Susan Filosa

Susan Filosa, LPC, helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and brings ten years of counseling experience to her sessions. Her approach is calm and practical, aimed at helping people find clearer direction and steady coping skills.

Her work uses mindfulness and creative practices to build everyday tools for resilience. Sessions often include simple mindfulness exercises and opportunities to notice patterns in feelings and behavior. She also uses client-centered listening and emotionally-focused techniques to help people name emotions and respond to them more clearly.

Susan draws on existential and narrative ideas to help people explore meaning and reshape the stories they tell about themselves. That can be useful for people wrestling with life purpose, isolation, or relationship patterns such as communication problems and abandonment wounds.

She has experience across a range of clinical settings and has supported people through post-traumatic stress and other trauma-related concerns. Her counseling emphasizes practical skill building - breathing, grounding, and small behavioral changes that add up over time.

Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. People are invited to bring whatever feels most relevant, whether that is grief, workplace stress, social anxiety, or struggles with self-love. The focus is on clear steps and steady progress toward goals.

Mindfulness and Emotion-Focused Work Online

Mindfulness Therapy emphasizes learning to notice thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations without judging them. This approach can help people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety or stress learn simple practices to calm their nervous system and increase present-moment focus. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and reflecting; it helps people feel heard and supported while they clarify goals and make choices that fit their values. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify core emotions and patterns in relationships, which can be useful for managing social anxiety, communication problems, and emotional wounds.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try based on their needs, goals, and preferences. That means experimenting with short mindfulness practices, reflective listening, or emotion-focused exercises and adjusting as progress is made.

Session logistics should be confirmed before scheduling since formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and to keep therapy consistent during life changes. People often find remote sessions help reduce travel time, allow quicker check-ins, and let them practice skills between meetings. Ask about current session options when you book so the sessions match your routine and daily needs.