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Counseling Services in North St. Augustine, Florida

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

EMDR is a structured psychotherapy that enables patients to heal from trauma or other emotional distress caused from a disturbing life experiences such as PTSD, anxiety, depression, negative self-talk, and panic disorders. Research studies show that EMDR is very effective in helping people process emotionally painful and traumatic experiences. When used in conjunction with other therapy modalities, EMDR helps a client move quickly from emotional distress to peaceful resolution of the issues or events involved. Studies consistently show that treatment with EMDR results in elimination of the targeted emotion. The memory remains but the negative response neutralizes.

​You can learn more by visiting www.emdr.com

*I offer EMDR online or in-person. 

SYMBIS

Pre-Martial Counseling

Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts (SYMBIS) is for dating, engaged, or newly married couples who want to work on their relationship. SYMBIS was developed in 1995 by Dr. Les and Leslie Parrott, to help couples gain actionable insight and build a healthier relationship. As a SYMBIS facilitator, I walk couples through their personalized SYMBIS Assessment that gives couples in-depth understanding into their strengths and weaknesses, and we work on how you can grow as a couple.

​You can learn more by visiting www.symbis.com. 

Individual
​Counseling

In individual counseling, we identify your concerns that have disrupted your life and prevent you from living your life to your full potential. Whether you are seeking treatment for a mental illness, support for a recent life change, or needing help in a specific area of your life, individual therapy is utilized to help you grow and develop in a safe space. Individual therapy provides an opportunity for you to openly talk about your thoughts and feelings in a secure environment.

I work with issues such as: anxiety, depression, trauma, emotional regulation, conflict, anger, communication, career issues, divorce, relationship issues, or unresolved wounds from your childhood. 

I work with teenagers (12+), college students, and individuals (18+). ​​

Accelerated Resolution Therapy®(ART) is a brief, structured form of psychotherapy that helps people process distressing memories and symptoms by changing how those memories are stored in the brain. ART removes triggers by erasing negative images from view. ART uses guided eye movements and visualization techniques to reduce emotional and physical reactions to past experiences while allowing you to stay fully in control. Many clients report significant relief in just a few sessions. Trauma and many other issues can often be resolved in just one session.

Accelerated Resolution Therapy® (ART) is extremely versatile and can help clients in many ways. Here are some issues that have been quickly and effectively treated by ART: Post Traumatic Stress (PTS), Anxiety, Depression, Phobias, Panic Attacks, Sleep Issues (including nightmares), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Addictions / Substance Abuse, Eating Disorders, Performance Anxiety, Family Issues, Victimization/Poor Self Image, Victimization/Sexual Abuse, Relationship Issues/Infidelity, Codependency, Grief, Job-Related Stress, Pain Management, Dyslexia Anxiety, and more!

You can learn more by visiting this quick video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vP7dx03arxI?si=EQBRiw2x47PHe8q_

https://acceleratedresolutiontherapy.com/

Gottman Couples Counseling

The Gottman Method for Couples Therapy has been researched for over 40 years by Dr. John and Julie Gottman. The Gottman method helps couples be able to build healthy marital relationships and develop problem-solving skills, achieve emotional stability, and create healthier communication skills. Each couple completes a Gottman Assessment, and through the results a treatment plan is built to see what areas of the relationship need to be worked on.

​You can learn more by visiting www.gottman.com.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a mindfulness form of psychotherapy that teaches us to find meaning in life in spite of uncomfortable emotions and pain. ACT fosters psychological flexibility — the ability to accept difficult emotions while committing to meaningful behavioral actions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps individuals embrace discomfort as part of life and move forward with purpose and to live a life in line with their values and goals. ACT is helpful with anxiety, depression, negative self-talk, perfectionism, people pleasing, grief, and trauma. 

​You can learn more by visiting this quick video on YouTube: youtu.be/ScwXgqO_d7Y?si=tTGMemcdkPilx2f

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a form of psychological treatment that has been demonstrated to be effective for a range of problems including depression, anxiety disorders, marital problems, and severe mental illness. CBT is one of the most thoroughly researched forms of psychotherapy and counseling. CBT emphasizes what is going on in the person’s current life, coping skills, and grounding exercises, where the focus is primarily on developing more effective ways of coping with life.

CBT places an emphasis on helping individuals learn through exercises in the session as well as “homework” exercises outside of sessions, patients/clients are helped to develop coping skills, whereby they can learn to change their own thinking, problematic emotions, and behavior. CBT also focuses on problem-solving and promoting behavioral changes.