Suzanne Stokes, LMHC

Suzanne Stokes is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 38 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, grief, and addiction. She also supports those navigating career challenges, parenting strain, first responder stress, and ADHD concerns.

Suzanne uses straightforward conversation to help people name what feels hard and find practical next steps. Sessions focus on building everyday skills for coping with life changes and improving communication. She aims to make therapy a place to sort through feelings and try new ways of handling problems.

Her background covers a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, substance use, aging and caregiver stress, and chronic illness. She draws on several approaches to match how someone prefers to work and what their goals are. This can include looking at thoughts and behaviors, examining attachment patterns, or exploring values and meaning.

Suzanne describes her style as empathetic and collaborative. She listens for the patterns that keep problems repeating and helps people practice different responses. The work is paced to fit each person’s needs and life demands.

People who choose Suzanne often want clear tools as well as time to understand deeper patterns. Her long experience in Florida informs a practical, human-centered way of working that focuses on real-life changes and coping strategies.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and taking small committed actions that match those values. It helps with anxiety, depression, and life transitions by shifting attention from avoidance to what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It often helps with anxiety, stress, and mood challenges. Attachment-Based Therapy explores early relationship patterns and how they show up now in close relationships and intimacy. It can help people understand triggers, improve connection, and repair relational wounds.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Suzanne will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress unfolds, keeping the work collaborative and tailored to the individual.

Session format options are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session choices before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, avoid travel time, and hold shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let someone continue care while relocating within Florida. Licensed professionals and therapists can help adapt exercises and homework to work well in remote sessions.