Susan Zapatha , LMHC

Susan Zapatha is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 28 years of experience helping people face relationship strain, trauma, grief, anxiety, and stress. She focuses on women's issues among the areas she supports and aims to create a calm space where clients can speak honestly about what’s going on in their lives.

Susan uses a conversational, client-centered style. She listens first, then helps people name patterns and think about small changes that can make daily life easier. Sessions are direct but warm, with a focus on practical steps and emotional understanding.

Her work often addresses parenting concerns, intimacy and communication problems, addiction-related struggles, and mood challenges such as depression and bipolar symptoms. She also helps people dealing with loss, compassion fatigue, or the lasting effects of abuse and abandonment.

Susan blends attachment-focused ideas with cognitive-behavioral techniques and emotionally-focused strategies. That mix helps people understand how past relationships shape current choices and how to shift thoughts and behaviors in concrete ways.

People who choose her tend to want a therapist who listens without judgment and helps them build real coping skills. She accepts clients internationally and conducts sessions in English. Practical options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How Susan’s Approaches Work Online

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current bonds and trust. Online sessions let clients talk through patterns that affect attachment, like fear of abandonment or difficulty relying on others, and try new ways of relating in real time. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In telehealth sessions Susan helps people identify unhelpful thoughts, test new behaviors, and practice skills between meetings to reduce anxiety or manage mood.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Susan will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan as needed. The first few sessions are often used to decide what feels most helpful and practical for the individual.

Online therapy offers flexibility and easier scheduling. Video calls are useful for full conversations and visual cues, phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quicker check-ins, and text-based messaging works for short updates or ongoing coaching. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, parenting, or travel.