About Suzan
Suzan White-House uses practical, evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, depression, and life transitions. She is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 35 years of professional experience. Suzan speaks English and works with international clients through online sessions.
Suzan believes clients know their own stories and brings a strengths-focused approach to each session. She listens closely and talks through problems in plain language.
Background and approach
Her style is direct and caring, aiming to help people find workable steps forward. Her background includes many years in community settings that shaped her perspective. Time working in shelters exposed her to survivors of domestic violence and people facing homelessness, which deepened her commitment to nonjudgmental care and practical support.
Suzan also spent many years involved with the Montessori method of education and with military family life counseling roles. Those experiences contributed to an understanding of stress from deployments, caregiving demands, and complicated life transitions. Sessions focus on improving day-to-day functioning and coping skills.
Common topics include attention and concentration concerns, panic and mood symptoms, communication problems, and feelings of isolation or shame. She works with clients to set realistic goals and develop strategies they can use between sessions.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Suzan uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and practical change. One common approach helps people learn coping and relaxation skills to reduce panic, anxiety, and day-to-day stress. Another approach concentrates on improving attention, organization, and routines to support people with focus and ADHD-related struggles.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences, and challenges and then try methods that fit your needs. That collaborative process makes it easier to adjust strategies over time if something is not working.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help the work. Phone sessions can be a good option when a shorter check-in or lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients send updates or get brief support between sessions and can fit into busy schedules. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to access licensed professionals from different locations.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Depression
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English