Suzanne Stokes, LMHC

Suzanne Stokes is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 38 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship worries, low self-esteem, grief, and addiction concerns. Suzanne focuses on practical steps clients can use day to day while offering steady emotional support.

She favors clear, human conversation over jargon. Sessions work on understanding patterns, naming feelings, and trying new ways of responding. Suzanne uses tools from several approaches to match what a person needs in the moment rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Her background includes long-term work with people facing life changes, caregiving strain, chronic health challenges, and workplace stress. She also supports individuals navigating identity questions and LGBT-related concerns. Her style blends direct problem-solving with attention to how past relationships shape present behavior.

Suzanne draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change thinking patterns that worsen mood or anxiety. Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches guide conversations about connection, trust, and self-compassion.

Sessions aim to build small, realistic steps that fit into daily life. Suzanne encourages practical experiments between meetings and checks progress together. Interested people are invited to begin by completing the site's matching questionnaire and scheduling a first appointment.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Suzanne uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy along with Client-Centered and cognitive methods. ACT helps people notice painful thoughts and choose actions that match their values, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life changes. Attachment-Based work looks at how early relationship patterns influence current connections and trust, which can help with intimacy issues and communication. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy identifies unhelpful thought patterns and tests new behaviors to ease mood and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Suzanne works together with each person to try methods that fit their goals and preferences. She adjusts homework, in-session exercises, and conversation style so work feels useful and manageable.

Confirm the session formats offered before booking so you know what to expect. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Some people prefer video for face-to-face feeling, while others use audio for less bandwidth and easier pacing; discuss what works best when you schedule your first meeting.