- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family of origin
About Susan
Susan Contegni is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 13 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are managing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and relationship concerns. Susan also supports people coping with life transitions and a range of family-of-origin issues that can continue to affect adults later on.
Susan runs interactive, client-centered sessions that focus on practical steps and real moments from day-to-day life. She listens for patterns rooted in early family roles and expectations, and helps people notice how those patterns show up now. Conversations can include how attachment and abandonment experiences influence trust and closeness in current relationships.
Sessions emphasize strengths you already have and simple skills to handle distress. Susan uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to teach coping tools, improve communication, and reduce anxious thinking. Work can include short skills practice, reframing thoughts, and clearer ways to set boundaries with others.
She has worked with people facing issues related to adoption and foster care, blended family concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness and aging, codependency, and commitment worries. Susan also supports those handling cancer, chronic pain, or the stress that follows natural or human-caused disasters.
Susan offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. Her approach is straightforward and practical, intended for adults who want to change patterns learned in their family of origin and build more balanced ways of relating and coping.
Therapeutic approaches and how online work proceeds
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and building practical skills. Cognitive-style methods look at thinking patterns that increase worry or low self-esteem and teach ways to notice and reframe those thoughts. Behavioral techniques encourage small, structured experiments and skills practice to reduce avoidance and build confidence.Attachment-focused ideas help people see how early family roles shape current closeness and trust. That approach supports clearer communication and healthier boundaries in relationships when old patterns keep repeating.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss what you hope to change, try approaches that match those goals, and adjust methods over time based on what helps. Clients are invited to give feedback so techniques are relevant and practical.
The original profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm which online options are offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time. Many people find that regular online meetings help maintain continuity while they practice new skills between sessions.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she focus on?
Susan works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship concerns, and coping with life changes. She also addresses related family-of-origin topics such as attachment and abandonment.
What is her therapeutic style?
She describes her work as client-centered and interactive, focusing on practical steps and skills during sessions. Conversations often target patterns from early family life and how they affect current relationships.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional experience working with adults on mood, anxiety, and relationship challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor, listed as FL LMHC, and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. She also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to be sure they fit your needs.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Confirm specific pricing during scheduling.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to start the process.
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