Susan Ramsey-French

Compassionate trauma-informed care with practical tools

LCSW Florida

Experience: 8 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Anger
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Susan

Susan Ramsey-French is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Florida who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and related concerns.

Background and approach

With eight years of clinical experience, she emphasizes individualized care that honors each person’s history and current needs, drawing on evidence-informed methods to address issues such as anger, self-esteem, bipolar mood concerns, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes. Her work blends practical skill-building with reflective exploration to support recovery from trauma and to improve everyday functioning.

She uses approaches that include cognitive behavioral techniques and trauma-focused interventions, along with mindfulness and motivational strategies, to help clients develop clearer thinking patterns, stronger emotion regulation, and workable problem-solving skills. Treatment attention also extends to relationship and family stresses, attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, body image, dissociation, domestic violence, and other complex presentations.

Susan aims to create a collaborative therapeutic relationship that centers the client’s goals and preferences, offering flexible session formats and a steady, supportive presence while clients learn new ways to cope and move forward.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Online sessions with Susan often draw on cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to relieve symptoms like anxiety and depression; CBT offers concrete tools and homework practices that adapt well to video or phone sessions. She also uses EMDR when trauma processing is appropriate, an approach that helps reprocess distressing memories and can be integrated into remote care with guided bilateral stimulation techniques tailored to the client.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works together with clients to explore which methods fit their history, goals, and comfort level, adjusting techniques over time so treatment remains relevant and effective for the individual.

Online formats provide practical benefits for many people, offering flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work or caregiving demands, maintain continuity during transitions, and access care from different locations while preserving the therapeutic relationship with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?

Susan works with a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, bipolar mood issues, relationship and family problems, and compassion fatigue.

What is her therapeutic style and approach?

Her style is collaborative and client-centered, blending cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, EMDR, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused elements to match individual needs.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She brings eight years of professional experience as a practicing clinician in Florida.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is an LCSW licensed in Florida with licence number FL LCSW SW21036 and maintains practice based in Florida.

Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are provided in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available?

Clients can connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs and availability.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working with her?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuseAnger managementDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changes Compassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsFirst responder issuesGuilt and shame Impulsivity Isolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disorders Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacks Phobias Post-traumatic stress Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English