Peggy Slusarski, LCSW

Peggy Slusarski is a Florida-based licensed therapist with 31 years of clinical experience who supports people navigating complex emotional and relational challenges. She is a LCSW - a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - and holds the Florida license FL LCSW SW11047. Over decades of practice she has focused on helping adults manage depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship dynamics, and self-esteem concerns while offering tailored care for life transitions and communication difficulties.

Peggy draws on a range of evidence-informed methods including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to meet each person where they are. Her approach emphasizes compassionate, individualized support that helps clients explore emotions, build healthier coping skills, and strengthen interpersonal connections. She also brings experience addressing caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, adoption and foster care issues, and other challenges that affect mood and daily functioning.

Committed to practical growth and resilience, Peggy aims to empower people to increase self-understanding, improve communication, and make meaningful changes in their lives. Her practice centers on collaboration, respect, and steady professional support through times of challenge and transition.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their values and take committed steps toward what matters to them while learning to accept difficult emotions. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions by focusing on meaningful action rather than symptom control. Attachment-Based Therapy explores early relationship patterns and how they shape current connections, helping people address attachment issues, relationship conflicts, and challenges rooted in adoption or foster care histories. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, examines the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical skills to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful coping strategies.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Peggy works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they decide which strategies to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy with a licensed professional offers flexibility for scheduling and access from home or other convenient locations. Peggy provides care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication styles and life demands, making it easier to maintain consistent support during busy or transitional periods.