In Person Therapists in Cortez, FL

I was born and raised in Miami, FL. I currently live in the Central Florida area. I am also a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and have been in the mental health field for over 25 years. I am passionate about helping others in and outside of my profession. I believe that therapy is a collaborative approach. The client works in collaboration with the therapist to help find solutions. Theoretical approaches are based on the needs of the individual. I specialize in the Solution-Focused approach. I believe in a collaborative approach.

My mission and joy in life is to help survivors of sexual, physical and emotional abuse heal and have more peaceful and fulfilling lives. I am highly experienced with 18 years as a licensed Clinical Social Worker and many more years as a Life Coach. You will appreciate my compassionate and supportive skills. I experience great joy when my clients go on to having peaceful and fulfilling loves. I so love helping clients be all they can be.

Multicultural and Multilingual Mental Health Counselor with Nursing degree specialized in acute psychiatric patients, crisis intervention, personality disorders and pain management

I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with many years in private practice helping people with all sorts of problems in life. Because I’m older, I’ve had many of the problems that are common to us all and dealt with them successfully, including life transitions, relationship problems, weight control, career difficulties, financial challenges, weight control, and mood and emotional problems. Because I discovered an effective weight loss method, losing over 100 pounds permanently after 25 years of dieting failure, weight control has become a speciality.

Hi, I'm Davia Knight, and I am a licensed mental health counselor who is also of Jamaican descent. I provide compassion and evidenced-based techniques to individuals to help in their healing journey. My focus areas are ADHD (adult and child), PTSD, depression, anxiety, relationship concerns, spiritual abuse, and work-related stressors. I typically work with clients who struggle to set healthy boundaries with themselves and others, have experienced or are currently experiencing trauma or spiritual abuse, and are experiencing an inability to sustain attention or are experiencing inattention.

Have you experienced trauma or are you coping with PTSD? Have you found yourself in the midst of family conflict? Are you struggling with an eating disorder? I'm passionate about helping people through their struggles and begin the journey to emotional and mental healing.

If your serious about making healthy changes in your life and if what you have been doing is not working, try something new. I am passionate about opening your mind to a healthier view by instructing you on how to rid yourself of stubborn thinking. Awaken your mind and transform your uncertainty into clear and meaningful direction. Most clients will immediately recognize a change in their thinking and find emotional relief after their first visit. Allow me to lead you to the healthy change you desire.

My Journey to becoming a therapist began after a career in teaching and raising my three boys. My passion has always been working with children, but as a therapist, I have the ability to help people of all ages. I have a background in working with trauma, adoption, divorce, parent coaching, and the child welfare system, and I have experience working with young children, teens and adults. I specialize in working with children and families who are struggling with child behaviors, life circumstances, family dynamics, adult, relationships, or parent, child relationships, and seek greater connection, harmony, and resiliency in life.

At Psychoeducational Assessments, LLC our focus is to partner with families to ensure their student's academic, social, and emotional success. We provide the most current and reliable assessments to measure cognitive, academic, and emotional/behavioral performance. We provide comprehensive reports that parents can confidently bring to their school to aid in creating the best educational treatment for their student. As experts in the School Psychology field, we are versed with all the state and federal laws to ensure our educational recommendations align with those provided by the schools.

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I provide a safe environment to explore and resolve beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that stand in the way of living a fully conscious and authentic life. Specialties include work with anxiety, depression, trauma, divorce, death, attachment ruptures, and ancestral/ inter-generational shame, and PTSD. As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I have studied at the Graduate Theological Union - University of California, Berkeley, The Graduate School for Marriage and Family Therapy, Ca.Institute of Integral Studies (San Francisco), and The Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland. I hold two Masters degrees and a Ph D in Psychology.

What makes you do things that are the exact opposite of what you want? Research reveals, in part, that your unconscious motivations conflict with your conscious intentions. Many blame themselves for making the wrong choices that are conscious but, somehow beyond their immediate control. Without your knowledge, the unconscious drives you in another direction and at your core lay the threatening force of fear that can drag you away from where you want to go. Every time you sense anxiety or fear, you apply the brakes, slow down your journey, and prevent yourself from living your fullest life. We offer psychological tools to move forward.

Do you have a knot in your stomach from anxiety or struggle to live with depression? Is your marriage filled with arguing or experiencing infidelity? Have the demands of caregiving become overwhelming? Is your teenager dealing with anxiety, depression or stress about friends or school? Counseling can provide encouragement and direction to successfully help in all of these areas. Beginning therapy may be easier than you think. Information on our web site www.bradentoncounseling.com will show you how to get started quickly on relieving the tension in your life and bringing back the contentment and joy.

If you are seeking a therapist to help with life's problems, let me help you. The counseling process is about your journey to healing, which can seem overwhelming. Mental Health is a process, and I am professional trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. Living in your thoughts and not being able to regulate emotions can lead to destructive behavior patterns. My goal for your therapy is to help you discover the mental health tools to improve relationships and increase your quality of life. We will meet and determine which treatment and modality works the best for your situation and presenting issues

I am a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with over 15 years of experience. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns, including addictions (drugs, alcohol, gambling, eating, shopping, and hoarding), depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, trauma, children and adolescents in foster care, OCD, and eating disorders. I am a qualified supervisor for therapists, have treated professionals with substance abuse disorders to maintain their licensure, and was employed as a psycho-forensic evaluator for the Public Defender's Office in Delaware.

I am humbly honored to provide a safe space to communicate and unpack life's complications. I offer compassionate, non-shaming, unbiased, and non-judgmental therapeutic experiences. I'm a retired military veteran who loves to work with adolescents, young adults, senior citizens, other veterans, and their families in various capacities. It is my honor to assist those affected by life, family trauma, military service, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, mental health issues, personality concerns, emotional dysregulations, grief, and substance abuse.

It's difficult to reach out for help sometimes; it takes strength and bravery. I treat clients with compassion and an understanding of the context of their lives. If you're struggling with trauma, anxiety, depression, anger management, relationship or family conflict, parenting, or navigating the challenges of society, I want to help. My approach is eclectic, using person-centered, systems, trauma-informed, and a CBT evidence-based framework while drawing from a variety of styles for the coping skills and techniques best suited for you. We are collaborators on your goals toward a better quality of life.