Susie Switzer, LMHC
About me
I am licensed in Florida as an LMHC with 12 years of professional work experience with families, adoptive families and home-based support systems. I am a therapist that works to improve people’s lives through teaching clients to overcome their stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, and depression. I am also a parenting coach with ABA based skills to support parenting and decrease children's behavioral issues. I am an Advocate and an Ally and support the LGBTQ communities. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
Professional experience
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Emptiness, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
License information
FL LMHC MH21765
Reviews
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She is very communicative very helpful nice
Written on Jun 28, 2024 after therapy with Susie for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Susie is great. She is very down to earth and I have seen a huge difference in just a few sessions
Written on May 09, 2024 after therapy with Susie for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Although I've only had 2 sessions with my therapist I am feeling so confident about her. She's genuine, compassionate, kind and offered what I need to hear and seems to care deeply about my recovery journey. I would definitely recommend this therapist to anyone looking for a therapist.
Written on Jan 15, 2024 after therapy with Susie for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes
Susie is the most relatable therapist I have ever had and I have had a few. I truly appreciate her insightful questions that make me think and consider my situation in new ways. I feel listened to and supported. Exactly what I need in my life right now. I absolutely love this wellness opportunity and have recommending this benefit to everyone at work and in my family. What an amazing resource!
Written on Dec 22, 2023 after therapy with Susie for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue
Susie is really helpful and had great advise!
Written on Dec 20, 2023 after therapy with Susie for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes
She is great, listens well. She offers good insight to the many issues.
Written on Oct 12, 2023 after therapy with Susie for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, coping with life changes, and adhd