Sue-Jacqueline Spencer, LCSW

Sue-Jacqueline Spencer is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and self-esteem struggles. She speaks plainly and gives practical steps so overwhelmed parents and adults can manage daily life and emotional overload.

Sue-Jacqueline uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and client-centered work to create doable plans. She focuses on small changes that reduce worry and improve mood. Sessions aim to build self-compassion and better ways to cope with life transitions.

Over 17 years of practice in Florida, she has worked with people who feel stuck after losses, adoption or foster care issues, or messy relationship patterns. She pays attention to attachment and how past experiences shape current reactions. Her background includes helping people face shame, body image concerns, and caregiver stress.

Therapy sessions combine listening with concrete skills such as thought tracking, grounding exercises, and communication practice. She also uses narrative techniques to help clients make sense of their stories and motivational interviewing to clarify changes they really want.

Sue-Jacqueline emphasizes a respectful, steady pace and partners with each person to set realistic goals. The focus is on finding what works in everyday life, improving routines, and strengthening coping when things get hard.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Sue-Jacqueline uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is practical and often includes homework like tracking thoughts, trying exposure exercises, or testing new routines to reduce anxiety and low mood.

She also draws on client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening, empathy, and supporting each person at their own pace. This approach helps people feel heard and understood while they work toward clearer goals.

Mindfulness therapy is another common element in her work, teaching simple breathing and grounding exercises to reduce reactivity and build present-moment awareness. These short practices can be used between sessions to manage stress and overwhelm.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist and client will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps most. This collaborative process makes it easier to pick strategies that fit a person's life and preferences.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth sessions and skills practice, phone calls can fit a break at work or when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging allow brief check-ins, reflections, or skill prompts between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy schedule.