Susan Phillips, LMHC

Susan Phillips is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 25 years of experience in the mental health field. She focuses on listening carefully and creating a space where people can say what matters most. Her work often centers on stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and other life changes.

Susan uses a client-centered approach that keeps each conversation tied to what the person wants to address. She brings practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing when they match a client's goals. Solution-focused strategies and trauma-focused methods are also woven into sessions as useful for resolving specific problems.

In sessions she helps people manage ADHD, bipolar experiences, addictions, and anger by breaking challenges into concrete steps. She also supports those facing family problems, parenting strain, caregiver stress, and end-of-life or hospice concerns. Her experience includes work with adoption and foster care issues, abandonment, and chronic health-related struggles.

Susan emphasizes short-term, goal-oriented work when appropriate, and longer exploration when that better fits a person's healing. She aims to keep meetings practical and focused on changes that matter in daily life. Her approach balances listening with clear, doable strategies.

People who value being heard and who want straightforward tools for coping often find her style helpful. She invites prospective clients to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your needs

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflects what they hear, and helps the person make sense of their feelings so they can decide next steps. This approach is useful for people who want to feel heard and build motivation for change.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a practical method that looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavioral changes to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. Motivational interviewing is a short-term conversational style that helps people resolve mixed feelings and find their own reasons to change, which can support work on addictions, health goals, or other shifts.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision can change over time as goals evolve and progress is noted.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats available before booking since the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it. Discussing format and pacing at the start helps ensure sessions fit into everyday life and the kind of support you want.