Susan Phillips, LMHC

Susan Phillips is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor working in Florida. She has 25 years of experience in the mental health field and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and related challenges.

Susan uses a client-centered style. She listens closely so people can put words to what matters most to them. That listening shapes practical steps the client and therapist take together.

She often brings in cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice thought patterns and try different behaviors. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods are used when someone wants clear, goal-oriented change in short order.

Susan also works with issues tied to family history, parenting concerns, addictions, chronic illness, and end-of-life matters. She will tailor sessions around a person’s goals and life situation rather than follow a fixed script.

Sessions emphasize clear, manageable steps. Susan helps people build skills for day-to-day coping and for bigger life transitions. Her approach balances careful listening with practical strategies for change.

If someone prefers to work toward specific goals while still feeling heard, Susan mixes compassionate attention with straightforward tools to move forward.

Practical approaches for online counseling

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's concerns so they feel heard and can name what matters to them. This approach is helpful for people who need time to explore feelings and build trust before making changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to change how they feel. It often suits people managing anxiety, depression, stress, or mood shifts who want hands-on tools to use between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk about goals, preferences, and life demands, then combine methods that fit each person's needs. That collaboration helps tailor sessions to short-term goals or longer healing.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match how someone prefers to communicate. Video works well for deeper conversations, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can serve for quick check-ins or notes between sessions. This mix makes therapy more flexible for people balancing work, caregiving, or health issues.