- Stress and anxiety
- Self esteem work
- Relationship issues
About Susan
Susan Contegni is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 13 years of professional experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, self-esteem, depression, and relationship concerns. Susan offers interactive, client-centered sessions that focus on practical steps and personal strengths.
She frames sessions around what each person brings and what they want to change. Conversations are active rather than passive. Susan helps people notice strengths, test new ways of handling problems, and build small habits that make daily life easier.
Susan also supports people dealing with life transitions and relationship patterns linked to attachment, abandonment, adoption and foster care histories, blended family dynamics, and commitment or communication problems. She has experience with chronic illness, caregiver stress, cancer-related concerns, and aging issues.
Her work emphasizes clear goals and regular check-ins. Sessions tend to be interactive, with practical techniques and talk that connects to everyday life. Clients can expect straightforward feedback and tools they can try between meetings.
Susan practices in Florida and conducts work in English. International clients are accepted. She notes that therapy involves taking small steps and adjusting the approach as needed to match what is actually helping the client.
Practical approaches and working online
Many clinicians describe their approach as evidence-based techniques that focus on changing thoughts and behaviors. Cognitive-style methods help identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build alternative responses to anxiety and low mood. Behavioral techniques focus on small, repeatable actions that reduce stress and improve day-to-day functioning.Another common approach uses attachment-informed work to look at relationship patterns and how early losses or adoption and foster care experiences shape current responses. This helps people understand why they react a certain way in relationships and try different ways of connecting that feel safer over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit best based on goals, preferences, and how each technique feels in practice. Adjustments are made as progress is tracked and needs change.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. When online options are available, they can make scheduling easier and help fit sessions into busy days. Remote sessions can shorten commute time, allow shorter check-ins during breaks, or avoid the need to be on camera when someone prefers audio only. Licensed professionals can explain which format best matches a client’s situation during the initial scheduling step.
Areas of expertise
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Susan works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem and relationship concerns. She also addresses related issues such as abandonment, attachment, and caregiver stress.
How does she approach therapy?
Sessions are client-centered and interactive. She focuses on strengths, practical steps, and feedback you can use between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional experience as a Florida LMHC. That experience includes a range of life-change and relationship issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices from Florida. Sessions are conducted in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are accepted. Check time zone and licensing implications before scheduling.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on your chosen plan.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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