Susan Zapatha

Susan Zapatha is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing anger, relationship strain, grief, trauma, and stress. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps that make daily life easier. Her style is straightforward and supportive, and she aims to create a calm space for honest talk.

Clients often come with concerns about relationships, parenting strain, addiction, anxiety, sleep trouble, low self-esteem, or career stress. She also works with people coping with mood disorders such as bipolar and depression, and with issues tied to attachment, abandonment, adoption, or blended family dynamics. Anger is one of the many challenges she helps people address.

Susan uses approaches rooted in attachment work and client-centered care to build a trusting connection. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and on emotionally focused methods to address painful relational patterns. Sessions aim to be practical and tailored to each person’s goals.

With 28 years of experience, Susan brings steady clinical experience to each meeting. She encourages small, manageable changes and helps clients practice new ways of coping between sessions. Her approach values respect, honest feedback, and collaborative goal-setting.

People start by describing what feels hardest right now, and then they and Susan map out priorities together. Progress is tracked in simple terms so people can see what’s changing. The focus is on usable skills, clearer communication, and regaining more daily calm.

How her approaches translate to online care

Attachment-Based Therapy helps track how early relationships shape current reactions and connection patterns, often used when people struggle with trust, abandonment, or repeated conflict. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people can lead the pace of change and feel heard while deciding their next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thought patterns and behavior in a hands-on way, giving practical tools to reduce anxiety, manage anger, and improve sleep.

Choosing an approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences. That choice can shift as progress is made, and sessions will include shared goal-setting and regular check-ins to see what is helping.

The biography does not specify particular online session formats, so please confirm the options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments around work, caregiving, or medical needs. It can reduce travel, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make scheduling more flexible so people can sustain consistent progress.