- Attachment based work
- Client centered methods
- Cognitive behavioral tools
About Susan
Susan Zapatha is a Florida LMHC with 28 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, parenting stress, anxiety, and related issues. Sessions focus on identifying how patterns from the family you grew up in affect current relationships and choices.
She uses clear, practical conversation to help people name what is happening in their relationships. Sessions often look at emotional responses and communication habits learned in childhood. That can include attachment patterns, abandonment concerns, blended family challenges, and issues around intimacy and trust.
Susan draws on client-centered methods to follow what matters most to each person. She also uses attachment-based ideas to trace how earlier family roles shape present behavior. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) tools are used when helpful to change unhelpful thoughts and routines.
Work together typically involves setting small, manageable goals. Sessions may include role play to try a different way of speaking, mapping family expectations, or rehearsing boundary-setting. She also addresses practical stressors like sleep, caregiving strain, and work-life balance.
Her background includes long-term clinical work with adults facing mood concerns, addiction struggles, ADHD-related difficulties, and complicated grief. People who are wondering how childhood patterns still influence their life will find a direct, steady approach that focuses on real changes they can practice between sessions.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape present feelings and reactions. It helps when attachment patterns make it hard to trust, set boundaries, or feel close to others. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on what the person wants to work on and follows their priorities during sessions. It supports people who need to clarify goals and make practical changes.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try approaches that fit. That process is collaborative and may shift as issues become clearer.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or avoid travel time. It also makes it possible for international clients to connect with licensed professionals without changing their location.
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Experience
28+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she address?
Susan works with relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting stresses, anxiety, depression, addictions, and related concerns such as attachment and abandonment.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is direct and client-centered. She listens to what matters most and then uses practical exercises and conversation to address those priorities.
How much experience does she have?
She has 28 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of relational and mood-related problems.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices from Florida.
In which language can I work with her?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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