Suzanne Stokes, LMHC

Suzanne Stokes is a licensed mental health counselor with 38 years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She works with concerns such as relationships, self-esteem, addictions, grief, and ADHD. Suzanne aims to create an atmosphere of respect and understanding so people can begin to feel steadier and more capable.

She uses practical, conversational methods to help people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. Suzanne draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking, and on acceptance and commitment ideas to build flexible responses to difficult feelings. Attachment-based work is used when relationship patterns and early bonds are part of the issue.

Sessions focus on clear, manageable goals. Suzanne helps people develop coping skills for everyday stress and long-term changes, including caregiver strain and aging concerns. She also addresses issues related to trauma, substance use, career stress, and intimacy problems.

Her background spans many settings over a long career and includes work with people dealing with chronic illness, first responder stress, blended family challenges, and body image or identity questions. Suzanne combines a steady, empathetic style with practical tools to help people move forward.

Based in Florida, Suzanne holds the licensed mental health counselor credential, LMHC. She conducts work in English and asks prospective clients to use the site’s Start Therapy button to begin the matching process and schedule sessions according to availability.

Approaches that guide online work and what they do

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match what matters to them. It is often useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thinking patterns and behaviors that keep problems going, and teaches practical exercises to change them. It is commonly used for depression, anxiety, and specific unhelpful habits.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship experiences shape current connections and reactions. It can help people who struggle with intimacy, abandonment concerns, or repeated relationship patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Suzanne will work collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences, and she will adjust the plan as needs change. Clients and therapist decide together what to try and when to change direction.

Confirm the specific online session options before booking. Different formats make it easier to work therapy into everyday life - for example a shorter phone check-in can fit a lunch break, and a video session can allow face-to-face interaction when that matters. Online work can reduce travel time and help people stay consistent while juggling caregiving, work, or mobility challenges.