- Years in practice
- 38
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Suzanne
Suzanne Stokes, LMHC, helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting concerns. She has nearly 38 years of experience as a licensed mental health counselor in Florida and focuses on practical ways to cope with life changes, relationship struggles, and low self-esteem. Suzanne keeps sessions straightforward and grounded.
She listens first, then offers tools people can use between meetings. Many come for help with grief, addiction, trauma, or career strain, and she works to make next steps clear and manageable.
Background and approach
Her approach blends several evidence-informed methods. She uses acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and goals. She applies cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
Attachment-based work helps when past relationships shape current reactions. Clients can expect a warm, nonjudgmental tone and a focus on skills that fit daily life. Suzanne often frames work around concrete goals like improving communication, reducing panic, or building a healthier routine.
She encourages small experiments to see what helps. Suzanne also pays attention to broader stressors such as caregiving demands, chronic illness, and first responder pressures. Her background supports durable coping strategies for long-standing patterns and recent crises alike.
She aims to help people feel more capable and anchored as they face change.
What Suzanne works with
Everything Suzanne lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Suzanne helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Suzanne lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and still move toward what matters to them. It can be useful for stress, low mood, and parenting struggles where values and choices matter. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. It often suits people who want concrete tools and short practice exercises between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Suzanne collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts strategies over time based on what helps most, so clients are part of deciding the best path forward.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy lives. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth or hands-free time is needed, and chat or messaging is handy for brief check-ins or shorter reflections. These options make it easier to maintain regular contact, fit therapy around work or caregiving, and try different formats to see what works best.
Questions people ask about Suzanne
What concerns does she address?
Suzanne supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting questions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addiction, trauma, and related concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
She offers a warm, nonjudgmental approach and focuses on practical steps. Sessions combine listening with tools clients can use between meetings.
How long has she practiced?
She brings 38 years of clinical experience as a licensed mental health counselor in Florida.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor, credentialed as LMHC, and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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