Experiential Therapy in Rockledge, FL

I believe in working with the total person: mind, body, and spirit. I assist clients in finding their own personal strength, wisdom, and enlightenment. I have experience working with neurotypical and neurodiverse individuals, couples, and families struggling with a myriad of issues, including substance use, relationships, anxiety, grief, and trauma. I work with the client’s strengths while helping each to examine themself, their environment, and the relationship between the two. The change is in you. I am here to help.

After more than 13 years of counseling; I believe growth is hard, even painful..... but life is also. We can control how we react to things that happen, processing them, or holding things inside avoiding them which can hurt us and our loved ones more. Are you pretending, running, numbing, or repeating patterns in choices or relationships and suffering because it is scary and hard to look at yourself? The more we ignore things, the stronger they seem to get. But, I believe by honestly sharing you can transform pain, heal from trauma, see more clearly or gain perspective, and change your story to change your life!

If you are looking for a place that's quiet and calm, a place where you can slow down the hurriedness of life, a place where you can take the time you need to recover and perhaps discover the person that you are with full acceptance and support, then there is a seat here for you.  Together, we can seek to reduce your inner critic as we understand the more difficult aspects of yourself—including the shameful, fearful, and painful parts. We will work to discover why they exist and ask how your life might be different when these parts of yourself are quieted and no longer dominate over your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Sometimes we need support from a non-biased professional in a safe, calm environment. If you'd like to develop healthy ways to cope with stress, interact with others, or re-train your thought processes to have more self-control, I am happy to help!

Hi! My name is Drew and I am honored by the potential to walk by your side while navigating any mental health challenges or life issues that may arise. My own personal experiences with mental and behavioral health in childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood, in addition to being a local and seeing how unaddressed mental health challenges and addiction have impacted many of my friends and the community as a whole, is what acted as a catalyst for my entrance into and my passion for the field of mental health.

I take a holistic approach to counseling and focuses not only on my client’s emotional needs, but also integrates the client’s physical health practices, social support, hobbies/ interests, and spirituality. I love being active, being in nature, and I have been an avid surfer in Florida’s Space Coast for over thirty years. I feel balance to life is paramount in maintaining emotional, cognitive, and physical health and I carry this philosophy into my work. I'm adaptable and can see my clients in the office setting or in nature settings as well.

When your family life starts to devolve, life can begin to feel out of control, leading to feelings of powerlessness and helplessness. Family means Love. Family means Connection. Family means Life. And when "family" isn't exhibiting these valuable experiences, it can often affect the way we feel about ourselves and others. Families come to me for help with issues such as divorce, infidelity, parenting stress and much more.

My philosophy is that you are already whole - creative, intuitive and bright! There is nothing broken, perhaps just fuzzy, or frustrating. Have you tried traditional therapy and been dissatisfied by the lack of results? Agreed! However, there is rich territory inside of you to explore. You may have people in your life you admire - even adore. Their best qualities are already inside of you, waiting to emerge. Our work together will produce results for you quickly -out of emotional pain and moving forward with hope. I have been a coach and therapist for a long time and there is little I have not experienced. There is hope.

My professional career spans more than 15 years’ experience providing direct bio-psycho-social-diagnostic evaluation and treatment planning client/patient-centered services with clinical practice specialties that include: integrative assessment, addiction(s) & substance abuse screening/treatment/relapse-prevention, dual-diagnosis treatment, psychoeducation, and psychotherapeutic services representing multiculturally diverse adolescents, adults, and the geriatric population(s). I am CAP/CADAC Certified and a National Health Service Psychologist.

I believe "that we need to face our fears in order to heal", Individuals need to talk about their difficulties rather than act upon them. My belief in treatment is "we need to see and explore the best in each person and help them overcome barriers that impede their potential to grow. Mr. Eaton is a Partner and one of the Original Founder's of Adult and Child Counseling and Psychiatric Center, PA. He specializes in the treatment of trauma related issues, depression, forensic evaluation and treatment, impulse control, addiction treatment, anxiety and depression in adolescents and adults as well as couples counseling.

I am a licensed Mental Health Counselor with a master's degrees in psychology. I have over 25 years of experience in guiding those that are seeking help with addiction and just life frustrations. We tend to struggle most when we cannot find peace in our life. Let me show you how to overcome. Have you been experiencing feelings of frustration and disappointment, low self-esteem or low self-worth, frustration with poor decision making, an addiction to prescriptions or illegal substances etc.? I hope to help you become a better version of you, help you find and set goals, begin to feel worthy and free yourself of any self-made prison.

***At this time, Ms. Hixon is not accepting new patients*** Wendy Hixon is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Florida (MH16038), a National Certified Counselor, and a National Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist. She has continuing education in Neurofeedback Therapy, Hypnotherapy, Rapid Resolution Therapy, Trauma, Memory Reconsolidation, Emotional Pain Intervention, and Diaphragmatic breath work. The treatment areas which Ms. Hixon specializes are; trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety disorders, depression, grief, abusive relationships, Women’s issues, and issues with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Are you having relationship difficulties? Would you like to increase your communication skills and feel closer to your partner and your children? Do you want to feel more balanced, less anxious and depressed? Do you feel you have experienced a trauma and are stuck in your development or relationship with yourself or those you care about? A person is affected by influences and experiences, through family life, social, and work environments throughout the lifetime. Growth and learning are life-long endeavors. Would you like to feel more fulfilled in your relationships? Call me today.

I’m a nontraditional therapist who works with people who don’t connect with typical shrinks. Most of my sessions take place outdoors. A large portion of my approach involves Behavioral Activation which starts by getting moving again, and provides a “reset” in reconnecting with physical wellness- working toward mental toughness and resiliency. I utilize physical activity interventions, starting at whatever level you feel comfortable and building from there. Simply walking & talking has worked for millennia to help people overcome depression, anxiety, trauma, etc. We may do office therapy, but doing it this way usually works better!