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Susan Zapatha, LMHC

Calm guidance for anxiety and relationships

28 years in practice · based in Florida · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Susan

Susan Zapatha is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 28 years of experience in Florida. She helps people who are overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, grief, relationship troubles, or the aftermath of trauma and abuse. She focuses on making it easier to talk about tough feelings and take small steps toward change.

Susan creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can say what they really think and feel. She listens closely and helps clients name patterns that get in the way of feeling better.

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Background and approach

Together they set clear, manageable goals and plan practical steps to reach them. Her approach combines understanding how relationships shape emotions with hands-on tools to shift unhelpful thinking. Sessions are conversational and focused on what matters most right now.

People leave with specific strategies to reduce anxiety, manage anger, improve sleep, or cope with life changes. Susan draws on methods that emphasize emotional connection and real-world skills. She supports people facing addiction, parenting strain, caregiving stress, identity concerns, and mood challenges like depression or bipolar disorder.

She also works with issues tied to attachment, adoption and foster care, and neurodiversity. Clients can work with her through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. She accepts international clients and offers practical guidance that fits busy lives.

To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps pair a person with the right schedule and format.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Attachment-based work helps identify how early relationships affect current feelings and reactions; it’s useful for intimacy problems, abandonment concerns, and patterns that repeat in relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical strategies to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and manage mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on emotions and connection to shift distress in relationships and to help people express needs more clearly.

Susan treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She listens to each person’s goals and preferences, then suggests ways to combine methods. Clients and therapist check in regularly and adjust the plan based on what is helping and what is not.

Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video lets people work face to face when that’s helpful. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging provide quick ways to stay connected between sessions or to fit support into a busy day.
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Questions people ask

What concerns does she support?
Susan works with anxiety, stress, relationship and family issues, grief, trauma and abuse, and related concerns such as sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, addictions, and career stress.
What is her therapy style like?
She keeps sessions conversational and focused on the client’s immediate needs. The work blends emotional exploration with practical steps people can use between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 28 years of professional experience working in mental health settings and with clients facing a wide range of life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, FL LMHC, and practices from Florida.
In which language can I talk with her?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts clients who live outside the United States.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different schedules and preferences.
How are sessions paid for and what about cost?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; exact cost varies by location and therapist availability.
How do I start working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to available times.

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Experience
28 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English

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