- Stress management
- Trauma informed care
- Adoption related issues
About Susana
Susana Mejia-Vargas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with four years of clinical experience in Florida. She works in both English and Spanish and focuses on stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and self-esteem. Her practice often addresses issues that make daily life harder, such as sleep problems, constant irritability, and persistent worry.
Susana emphasizes helping people understand how past events affect current feelings and behavior. She listens for how trauma shows up in the body and mind, then makes clinical judgments about next steps while respecting each person’s expertise about their own life. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques in session and adapts approaches to what feels most useful to the person in front of her.
She has experience supporting adoptees and adoptive families dealing with grief, identity, cultural questions, and attachment struggles. That background informs how she approaches family and adoption-related concerns, while also addressing communication problems, blended family stress, and caregiver strain.
Sessions include work on practical coping skills, strategies to manage anxiety and stress, and exercises to improve communication. Susana also helps people examine patterns around control, dependence, and commitment that get in the way of relationships and personal goals.
Starting therapy is often a step people find difficult. Susana encourages small, honest steps toward understanding emotions and behavior. She helps clients build resilience, connect with supports, and identify purposeful next steps for daily life.
Approaches used in online sessions and what to expect
Susana draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide online work. Cognitive behavioral approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing out new behaviors to reduce anxiety and stress. Narrative techniques encourage people to tell and reorganize their personal story, which can help with grief, identity, and adoption-related concerns.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will discuss goals, symptoms, and preferences with each person and then recommend methods that seem most likely to help. The plan can change over time as needs shift and progress is reviewed together.
Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow for consistent check-ins, and reduce travel time. Some formats may also let a person choose shorter check-ins when time or bandwidth is limited, or a video conversation when face-to-face interaction feels most helpful.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and self-esteem issues, plus related topics like attachment and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on understanding how past events affect current feelings and behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience as a clinician in Florida.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can I work with her from another country?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to clients within the applicable jurisdiction.
How are sessions scheduled and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and services; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to start?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.