Susan Phillips, LMHC

Susan Phillips is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 25 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship concerns, trauma and substance issues. She aims to listen closely and respond to what each person brings to sessions.

Susan uses a client-centered stance that puts the person's experience first. She pairs this with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused methods. Motivational interviewing and trauma-focused work are also part of her approach when they match a person's goals.

Sessions move at a practical pace. Susan emphasizes clear goals and small, doable steps that fit into everyday life. She also brings experience addressing parenting strain, family conflict, caregiver stress, and issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns.

People turn to her for help with persistent mood problems, bipolar disorder, ADHD-related struggles, addiction concerns, chronic illness, or coping after loss. She also supports those facing guilt, shame, or the long work of forgiveness and reconciliation with family of origin issues.

Susan invites straightforward conversation about what matters most. She collaborates with each person to find what helps - whether that is skill-building, short-term problem solving, or deeper trauma work. To begin, readers should use the site's continue button on this profile and follow the short matching questionnaire to schedule an initial session.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person first. It aims to help people feel heard and make their own sense of what will help, which is useful for relationship concerns, grief, and stress.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them. It is often chosen for anxiety, depression, coping with life changes, and managing mood symptoms.

Motivational interviewing supports people who feel stuck or ambivalent about change. It uses guided conversation to build motivation for steps like reducing substance use or starting a healthier routine.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide what methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean mixing approaches over time as progress unfolds.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Many people find online therapy helps fit appointments into busy schedules, allows shorter check-ins on difficult days, and reduces travel time around work or caregiving. Talk with the therapist during the matching process about your routine and what will make regular sessions realistic for you.