Susan Contegni

Susan Contegni is a Florida licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, with 13 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and relationship concerns. Her practice also includes help for those coping with major life changes and related challenges.

Susan describes her style as client centered with interactive sessions. She focuses on helping people notice and use their existing strengths to meet hard situations. Sessions are conversational and practical. Clients can expect to talk through current problems and try concrete ways to respond differently.

Susan also helps with personality and interpersonal patterns that cause repeated trouble, such as avoidant or dependent dynamics, codependency, and control or commitment problems. She addresses communication problems and coping after disasters or other traumatic events. The focus is on practical skills and clearer decision making.

People who are unsure what comes next in work or life can find sessions that emphasize exploring options and building everyday coping tools. To begin, the profile directs individuals to the site's matching and scheduling process for a first session.

How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are used to make sessions focused and practical. One common approach involves skill-building work that teaches people ways to manage anxiety and stress in daily life, such as breathing, grounding, and behavioral adjustments to reduce overwhelm. Another approach centers on relationship and communication work, helping people notice patterns, practice new ways of speaking, and set clearer boundaries to improve interactions.

Choosing the right combination of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify which techniques fit a person's current needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration includes trying methods in session and adjusting based on what helps most.

The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats. Before booking, confirm the available online session formats during the matching and scheduling steps. Online work can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time. Some formats also require less bandwidth or allow phone-only sessions for people who prefer not to be on camera. These practical benefits can help make regular work on life direction and coping more manageable.