped to fit each person’s needs and goals.

Suzanne draws from therapies that teach skills people can use day to day. She blends approaches so sessions can include noticing thoughts, practicing new behaviors, and exploring emotions that show up in close relationships.

Background and approach

She explains ideas plainly and helps people try them out between meetings. With eight years as an LCSW in Florida, Suzanne has worked with a wide range of concerns. She has experience supporting people dealing with addictions, parenting challenges, body image and eating issues, ADHD, career stress, and coping with major life changes.

She also addresses issues such as attachment and abandonment, blended family dynamics, and caregiver stress. Her work includes helping with intimacy-related matters, communication problems, control issues, and recovery from trauma and abuse. She also supports people managing mood conditions like depression and bipolar disorder, and situations involving grief, divorce, or separation.

Suzanne offers a calm, nonjudgmental setting and focuses on practical steps clients can use between sessions. She encourages people to name what they want to change, try small experiments, and notice what helps. The pace is set by the client and adjusted as needs evolve.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts without getting pulled into them and focus on living in line with personal values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping skills. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience and uses listening and reflection to help people feel understood and to find their own solutions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Suzanne will discuss options and try methods together to see what fits each person’s needs and goals. The process is collaborative, with adjustments made as progress and preferences emerge.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options can make it easier to schedule around family or work demands and to continue care when travel or life changes make in-person meetings difficult. Licensed professionals can still teach practical skills, coach through difficult moments, and track progress through remote sessions.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Suzanne address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, depression, addictions, and parenting concerns among others.
How would you describe Suzanne’s therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative and straightforward, blending skill teaching with emotional exploration so clients can use tools between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She has eight years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker and has supported clients across a wide range of life and mental health challenges.
Where is Suzanne licensed and what is her credential?
She holds a Florida LCSW with licence number FL LCSW SW19987 and practices from Florida.
Does she provide services in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for meeting with her?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Suzanne?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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