About Edward
Dr. Edward Suarez is a clinical psychologist with two decades of experience. He trained at the University of Hawaii and has provided mental health services across regions including Hawaii and Florida, as well as international work supporting U.S.
Peace Corps volunteers. He lists ADHD among his areas of focus alongside stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and relationship and intimacy issues. He tends to begin with a broad assessment.
He looks at sleep, diet, exercise, social connections, and coping skills alongside a person’s main concerns.
Background and approach
That helps shape practical goals and short-term plans that fit daily life. His work uses client-centered and trauma-informed ideas combined with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Sessions typically emphasize building strong rapport, clear communication skills, and practical problem-solving.
The aim is to give people tools they can use between sessions. Dr. Suarez describes therapy as a collaborative process.
He works with clients to set measurable goals and track progress. He explains steps clearly and focuses on skills people can practice outside of sessions. Over time clients learn routines that support mood and attention, and strategies to manage stress and impulsivity.
His background with severe mood disorders informs a careful approach to complex conditions while still prioritizing timely, goal-focused work.
How CBT and practical approaches work online
Dr. Suarez uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors. CBT breaks problems into small, manageable steps and is often used for anxiety, depression, and difficulties with attention and impulsivity.He also incorporates mindfulness exercises and motivational interviewing. Mindfulness teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity. Motivational interviewing helps clarify goals and increase a person's own reasons for change.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client discuss needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit those aims. Adjustments are made over time so the plan stays practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit short updates into a busy day or to get support between sessions. These options give flexibility in scheduling and in how people prefer to communicate.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Hawaii, Washington
- Languages
- English
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