Susana Garcia , LMHC

Susana Garcia is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 14 years of experience. She focuses on practical, body-aware approaches that pair movement and mindful skills with evidence-informed therapy. Susana centers work on stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, relationship concerns, and LGBT-related issues, including women's issues and sexuality-focused topics.

Her sessions often combine grounded attention to bodily experience with skills training drawn from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness practices. Clients can expect clear, simple tools for managing strong emotions and steps to reduce overwhelm day to day. Susana uses somatic techniques to help people notice how their body holds tension and to find ways to release it.

She has worked in clinical settings for over a decade and brings that practical experience to each session. Susana helps people who have faced prejudice, discrimination, or complex sexual and relationship questions such as polyamory and kink navigate those concerns without judgment. Her approach aims to strengthen self-understanding and everyday coping skills.

Susana practices in Florida and communicates in English. Sessions are offered in a variety of online formats, so people can choose the method that fits their schedule and needs. She focuses on creating a supportive, inclusive space for people to explore change and build skills.

To begin, Susana asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a time that works for them. That first step helps align goals and decide which techniques will be most useful moving forward.

Online approaches that combine body awareness and skills

Susana commonly integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Somatic Therapy in online work. DBT provides clear, teachable skills for handling intense emotions, improving relationships, and staying grounded during stress. It is helpful when emotions feel overwhelming and quick tools are needed to reduce reactivity. Somatic Therapy focuses on how the body holds stress and trauma and uses gentle movement, breath, and bodily awareness to release tension and restore regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, comfort level, and daily life. Together they decide whether to emphasize DBT skills, somatic exercises, mindfulness practice, or a mix of these approaches based on what helps most.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video sessions allow for face-to-face interaction and guided somatic work, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work, and messaging options support shorter check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and other commitments.