- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LMHC, LCMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida, North Carolina, Vermont
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Susan
Susan Urtz is a licensed mental health counselor with more than 25 years of experience. She practices in Florida and brings steady, practical guidance to people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting struggles, and relationship concerns. Her approach is warm and straightforward, aimed at helping people find workable steps forward.
She uses familiar, hands-on tools such as cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness exercises to help clients understand patterns and try new responses.
Background and approach
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas often inform her work, encouraging people to clarify values and make gradual changes that match what matters most to them. Susan focuses on everyday problems as well as complex issues like trauma, grief, addiction, ADHD, and challenges tied to caregiving or chronic illness.
She also supports people wrestling with blended family dynamics, adoption and foster care questions, and communication or commitment issues. Sessions aim to be respectful of each person’s background and priorities. Conversations tend to center on practical goals, problem solving, and small experiments clients can test between meetings.
She frames therapy as a collaborative effort where the client’s experience guides the plan. People who prefer a calm, goal-oriented style often do well with her. She encourages realistic steps, honest feedback, and steady progress rather than rushed fixes.
If a parent is stressed, managing work-life demands, or navigating family conflict, she helps identify clearer options and next steps.
What Susan works with
Everything Susan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Susan helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Susan lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values even when emotions are hard to face. It is often useful for stress, anxiety, parenting decisions, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety or depression and improve daily functioning. These methods are practical and skills-based, so homework and short exercises between sessions are common.Finding the right approach is part of work together. The therapist will listen to goals, try different methods, and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful. Sessions are collaborative and paced to match each person’s needs and preferences rather than following a fixed script.
Online sessions offer flexibility in format. Video calls let people keep visual connection and work through skills in real time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for ongoing support and brief coaching between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into parenting schedules, work breaks, or caregiving routines.
Questions people ask about Susan
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Susan works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship difficulties, ADHD, addiction, grief, trauma, and caregiver stress.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, focusing on practical steps, problem solving, and techniques clients can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has more than 25 years of counseling experience working with individuals, couples, and family systems in various therapeutic roles.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds LMHC and LCMHC credentials and practices in the state of Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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