Susana Garcia

Susana Garcia is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 14 years of experience. She uses body-focused approaches alongside talk therapy to help people handle stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. Susana centers inclusivity and supports people navigating LGBT-related concerns and gender questions.

She blends movement and body awareness with evidence-informed methods like Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness. Sessions often include simple practices to notice physical sensations, regulate strong emotions, and practice grounding skills. This practical focus aims to make coping skills usable between meetings.

Susana has worked in both private practice and other care settings in Florida. She brings experience working with people affected by prejudice and discrimination, and with those exploring sexuality, body image, and non-traditional relationship styles. Her approach emphasizes respect for identity and personal goals.

In sessions she encourages small, concrete steps and uses breathing, movement, and present-moment awareness to reduce overwhelm. She helps people build routines that ease daily stress and supports recovery from post-traumatic stress symptoms.

People who choose her are often looking for a therapist who values embodied methods and mindfulness alongside structured skill-building. To start, readers can use the site’s Start Therapy button to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.

How embodied approaches and online work connect

Susana often combines Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to help people manage strong emotions and stay present. DBT focuses on building concrete skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce rumination and increase moment-to-moment awareness.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Susana will discuss your goals and preferences and together you will try methods that fit your needs. That collaborative process helps decide how much emphasis to place on body awareness, mindfulness, or trauma-focused work.

If you plan to pursue sessions online, please confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people practice mindfulness and grounding skills in the settings where they live, which can make new coping tools feel more usable day to day.