About Edward
Dr. Edward Suarez is a clinical psychologist with twenty years of experience. He practices from Hawaii and has worked with people across regions and cultures.
He focuses on practical help for anxiety, stress, mood concerns, and related life problems. He earned a doctoral degree from the University of Hawaii and spent years working with people adjusting to new settings, including Peace Corps volunteers abroad. That background informs his plainspoken approach to common challenges like phobias, social anxiety, obsessive thoughts, and bipolar mood changes.
Background and approach
Sessions begin with a clear assessment of daily routines. He pays attention to sleep, diet, exercise, social time, and stress management. Then he and the client set short-term, realistic goals to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning.
Dr. Suarez uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking and shift behaviors that keep problems going. He also draws on mindfulness and motivational interviewing to support change and build coping skills.
Therapy emphasizes simple, teachable tools rather than long, abstract talks. His style is collaborative and straightforward. He values honest conversation, steady pacing, and teaching skills clients can use on their own.
Many people looking for focused help with anxiety, life changes, relationship strain, or sleep problems find this practical approach useful. People who want to begin are invited to consider goal-focused work with measurable steps and a plan for finishing once progress is clear.
CBT and practical strategies for online care
Dr. Suarez uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT focuses on small, concrete steps you can try between sessions to reduce anxiety, tackle phobias, and improve sleep and mood.He also incorporates mindfulness techniques to help people become less reactive to distressing thoughts and feelings. Mindfulness practices are short and simple and can be used during stressful moments to steady attention and lower immediate distress.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. He will work with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and daily life. Together they set short-term targets and check progress so the plan can be adjusted when needed.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and geographic distance. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and guided skills practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging support brief updates, homework questions, or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and fit it into real life.
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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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