- Client centered sessions
- Interactive approach
- Focus on strengths
About Susan
Susan Contegni is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 13 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship concerns, and life changes, including issues tied to abandonment, attachment, caregiving, chronic illness, and blended family challenges.
Susan uses a client-centered style and keeps sessions interactive. She helps people notice their strengths and use them to cope with current problems. Conversations are practical and focused on what the person is dealing with now.
Her work often centers on making sense of strong emotions that follow family or relationship hurt. She talks with clients about how patterns from the past affect present choices. That includes attention to attachment and avoidant or dependent behavior when it shows up.
Susan also supports people managing stress from caregiving, illness, aging, or the effects of adoption and foster care. She addresses communication and commitment difficulties that complicate relationships and daily life.
Sessions aim to be interactive rather than purely listening based. Susan encourages clients to try strategies in session and bring back what did or did not work. She asks questions, offers observations, and helps shape next steps based on each person’s circumstances.
To start, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Susan works in English and accepts international clients, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How evidence-based techniques and online sessions work together
Evidence-based techniques often used in practice include client-centered conversation and practical skills work. Client-centered conversation focuses on the person’s experience and goals, helping them notice strengths and consider different responses to difficult feelings. Practical skills work involves trying short exercises in session to build new ways of coping with stress, anxiety, or relationship problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which techniques to try, adjusting based on how helpful they are and the person's goals and preferences. This is a step-by-step process rather than a fixed plan.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions convenient for fitting therapy into work or caregiving schedules, reducing travel time, and making it easier to keep regular appointments. Others prefer shorter check-ins when life is busy or audio-only conversations when camera time is difficult. Discussing format and scheduling happens when you set up the first session so sessions can fit into everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with related to guilt or shame?
She helps people struggling with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, depression, relationship strain, and life changes that often include feelings of guilt or shame.
How does she approach therapy sessions?
Her style is client centered and interactive. Sessions focus on practical conversation, noticing strengths, and trying strategies during appointments.
How long has she practiced?
She has 13 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relationship concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and practices from Florida.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.