Susan Ramsey-French, LCSW

Susan Ramsey-French is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, and major life changes. She writes plainly and listens closely to each person's story. Her approach aims to make difficult problems feel more manageable from week to week.

She focuses on practical skills alongside emotional processing. That can mean identifying patterns that keep anxiety or anger active, practicing short grounding and mindfulness exercises, or using evidence-informed techniques to lessen the impact of traumatic memories. Conversations are paced to fit what each person can handle in a session.

With eight years of clinical experience, Susan blends person-centered conversations with structured tools like cognitive behavioral methods and EMDR when appropriate. She also draws on motivational interviewing to help people clarify goals and make actionable changes. Sessions emphasize collaboration and small steps that add up over time.

Susan often supports people dealing with relationship concerns, low self-esteem, complications from past abuse, and burnout or compassion fatigue. She also addresses issues such as attachment wounds, communication difficulties, blended family stress, body image, and dissociation. The work balances coping skills, emotional regulation, and exploring how past events influence present choices.

People who come for therapy can expect straightforward, respectful guidance and a focus on workable strategies. Susan guides each person through a plan tailored to their needs, helping them build resilience and steady progress toward clearer goals.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s perspective. It helps people feel heard while they identify what matters most and set goals for change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches practical steps to shift unhelpful patterns and reduce symptoms of anxiety or depression.

Susan treats trauma with care and may use EMDR to address distressing memories by pairing focused attention with guided processing. EMDR aims to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and the emotions tied to them, often alongside other coping strategies.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. That choice can change over time as progress is made and priorities shift.

Confirm the exact online session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online appointments can make it easier to fit therapy into a routine, avoid travel time, and keep sessions shorter when needed. They also allow for consistent check-ins and step-by-step skills practice that integrate into everyday life.