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Sue-Jacqueline Spencer

Sue-Jacqueline Spencer, LCSW

Florida

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LCSW - Stress and trauma focused

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Mindfulness practices

About Sue-Jacqueline

Sue-Jacqueline Spencer is a Florida LCSW with 17 years of clinical experience. She works with adults carrying stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She also addresses feelings of guilt and shame that come from family, faith, or relationships.

Sue-Jacqueline uses straightforward conversations to help people clarify what matters to them. Sessions focus on practical skills for communication, coping, and managing difficult thoughts. She encourages small steps that fit into everyday life rather than big, sudden changes.

Her work draws on Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. Mindfulness practices are used to build present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. Narrative approaches help people make sense of painful experiences and the stories they tell themselves.

Sue-Jacqueline often combines methods so sessions stay focused and goal-oriented. She pays attention to practical problems like sleep, routine, and relationship patterns. She also explores deeper themes such as attachment, abandonment, and identity when those issues are part of what someone brings to therapy.

People meet her to talk through everyday pressures, grief, and the lasting effects of trauma or loss. She asks clear questions, suggests specific strategies, and reviews progress together. To start, she will work with each person to set realistic steps for change and coping.

How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions

Sue-Jacqueline often works from Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping people find their own solutions. It is useful when someone needs a steady, open conversation about feelings and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change patterns that feed anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That collaborative process means techniques may shift over several sessions as priorities become clearer.

Confirm the therapist's available session options before booking, since formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time from the routine. Licensed professionals can use a mix of conversation, skill practice, and mindfulness exercises in remote meetings to address stress, guilt, and everyday coping without changing the overall focus of care.

Areas of expertise

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

17+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of issues does she work with?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, and also addresses guilt and shame.

How would she approach feelings of shame or guilt?

She uses practical conversation, narrative work, and mindfulness to help people name the feeling, trace its sources, and try small behavioral changes to reduce its hold.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 17 years of experience providing clinical care in Florida.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an LCSW licensed in Florida and practices from that state.

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

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

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking as the biography does not specify formats.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with therapy?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.

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