Female Therapists in Pensacola, FL

Are you struggling with divorce? Is your child struggling with the divorce? Is this transition affecting your day-to-day life? Do you feel exhausted by just getting through the day? Do you hope that it will get better? Now more than ever, people who are facing divorce are feeling isolated and drained about getting through the process. I believe we shouldn’t feel alone through this transition and that there is hope for the exhaustion!

Valerie S. Carr, LCSW is a seasoned clinician with more than 35 years of experience in the field of human services. Valerie brings her vast wealth of experience combined with empathy, compassion, and a personalized, strength-based approach to the treatment partnership.

Have you ever felt the weight of unresolved situations, feelings, or traumas, as if they cast a shadow over your life? These events, in their many forms, can disrupt our sense of self, leaving us feeling lost, confused, and overwhelmed. There is a path to healing, & I'm dedicated to guiding you on your journey toward reclaiming your life. Trauma recovery is a deeply personal, and transformative process, & I'm honored to be a part of your healing journey. Together, we will explore your experiences, provide you with practical tools for coping and healing, and work towards restoring a sense of safety, security, empowerment, and self.

Are you having a hard time with life and do not know what to do? If so, I can help you. I have over six successful years of helping children to adults with difficult situations, mental health issues, and general life stress. I believe all past experiences and relationships shape how we feel about ourselves and the world. It is important for us to heal from the inside to the outside with psychological techniques that work.

Therapy begins with a faith that you came by your struggles honestly in an effort to protect yourself and make sense of the world. My specialty is helping people recover from narcissistic, physical, sexual, emotional, and spiritual abuse. In addition, I provide treatment for depression, anxiety, trauma, military family stressors and veteran transitions into the civilian sector. My hope is to provide you with an opportunity to disentangle from suffering and aide you in improving your quality of life, increase your satisfaction within relationships, and enhance your self-worth.

Some people have waited a long time and have dealt with something difficult, even becoming accustomed to discomfort or a painful experience before seeking help. Others may desire increased satisfaction in life and are seeking understanding and a greater sense of wellbeing. Whether you have a clear need in seeking counseling, such as a crisis, traumatic experience, or significant life change or a more subtle sense of wanting greater fulfillment and life satisfaction, the counseling process can be helpful in personal understanding, healing and change, creating the potential for improving how we relate to life, ourselves and others.

Welcome! I’m so happy that you are making the steps forward. This first step is quite difficult. Since you're here, you should know you are not alone! I find myself drawn toward conversational-based therapy, where we are able to develop a relationship based on foundations of trust and honesty. When I say conversational-based therapy, I mean that I utilize a client-centered approach, while also using cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) to help challenge spots where you might be stuck and help you see a different perspective. At the same time, I am in no way the expert of your life and am here to help you navigate this world.

Would you like to feel empowered by your emotional experience - rather than overwhelmed by it? The therapeutic experience can help you befriend and understand your emotions, allowing you to liberate yourself from stuck feelings & patterns of avoidance. Sometimes we experience great discomfort in order to motivate us to make healthy changes & reach out for support. You do not have to face life's challenges alone. Healing is always available to us, we can learn to kindly step out of our own way and receive it. Taking the first step in exploring mental health options is a great start - don't stop here, healing is waiting.

Hello, congrats on taking the first step in your journey to renew your life and/or relationship with wellness! No matter the challenges, there is an array of hope to rejuvenate plus reignite your strength and dream to live the life you desire. Together we can make it happen, by engaging in strength-based collaborative therapy. I am a Licensed and Board Certified Tele-mental Health provider, credentialed to offer traditional mental health and/or behavioral health therapy using computer video and/or telephone counseling. I look forward to working with you in achieving your wellness goals.

I am a dedicated therapist whom truly enjoys helping my clients and getting them where they need to be so they are able to enjoy their life. It is not easy sometimes and I completely understand that and can empathize with my clients. I want what is best for them and to listen and give them a therapy service that they deserve.

Your mind is a racing machine that you can't seem to turn off! Scary and bothersome thoughts keep popping in your mind! You try to block them but they keep comping back. You can't be fully present or really enjoy yourself because they are so loud so often! Simple tasks now take forever because you battle the urge to check or repeat things over and over. You are embarrassed that people may think you're weird! But they just don't understand what it's like to think things you don't want to think and do things you know don't always make sense. You just want the thoughts and worries to stop so you can feel like yourself again.

Stressed? Anxious? Generally feeling overwhelmed with emotions, and need someone to talk to? Let's figure it out together! As a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, I put a lot of focus into trauma healing, utilizing Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. This method can be used for many different issues, as well as processing any early trauma, this is often present when we can’t quite figure out why our mind and body are always on high alert. Our bodies do really well in telling us what we need to work through. I can help you become more attuned to your needs.

Clients who participate in services with me will learn a lot about themselves as well as unique ways to cope with daily stress. My approach ties in various techniques so that each client can develop their own way of healing and not feel like they’re stuck in a specific box. I’m continuously participating in education for new protocols and techniques that are proven to work for others. Ultimately, the goal in therapy for my clients is to find relief from the hurt, pain, and stress that traumatic events can cause.

The majority of my experience over the last 13 years has been with couples and individuals, and this is where I find myself to be most successful and happen to find the most enjoyment. I find great satisfaction in seeing couples discover the ability to reconnect, communicate, and discover new ways to live in harmony again, whether this is in an actual couple session or individually.

It is our most challenging seasons that usher in the deepest healing. When life gets hard it is easy to feel stuck and challenging to feel hopeful. I am here to guide you along your journey of healing. I provide holistic, individualized therapy. My therapy practice is both heart and research guided. All good therapy starts with trust and safety. From there we can determine the best way for you to achieve your personal goals. I offer EMDR therapy, mindfulness base CBT, Emotional Freedom Technique, and a variety of techniques through Telehealth.

I have enjoyed providing support in mental health for over 20 years now. We all face moments of distress and experience unplanned circumstances in our lives that we simply are not prepared for. It can be difficult to navigate our way through all of the thoughts that may come up or the different levels of pain we tend to experience. I know that reaching out for help can be challenging. We all have our own healing journeys and I am grateful to be able to help individuals with discovering their own path to healing, growth and change.

Are you tired of being anxious, unhappy, stressed out, or overwhelmed by life? Do you want to make change in your life but don’t know where to start? Perhaps you don’t even know what is wrong, you just know you don’t feel right. We can work together to identify what has gone wrong and make the change needed to make life more bearable. We will collaborate to identify the negative patterns that have gotten you stuck and figure out new, more positive ways to help alleviate your symptoms.

I believe therapy is about active collaboration and discovery. Together we will explore how your current patterns either support your happiness or contribute to your struggle. Areas of distress are commonly patterns that repeat over and over----in how we cope, our self-esteem, and our relationships. Common psychological symptoms such as anxiety and depression can often be linked back to the way we relate to the world, ourselves, and others. You're the expert on you. Once we've identified the underlying patterns, we can work together to develop a new way of interacting with the world around you and the people in it.

Congrats on your first step to getting help. I am a marriage and family therapist with an array of experience. I can help you or you and your partner with anxiety, depression, stress, relationship issues, parenting, family disconnect, and much more. I also work with eating disorders and mental health disorders.