- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Life purpose
About Suzan
Suzan White-House is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 35 years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, depression, coping with life changes, and attention concerns. Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are accepted.
Suzan prefers a straightforward style. She treats clients as the experts on their own story and helps them use existing strengths to manage problems. In practical terms this means listening closely, naming patterns that get in the way, and trying different ways to handle day-to-day challenges.
Her background includes years directing Montessori education, which gave her hands-on experience with children and teenagers. She also served as a Military Family Life Counselor, working with service members and their families during deployments. Those roles shaped a focus on routines, communication, and coping during transitions.
Suzan spent time working at a battered women’s shelter and in homeless shelters. Those experiences influenced how she responds to trauma, loss, and financial strain. She often addresses issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, and problems with money and control.
In sessions she aims to be direct, honest, and practical. People meet to talk through specific problems like panic attacks, mood shifts, impulsivity, and isolation. She asks about goals and day-to-day life, then works with clients to try manageable steps toward clearer direction and purpose.
Therapeutic approaches and how online work is used
Two evidence-based directions that inform her work are practical problem-focused methods and attachment-focused approaches. Practical problem-focused work breaks concerns into specific behaviors and routines, which helps with stress, panic, focus problems, and coping during life changes. Attachment-focused ways of working look at patterns of connection and abandonment that shape relationship and trust issues, useful for communication problems and feelings of isolation.Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will collaborate with the client to decide which techniques to try based on the person's goals, daily life, and what has or hasn't helped before. That means checking in and adjusting methods as needed rather than committing to one single path from the start.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats. Please confirm which formats are offered before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a workday, and let people meet from a quieter location when that helps concentration. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, communication practice, and routine planning to work over distance and support progress between sessions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
35+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Suzan works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, depression, coping with life changes, and ADHD-related focus concerns. She also addresses issues such as abandonment, attachment, body image, caregiver stress, and financial worries.
How does she approach someone who feels stuck?
She listens and treats the client as the expert on their story, then identifies patterns and practical steps to try. The work focuses on clear, manageable changes rather than abstract theory.
How much experience does she have?
She has 35 years of professional experience working in education, military family counseling, shelters, and clinical settings. That history informs how she addresses transitions and crisis-affected situations.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Florida LMHC (licensed mental health counselor) and practices in Florida. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
Does she work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography did not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are supported.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing will depend on the selected subscription and location details.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.