Trauma Focused Therapists in Gainesville, FL

Hello and welcome! My name is Jackie and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the Vice President of Arena Counseling and Wellness. At Arena, we prioritize providing high-quality services tailored to your unique needs. My personal approach is rooted in understanding “problem” behaviors as symptoms of emotional content that may be too painful to handle alone. My goal is to create a safe and supportive space where clients can acknowledge and tolerate the intolerable, fostering insight and self-compassion to regain control of their lives and narratives.

I am passionate about helping couples and individuals live more meaningful and connected lives. My approach to counseling is grounded in empathy and focused on creating a safe and collaborative space for clients to heal and reach their goals. I provide services to clients who are seeking to enhance their sense of connection to themselves and their partners, learn how to repair and grow from conflict, and build trust and vulnerability in their relationships. I focus on helping clients create strong and healthy relationships with both themselves and their partners.

Are you tired of falling into the same patterns over and over? Then you are ready to do some deeper work and I can guide or coach you to make the inner changes you need or to heal wounds that are now affecting you. With over twenty years of counseling experience, I draw on my skills and compassion to guide my clients to reach their goals. I have many great ideas and areas of expertise to help you. Schedule your in-person or telehealth counseling session today! You deserve a skilled and compassionate therapist.

I realize that choosing a therapist is a very important decision, which is influenced by many factors. For this reason, I offer a free, fifteen-minute consultation to all potential clients. My goal is to support the people in my community with getting the services they need so, I am always happy to provide referrals based on individual needs. I enjoy working with all types of clients and have specialized training in Trauma, Depression, and Anxiety. I also specialize in Child Development and working with Families and teens who have experienced Trauma.

I am here for you to come to know yourself, deeply care for yourself, connect with others and heal. If you're struggling with self-shame, isolation, depression, anxiety, trauma, lack of focus and energy, as well as motivation, and more, then please know that I'm here to facilitate your healing and growth journey by teaching, and or reminding you, as well as, empowering, and or re-empowering you to know that you are worthy, brilliant, creative and capable, to reach and achieve anything that you desire, layer by layer, step-by-step.

I am passionate about providing therapy for children, families, and adults who have experienced trauma, including abuse, neglect, sexual assault, and domestic violence. The clients who come to see me are often feeling angry, aggressive, depressed, or anxious. Parents who seek treatment for their children express feeling confused and frustrated by their child's behaviors, and don't know how to help. Adults who have experienced violent, controlling relationships with their partners can feel hopeless, worthless, and alone. When someone has experienced scary, overwhelming things, they can feel stuck and unsure how to move forward.

My approach to psychotherapy is highly relational. I believe that most of our distress in life, often in the form of anxiety, depression, or uncontrolled anger, arises from unresolved conflicts in our important relationships, past and present, and that psychotherapy works by providing a new relationship-a supportive, empathic one in a which person can explore these important interpersonal connections, come to understand them in new ways, and change them. I focus the dialogue on a person's significant relationships, past and current, and on the feelings that one has about oneself and the important people in one's life.

Do you struggle with a loss or trauma that affects your day-to-day life and ability to function? Do you feel like you’re stuck in fight or flight? Do you question that life could be better? Now more than ever, women are feeling anxious, overwhelmed and uncertain about finding their place in life. I believe there is hope and answers. I offer specialized trauma focused therapy for women in need of bettering their life, getting out of fight or flight, and finally feeling at peace with where they are.

Hello, I'm Ms. Jones MA. Licensed Mental Health Counselor. My goal is to help you find a purpose in life by overcoming obstacles life has thrown your way. I want to help you overcome any form of trauma, anywhere from child abuse to grief and loss issues. I provide clinical counseling to children and families, adults, men, women and couples. If you're struggling to cope through life's challenges, defiant children or any past or present trauma/traumas, I'm here for you. If you're ready to begin the healing process give me a call. We can have a 15 minute free consultation and you can decide if the services I provide are a fit for you.

The road to self-empowerment starts with a first step. Change can be scary or difficult, but the good news is that once the decision is made, it always leads to a door open toward success. Welcome to my page; my goal is to support you so you feel good about who you are. I am a bilingual Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor, as well as a Certified National Counselor. I am also Certified Integrative Mental Health Professional (CIMHP) and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level 2 (CCTP-II) with Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral training and Life Coaching certification. I am available via Telehealth for clients in Florida.

The Arise Wellness team is as diverse as the community we serve because we believe the best therapy relationships are rooted in genuine understanding and real connection. Whether this is your first time in therapy or you are someone who would like to try a different approach, we are here to support you. Check out our website arseignv.com, or give us a call or text at 352-513-8551.

Life is a continuous journey of setback and growth. My experience personally, and as a therapist, leads me to believe healing is possible. It takes courage to ask for help and try therapy. Painful life transitions may have you feeling like you’ve lost your sense of self and purpose. I am passionate about supporting college students and adults to find their inner strength and purpose.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Florida working as a clinical therapist. My focus is helping people learn to feel safe in their own body while addressing issues of stress, anxiety, depression, grief, complex trauma, and substance use.

As former staff at the Alachua County Crisis Center for eight years and a Hospice counselor for 15 years, I have worked with individuals, couples, and families as they struggled with issues relating to loss, bereavement, sudden change, relationship issues, crisis, trauma, uncertain futures The pieces of their lives had fallen apart - suddenly, or over a period of time. They felt vulnerable, anxious, disconnected, isolated, afraid, angry, sad, confused. Whatever their age or circumstance, they wanted help to survive the pain, reduce anxiety, reconnect with hope and feel the support of others.

My goal is to improve client mental health so that they feel and perform better. I provide a space where clients can be “heard” without judgment and are able to identify their strengths. These strengths are then combined with research-based practices to build skills needed to achieve one's personal goals. If a client is unsure about their goals, they have my support in helping to clarify them. We will then learn, practice and apply the skills. At other times, a simple objective ear is all a client needs. My services are provided in the least restrictive and quickest manner possible.

Accepting NEW Clients- Are you a high achieving woman who feels like she’s lost herself in all the demands of life? You might feel unmotivated where you used to feel driven, worried or stressed where you used to feel in control. It feels like someone is always needing something from you and your to-do list is coming at the expense of your own wellbeing. You’re ready to DO something about this—not just sit and talk, but learn some practical ways to start changing your life and how you feel about it. You’re ready to stop second-guessing yourself, feeling disconnected in your relationships, and missing out on life.

I specialize in guiding emerging adults through life transitions, identity development, and managing mental health challenges like anxiety and depression. Using a compassionate, strengths-based approach, I offer tailored therapy that helps you overcome obstacles and build the life you envision.

Stress and trauma patterns often represent themselves as disruptive, repetitive cycles of thoughts, emotions, and/or relational behaviors that an individual endures, These cycles may look like a thought loop that keeps you awake at night or prevents you from engaging socially. Perhaps it is instead, or also, a rush of overwhelming emotion (sadness, anger) at a social encounter that seems like it should not have carried that much weight. These patterns may also be experienced as repeating dynamics in friendships or partnerships (for example, "I keep dating people who do not seem to see my needs in the relational space").

Hi, I'm Audrey! I am an Art Therapist and Licensed Mental Health Counselor. I have worked with children, young adults, adults, and parents.