Susana Garcia, LMHC

Susana Garcia is a licensed mental health counselor with 14 years of clinical experience. She uses body-centered approaches and mindfulness to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. Susana presents a calm, direct style that aims to help clients feel more connected to their bodies and their choices. Her work blends movement-informed methods with talk therapy. Sessions may include grounding exercises, breath work, and simple movement to help process emotions that feel stuck in the body. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation and coping strategies that can be used day to day. Susana has focused experience with LGBT-related concerns, gender dysphoria, and issues that arise from prejudice and discrimination. She also supports people dealing with body image, sexuality, BDSM and kink communities, and non-monogamous relationship dynamics. Trauma and abuse are a central focus in her practice, including care for post-traumatic stress. Clients can expect practical skill teaching alongside exploratory work about identity and values. Susana emphasizes mindfulness practice to notice patterns and make different choices. She aims to meet people where they are and work collaboratively toward clearer goals. Based in Florida, Susana brings an inclusive approach that centers respect for diverse identities. Her LMHC credential is listed as part of her professional background. If you want to explore whether her style fits, follow the site process to begin the matching steps.

How mindfulness and somatic work translate to online therapy

Susana draws from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Somatic Therapy to support people coping with trauma, anxiety, and identity concerns. DBT focuses on teaching skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness that can be practiced between sessions. Somatic Therapy emphasizes attention to bodily sensations and simple movement or grounding exercises to help process strong emotions and trauma responses.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client will discuss goals, preferences, and how comfortable the client feels trying body-focused or mindfulness exercises in sessions. They will decide collaboratively which methods to prioritize and adapt as progress is made.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as specific formats are listed by the provider. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow practicing mindfulness and grounding skills in the person's usual surroundings. Some activities may be shorter or adapted when done remotely, and the therapist will suggest practical ways to try exercises between meetings to reinforce learning.