Services in Florida
Online Therapy in Florida
Florida is a unique state. Though it is geographically Southern, the culture of Florida is influenced by immigration, tourism, relocating retirees, landscape, and weather. The state of Florida has responded to the somewhat transient nature of the state’s population by providing for mental health professionals to become Registered Telehealth Providers in Florida based on having a license to practice in their home state. You can learn more about this program by visiting https://flhealthsource.gov/telehealth
As a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina, I have been approved as a Registered Telehealth Provider in Florida. Read on to learn more about the professional mental health services I offer in Florida.
Therapy Services in Florida
All services are offered via telehealth. Specialties include Religious Trauma / Spiritual Abuse, Body Image Concerns, and Anxiety. In addition to individual counseling, I also offer group counseling, as well workshops & seminars on topics related to mental health.
Religious Trauma Services in Florida
Trauma is the experience of something being too much, too fast, or too soon for your nervous system. When this occurs within a religious setting, it is known as religious trauma. Abuse occurs when a person / group utilizes their power to manipulate or unduly influence another. When this occurs within a spiritual setting, it is known as spiritual abuse.
For those who have experienced spiritual abuse and/or religious trauma, the effects may permeate all areas of life. You feel unsure about your identity and beliefs. You’re confused about who you can trust. You may be grieving the loss of relationships. You might experience shame or self-judgment. You feel adrift, knowing you can’t go back to who you were before, yet uncertain of who you are now.
I’ve been there, and I’ve supported hundreds of folks in their journey through the effects of religious trauma. Through individual counseling and group counseling, I am able to help you make sense of your experience and gain clarity about your identity, beliefs, and the way you want to interact with spirituality moving forward.
I also offer trainings for both clinicians and faith leaders who want to better understand Religious Trauma and care for the folks within their realm who have had negative religious experiences.
Body Image Services in North Carolina
Body image concerns affect most folks at some point in their life. Though the specifics of the struggle may vary, most who deal with body image concerns long to have peace with food and their body.
I utilize an approach that I call Body Mindfulness to assist clients in addressing body image concerns and growing a peaceful relationship with their body. Body Mindfulness incorporates concepts from Intuitive Eating, Health at Every Size, and general mindfulness to help folks learn how to reconnect with their intuition around their body’s needs and desires. This leads to a greater sense of peace in your relationship with food and your body.
I support folks in dealing with body image concerns through individual counseling and Body Mindfulness Group Therapy.
Anxiety Therapy in Florida
Anxiety can show up in many ways – feeling overwhelmed by worry, being unable to “turn off your brain” and sleep, fear of the future, concern that others are watching or judging you.
Many of my clients deal with some form of anxiety. This may be based on fears that developed over years spent in high-control religious settings. The anxiety may show up in relation to how they exist in their body or the rules they’ve constructed regarding food. Some clients have more general anxiety, which is associated with ongoing worries about many different things, or social anxiety, which is focused on the fear of being judged by others.
I understand anxiety from both lived experience and clinical training. I work with each individual to understand the ways their anxiety impacts their life. My clients and I collaborate on figuring out how to lessen those impacts, and to identify what is helpful in each person’s situation.
Anxiety therapy often takes place within individual counseling sessions. I also have experience offering an Anxiety Skills Group, focusing on developing general skills to assist with anxiety, as well as seminars related to anxiety in a specific context.
If you’re dealing with anxiety, and are interested in learning more working with me, use the button below to send a message and set up your free consultation.
Workshops & Seminars in Florida
By leading or teaching at workshops and seminars, I am able to share knowledge and resources related to mental health with the community in a non-clinical setting. Workshops or seminars may be offered in conjunction with a business, church, non-profit organization, etc. They are a great opportunity to highlight mental health in a specific context and offer additional resources for those who might benefit.
The following list of topics is based on past workshops or seminars I have offered, as well as those that are currently in the planning stages:
- Coping with Anxiety & Stress
- Assertiveness Skills
- Whole Person Wellness
- Spirituality & Mental Health
- Navigating Adolescence (for parents of teens)
Locations Served in Florida
I work with people located throughout the state of Florida. I am able to offer professional counseling services to individuals from the panhandle to the Keys via telehealth.
Below are some of the cities and towns that my clients call home:
- Naples, FL
- Orlando, FL
- Pensacola, FL
- Tallahassee, FL
- Clearwater Beach, FL
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Jacksonville, FL
- Miami, FL