Suzanne DePasquale, LCSW

Suzanne DePasquale, LCSW, focuses on helping people facing relationship strain, grief, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and parenting challenges. She draws on many years of practice to help clients sort through painful feelings and find practical ways forward. Suzanne speaks English and works from Florida while also accepting international clients.

In sessions she aims for clear, direct support. Conversations focus on what’s happening now and what can change. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to challenge unhelpful thoughts and from acceptance and commitment therapy to help people act in line with their values. Mindfulness practices are used to slow intense emotions and increase present-moment awareness.

Suzanne also brings relationship-focused methods, including ideas from the Gottman Method, to improve communication and rebuild trust. Client-centered work means the client’s goals guide the pace and focus of therapy. The approach blends practical skill-building with attention to emotions and meaning.

Her background includes long-term work with people dealing with family problems, caregiving stress, domestic violence, and health-related life changes such as cancer and HIV/AIDS. She supports people struggling with abandonment, narcissistic abuse patterns, and intimacy-related issues as well as ADHD and compassion fatigue.

Clients can expect straightforward planning, homework when useful, and a focus on small changes that add up. To start, clients use the site’s Start Therapy button and complete a brief matching questionnaire before scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.

Therapeutic approaches that translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts without being driven by them and then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and getting unstuck from avoidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns through practical exercises and short homework tasks. It can help with anxiety, anger, and stress management. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy and the client’s own goals, letting the therapist follow the client’s pace and priorities to build trust and clarity.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Suzanne will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Over time she blends elements from different approaches to match what is most helpful for the client’s situation.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific session formats available before booking since the biography does not list formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, shorten the time needed for a check-in, and allow use of mindfulness or worksheet exercises between meetings. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and client-centered methods to remote sessions so the focus stays on practical steps and emotional support rather than on the setting.