Therapists in Gainesville, FL
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Dr. Jim Porter, PhD Counseling
Counselor, PhD, LMHC, LicSprv
Verified Verified
Gainesville, FL 32609
Trauma, anxiety-related disorders, OCD, phobia, anger, couples therapy, and parenting of teens. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the gold standard treatment for many, many disorders. Learn to feel, think, and engage life in ways you've always wanted. I use research-tested methods and my 18 years' experience as a professional counselor to guide you in building yourself up, breaking free, and finding freedom from limiting beliefs, feelings, and behaviors. You are capable of making the changes you want to see in your life, but everyone needs help sometimes. I'm professionally trained and here to help you now.
Trauma, anxiety-related disorders, OCD, phobia, anger, couples therapy, and parenting of teens. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the gold standard treatment for many, many disorders. Learn to feel, think, and engage life in ways you've always wanted. I use research-tested methods and my 18 years' experience as a professional counselor to guide you in building yourself up, breaking free, and finding freedom from limiting beliefs, feelings, and behaviors. You are capable of making the changes you want to see in your life, but everyone needs help sometimes. I'm professionally trained and here to help you now.
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Dr. Isabell Springer
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Gainesville, FL 32606 (Online Only)
*** VOTED TOP 3 MARRIAGE COUNSELORS *** After years of therapy and hundreds spent on books, it was one brief moment with Isabell that changed everything! She opened a door that I had closed for years. Aspects of my life were revisited, put into a new perspective, allowing me to find the freedom and happiness I had been missing for years. Her keen insights and ability to facilitate unfinished business puts her in a position to transform lives and that's what she does. Read what others are saying about her - do yourself a favor - take advantage of what will most likely be your life changing moment as well. -Male, 34
*** VOTED TOP 3 MARRIAGE COUNSELORS *** After years of therapy and hundreds spent on books, it was one brief moment with Isabell that changed everything! She opened a door that I had closed for years. Aspects of my life were revisited, put into a new perspective, allowing me to find the freedom and happiness I had been missing for years. Her keen insights and ability to facilitate unfinished business puts her in a position to transform lives and that's what she does. Read what others are saying about her - do yourself a favor - take advantage of what will most likely be your life changing moment as well. -Male, 34
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I believe you already have all the keys for healing; I can help you find and open those doors within. Meaningful and trauma-informed change happens through understanding and accepting our own parts. I use an IFS (internal family systems) lens to help you know, accept, and love every part of you, even those that are fervently trying to help you, but using outdated and unhelpful methods. I also use IFS to help people in romantic relationships love each other better. So often the partners we choose trigger deep wounds. I can help you begin to heal those relational traumas, so your partnership(s) can grow in health, love, and support.
I believe you already have all the keys for healing; I can help you find and open those doors within. Meaningful and trauma-informed change happens through understanding and accepting our own parts. I use an IFS (internal family systems) lens to help you know, accept, and love every part of you, even those that are fervently trying to help you, but using outdated and unhelpful methods. I also use IFS to help people in romantic relationships love each other better. So often the partners we choose trigger deep wounds. I can help you begin to heal those relational traumas, so your partnership(s) can grow in health, love, and support.
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Allison Alden Hauser
Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern, RMHCI, MA
Verified Verified
Gainesville, FL 32601
You may be unsure what you want from psychotherapy or how it could help. You may know only that you are struggling and wish life could be better. You may want help for a specific issue. Or you may have had therapy before but not seen the changes you want. As President-Elect of the Tampa Bay Psychoanalytic Society, having trained under renowned psychologist Dr. Jonathan Shedler of UCSF and lectured at UC Berkeley on integrating psychedelic experiences, I come with perspective and technique not often found in mainstream counseling. My fine art background also informs how we may see your world anew.
You may be unsure what you want from psychotherapy or how it could help. You may know only that you are struggling and wish life could be better. You may want help for a specific issue. Or you may have had therapy before but not seen the changes you want. As President-Elect of the Tampa Bay Psychoanalytic Society, having trained under renowned psychologist Dr. Jonathan Shedler of UCSF and lectured at UC Berkeley on integrating psychedelic experiences, I come with perspective and technique not often found in mainstream counseling. My fine art background also informs how we may see your world anew.
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Karissa K Boser
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, MPA, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Gainesville, FL 32601
Throughout life, we face life changes, identity and personal crises, losses, and possible disconnection with ourselves and with others. When we begin to explore these changes in a safe and supportive space, we may begin to authentically express our needs and desires, while also creating and maintaining healthy boundaries for ourselves. Creating a life of greater joy and abundance is achieved through honest and open communication, reflection, and a deeper relationship with ourselves and with others.
Throughout life, we face life changes, identity and personal crises, losses, and possible disconnection with ourselves and with others. When we begin to explore these changes in a safe and supportive space, we may begin to authentically express our needs and desires, while also creating and maintaining healthy boundaries for ourselves. Creating a life of greater joy and abundance is achieved through honest and open communication, reflection, and a deeper relationship with ourselves and with others.
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Kristen Shader
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC, LMHC
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Gainesville, FL 32601
I focus on working with clients to recognize your inherent worthiness at work and within relationships, build trust in your inner wisdom, and integrate mindfulness and spirituality into your daily life. Whether you are coming out of a painful breakup, redefining your career path, navigating how to ask for what you need in partnership, or creating a kinder relationship with yourself, our work together can help you build self-confidence, self-awareness, and stress management techniques. My ideal client is someone who wants to embody their creative side, is curious about spirituality, and longs to step into their greatness.
I focus on working with clients to recognize your inherent worthiness at work and within relationships, build trust in your inner wisdom, and integrate mindfulness and spirituality into your daily life. Whether you are coming out of a painful breakup, redefining your career path, navigating how to ask for what you need in partnership, or creating a kinder relationship with yourself, our work together can help you build self-confidence, self-awareness, and stress management techniques. My ideal client is someone who wants to embody their creative side, is curious about spirituality, and longs to step into their greatness.
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Victoria McNeil-Young
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Gainesville, FL 32601 (Online Only)
In addition to regular services, I am now accepting short-term therapy clients for issues related to anxiety, stress, or life transitions. We all have the ability to grow and to reach our fullest potential in life. However, sometimes support is needed as we navigate life’s challenges and changes. As a Counseling Psychologist operating within a multiculturally focused liberation framework, I am committed to helping my clients realize the best version of themselves while honoring their identities, culture, life experiences, and values. You matter, you are worthy of wellness, and your authentic self is enough.
In addition to regular services, I am now accepting short-term therapy clients for issues related to anxiety, stress, or life transitions. We all have the ability to grow and to reach our fullest potential in life. However, sometimes support is needed as we navigate life’s challenges and changes. As a Counseling Psychologist operating within a multiculturally focused liberation framework, I am committed to helping my clients realize the best version of themselves while honoring their identities, culture, life experiences, and values. You matter, you are worthy of wellness, and your authentic self is enough.
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Melissa B. Miller
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, EdS, LMHC
Verified Verified
Gainesville, FL 32608
Not accepting new clients
Life has a peculiar way of setting us on paths that we never expected to travel. For some, this means finding yourself "stuck", lost, lonely, depressed, or anxious. Others find themselves struggling with a major life transition, health condition, or traumatic life event or loss they never imagined experiencing and now not getting the support they need to move forward. Perhaps you have found yourself juggling so many different roles or responsibilities, you feel like you can no longer manage to balance or focus. We don't choose for these things to happen, but they happen.
Life has a peculiar way of setting us on paths that we never expected to travel. For some, this means finding yourself "stuck", lost, lonely, depressed, or anxious. Others find themselves struggling with a major life transition, health condition, or traumatic life event or loss they never imagined experiencing and now not getting the support they need to move forward. Perhaps you have found yourself juggling so many different roles or responsibilities, you feel like you can no longer manage to balance or focus. We don't choose for these things to happen, but they happen.
Online Therapists
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Calming Tides Therapy LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
Orlando, FL 32803 (Online Only)
I have extensive experience in HIV/AIDS, gay men's issues, coming out, identity issues, self-esteem, relationships with self and others.
Reaching out for support isn't always easy, especially for us vulnerable and marginalized communities who have been silenced, erased and devalued. Do you find yourself having challenges coping with anxiety, depression, stress, life transitions, relationships, identity and sense of self? Do you find past trauma resurfacing? Do you want to find new ways to cope and build self-esteem? I will provide you with a compassionate and nurturing environment, so together we can explore new areas of yourself and life through a trauma-informed, strengths-based, and anti-oppressive perspective.
I have extensive experience in HIV/AIDS, gay men's issues, coming out, identity issues, self-esteem, relationships with self and others.
Reaching out for support isn't always easy, especially for us vulnerable and marginalized communities who have been silenced, erased and devalued. Do you find yourself having challenges coping with anxiety, depression, stress, life transitions, relationships, identity and sense of self? Do you find past trauma resurfacing? Do you want to find new ways to cope and build self-esteem? I will provide you with a compassionate and nurturing environment, so together we can explore new areas of yourself and life through a trauma-informed, strengths-based, and anti-oppressive perspective.
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John D Checkett
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, MWS , LCSW
Verified Verified
Live Oak, FL 32064
Hi, I'm John Checkett (pronounced as in, Check It Out!). I'm on your side. You can tell me anything! My unique cluster of social science degrees includes Social Work, Communication Arts, and Pastoral Psychology, as well as my being the first man in history to earn a master’s degree in Women’s Studies in Florida. I can help you have better relationships, improve your communication skills, and to learn how to protect yourself against anxiety. I also specialize in problems related to men's issues, women's issues, and relationship problems/communication problems. I can give you the mental tools to keep you healthy long after therapy.
Hi, I'm John Checkett (pronounced as in, Check It Out!). I'm on your side. You can tell me anything! My unique cluster of social science degrees includes Social Work, Communication Arts, and Pastoral Psychology, as well as my being the first man in history to earn a master’s degree in Women’s Studies in Florida. I can help you have better relationships, improve your communication skills, and to learn how to protect yourself against anxiety. I also specialize in problems related to men's issues, women's issues, and relationship problems/communication problems. I can give you the mental tools to keep you healthy long after therapy.
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Therapeutic Health Endeavors Institute Inc
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, ACSW, BCD
Verified Verified
Inverness, FL 34452
At Therapeutic Health Endeavors Institute (THE Institute) therapy options are more than just a standardized method of service delivery. Our therapy practice offers a personalized way to examine your emotional/behavioral needs on your way to improving your life. By working with you to build skills to help yourself, THE Institute helps you make improvements that are lifelong. THE Institute has trained and skilled professionals who offer acceptance and warmth delivered in an atmosphere which is tailored to engage therapeutic growth and empowerment to all age groups and treatment areas.
At Therapeutic Health Endeavors Institute (THE Institute) therapy options are more than just a standardized method of service delivery. Our therapy practice offers a personalized way to examine your emotional/behavioral needs on your way to improving your life. By working with you to build skills to help yourself, THE Institute helps you make improvements that are lifelong. THE Institute has trained and skilled professionals who offer acceptance and warmth delivered in an atmosphere which is tailored to engage therapeutic growth and empowerment to all age groups and treatment areas.
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Christie Rieck Waves of Clarity Counseling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Orlando, FL 32812 (Online Only)
Hi there, I'm Christie! I'm a licensed therapist passionate about guiding individuals towards an overall wellbeing. I co-own Waves of Clarity Counseling, where we prioritize a safe space for your personal growth and healing. I offer trust and empathy while tailoring treatment plans to address your unique challenges and support your overall growth. I partner with you to navigate adjustments, decrease symptoms of anxiety and depression, manage stress levels, and help foster healthy relationships. With me as your therapist, you will experience support in achieving your goals and finding clarity amidst the waves we experience in life.
Hi there, I'm Christie! I'm a licensed therapist passionate about guiding individuals towards an overall wellbeing. I co-own Waves of Clarity Counseling, where we prioritize a safe space for your personal growth and healing. I offer trust and empathy while tailoring treatment plans to address your unique challenges and support your overall growth. I partner with you to navigate adjustments, decrease symptoms of anxiety and depression, manage stress levels, and help foster healthy relationships. With me as your therapist, you will experience support in achieving your goals and finding clarity amidst the waves we experience in life.
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Most of my experience comes from working in the areas of trauma, especially trauma from both sexual abuse, assault, and military related PTSD. Other areas of expertises include working with ADHD, Anxiety, Stress, HIV/AIDS, Infidelity, and Addictions (substance related and process related). I also have extensive experience working with couples on family related stress. He/Him
Most of my experience comes from working in the areas of trauma, especially trauma from both sexual abuse, assault, and military related PTSD. Other areas of expertises include working with ADHD, Anxiety, Stress, HIV/AIDS, Infidelity, and Addictions (substance related and process related). I also have extensive experience working with couples on family related stress. He/Him
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I believe that a counseling relationship is collaborative. My belief is to address the whole self. Using a direct approach, such as teaching new tools, giving homework, and answering client questions about life, completes the psychotherapy process. My goal is for clients to create a new lifestyle.
I believe that a counseling relationship is collaborative. My belief is to address the whole self. Using a direct approach, such as teaching new tools, giving homework, and answering client questions about life, completes the psychotherapy process. My goal is for clients to create a new lifestyle.
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Thank you for taking the time to view my profile! I've been a psychotherapist for 15 years after 3 years assisting in published psychological research. My focus is on adult patients with trauma, family systems, anxiety, depression, addictions, personality disorders and/or emotional dysregulation. More recently in my career, I focus on emotional abuse, domestic abuse, dysfunctional family dynamics and recovery for both clients and other professionals. It is my mission to provide quality care with the respect and empathy everyone deserves!
Thank you for taking the time to view my profile! I've been a psychotherapist for 15 years after 3 years assisting in published psychological research. My focus is on adult patients with trauma, family systems, anxiety, depression, addictions, personality disorders and/or emotional dysregulation. More recently in my career, I focus on emotional abuse, domestic abuse, dysfunctional family dynamics and recovery for both clients and other professionals. It is my mission to provide quality care with the respect and empathy everyone deserves!
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Gain greater insight into your life, develop tools to navigate changes, and strengthen your connection to your own wisdom. Wherever you may be in your healing, therapy offers you a choice to embrace a meaningful life. Safety creates a space for understanding and an opportunity to embrace compassion. Cultivating a strong sense of self allows you to navigate life's challenges with more ease and clarity. Honoring and trusting yourself gives you peace of mind and acts as a catalyst for change. Offering telehelath sessions and in person sessions available in nature.
Gain greater insight into your life, develop tools to navigate changes, and strengthen your connection to your own wisdom. Wherever you may be in your healing, therapy offers you a choice to embrace a meaningful life. Safety creates a space for understanding and an opportunity to embrace compassion. Cultivating a strong sense of self allows you to navigate life's challenges with more ease and clarity. Honoring and trusting yourself gives you peace of mind and acts as a catalyst for change. Offering telehelath sessions and in person sessions available in nature.
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Stacy Nale-Stadom
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Orlando, FL 32803 (Online Only)
Hello! My name is Stacy Nale-Stadom(She/Her/Hers), LMFT. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I offer consultations, individual counseling, couple’s counseling, and EMDR therapy. I provide telehealth only services within the state of FL and NC and specialize in depression, anxiety, trauma, and counseling during life transitions. I have been trained in Gottman Level I, II, and III, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing(EMDR), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, trainings through WPATH, and I am a yoga teacher.
Hello! My name is Stacy Nale-Stadom(She/Her/Hers), LMFT. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I offer consultations, individual counseling, couple’s counseling, and EMDR therapy. I provide telehealth only services within the state of FL and NC and specialize in depression, anxiety, trauma, and counseling during life transitions. I have been trained in Gottman Level I, II, and III, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing(EMDR), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, trainings through WPATH, and I am a yoga teacher.
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HD Counseling, LLC
Counselor, MA, QS, CCHt, LMHC
Verified Verified
13 Endorsed
Winter Park, FL 32789
HD Counseling, LLC makes every effort to accompany its clients in reaching their goals in both their personal and professional lives. We value the therapeutic relationship between client and therapist and strive to ensure that each client is paired with a therapist that best fits their needs. We work hard to create a safe place for developing the tools needed to be successful both in therapy and outside of therapy. HD Counseling, LLC brings a different outlook to the benefits that counseling offers.
HD Counseling, LLC makes every effort to accompany its clients in reaching their goals in both their personal and professional lives. We value the therapeutic relationship between client and therapist and strive to ensure that each client is paired with a therapist that best fits their needs. We work hard to create a safe place for developing the tools needed to be successful both in therapy and outside of therapy. HD Counseling, LLC brings a different outlook to the benefits that counseling offers.
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Brynne C Dearie
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MCAP, CSAT, ASDCS, CTTP-II
Verified Verified
Ocala, FL 34471 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
My most improved clients are the ones who have been told they're too smart for their own good, struggle with existential or spiritual angst, feel displaced, want to be pushed and challenged while utterly supported, need clarity on whether or not they have victimized or been victimized, have questions for which they have been told there are no answers, suffer from unprocessed or complicated grief, need help applying the knowledge they already posses, who feel like they are "too much," are afraid of feelings, and require an absolutely neutral and judgement free space to be vulnerable.
My most improved clients are the ones who have been told they're too smart for their own good, struggle with existential or spiritual angst, feel displaced, want to be pushed and challenged while utterly supported, need clarity on whether or not they have victimized or been victimized, have questions for which they have been told there are no answers, suffer from unprocessed or complicated grief, need help applying the knowledge they already posses, who feel like they are "too much," are afraid of feelings, and require an absolutely neutral and judgement free space to be vulnerable.
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Is therapy for men different than it is for women?
Therapeutic treatments and types are the same for men as they are for women, with the same protocols followed and the same strategies employed. Discussing one’s feelings and emotions is an integral part of most therapies, and some men find doing so more challenging. Therapists can help clients through the process; some specialize in treating men for this reason.
How do you encourage a man to go to therapy?
It’s helpful to express your concern and love for the person while framing therapy as a tool for improving their life. Offering specific examples of how an individual’s behavior affected either himself or others should be done with compassion and with empathy. It may be useful to devise a game plan—breaking the process down into parts, such as finding a therapist, making appointments, and looking into insurance coverage.
How can men prepare for therapy?
Men can prepare for therapy by approaching the process with an open mind, being willing to talk about their challenges, and giving treatment the time to work. Before a session, an individual may want to reflect on how they’ve felt since the last session and what’s happened in their lives. It can be useful for men who struggle to recall their emotional states to write down notes between sessions about their response to a given event or how they were feeling at a particular time.
What should men know about the process of therapy?
One of the most common reasons men don’t seek therapy is the notion that there’s something wrong with them if they do. Men should know that just because they’re seeking therapy doesn’t mean they’re mentally ill or damaged in some way. In the same way people work on their bodies through exercise or a craft through practice, therapy can be a way to improve the mental and emotional skills needed to be productive and effective partners, employees, and people in all realms of life.