Do you struggle with depression, anxiety and/or stress in your life? I enjoy helping clients explore their life story and establish connections from their past with their current behavioral patterns. As we go through life, we often receive messages that having certain emotions are a bad. When we experience hurt, rejection and/or abandonment especially as a result of trauma we often become overly focused on finding ways to prevent ourselves from experiencing pain. This often comes at a cost which...
Taylor Novak is a therapist at Gainesville Healing House and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She has worked with adults, young adults, teens and children in couples, group, and individual practices. She enjoys the use of evidence-based protective factors in navigating life changes, identity exploration, healthy relationships, and social power dynamics. Taylor’s approach to therapy is systems-, strengths-, and empowerment-based. She is neurodivergent affirming and identity-embracing. Taylor...
As a counselor I work with adolescents and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, dissociation, self-harm, ADHD, identity exploration, personality development, grief and loss, and relational issues. Through effective coping mechanisms, challenging negative thought patterns, and fostering resilience, our collaborative journey will be focused on restoring your sense of well-being. My approach to counseling is LGBTQ+, non-monogamous, and kink- affirming. It is important that my clients can ...
Welcome! There are times in life where we may find ourselves struggling with current stressors or are experiencing challenges coping with wounds from the past. While seemingly functioning in the day-to-day routines of work, school, home, and within relationships, it becomes increasingly difficult or sometimes even impossible to manage. For many of us, strength is often perceived as “holding it together” while we are painfully bottling up the emotions that we were actually designed to experien...
I focus on working with clients to recognize your inherent worthiness at work and within relationships, build trust in your inner wisdom, and integrate mindfulness and spirituality into your daily life. Whether you are coming out of a painful breakup, redefining your career path, navigating how to ask for what you need in partnership, or creating a kinder relationship with yourself, our work together can help you build self-confidence, self-awareness, and stress management techniques. My ideal c...
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Life presents all kinds of challenges. Whether you are in the midst of a painful loss or simply feeling stuck, you do not have to face your struggles alone! Therapy offers you a supportive space where you can journey down a path of intentional healing. Together we can walk through the difficulties in life and begin to cultivate effective communication skills, build your confidence, and increase your internal awareness. I believe it is my role as your therapist to provide guidance and support tha...
Counseling is a great way to support yourself through tough times, and I’m glad you’re considering it. I am a UF alum, and I’m familiar with the unique pressures of being a student and young adult. I invite you to get in touch to ask questions or begin our work together....
We love working with college students! We’re a group practice of 5 therapists, each of us dedicated to providing exceptional mental health services for our clients. *We offer sliding scale and different fees, from $125 up (what’s listed below is our highest fee)*. We help you with your anxiety, depression, identity concerns, relationships, and your future. We address your academic concerns. We believe in your courage and your ability to transform. We’ll serve as your guide and provide you wi...
I specialize in helping teens, adults and families who are struggling in their relationships. You may find the trauma or discord from your past is resulting in unhappy relationships where you feel disconnected or misunderstood. This can include parents feeling frustrated and needing practical strategies, academics navigating a competitive environment, or those overwhelmed by depression, anxiety, or low self esteem who are ready to release unhelpful symptoms. I provide tailored strategies to unco...
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I was raised in Southwest Florida, and have been in Gainesville ever since. I attended the University of Florida where I graduated with my Master’s degree and Education Specialist degree in Marriage and Family counseling, and my Bachelor’s in Psychology with a minor in Family, Youth, and Community Sciences. I have had the honor of serving and giving back to the Gainesville community in a variety of settings. I have helped adults with intensive care needs going through medical transitions and fin...
Whether due to stormy family dynamics, unstable relationships, first-gen, LGBTQ, 'adulting', or having to navigate the never-ending COVID pandemic - life can become unmanageable! In the past five years with the University of Florida, I've had the tremendous joy of helping people (help themselves) through these storms - recent/old trauma, loving-and-conflictual relationships, coming to more peace and power with one's identity, more clarity and success at academics and career aspirations. You can ...
Hey and Welcome! As a therapist, my goal is to create an emotionally safe space, that is intersectional and inclusive, to pursue personal healing and self-discovery. Through our work, we will identify how the experiences you have had in your life have impacted who you are in this world and how you relate to others. We will explore the emotional, mental, and systemic barriers that get in the way of evolving into the person you'd ideally like to be, while simultaneously developing a deep respe...
Stop Surviving and start THRIVING! I offer a safe space to work on on old behaviors that no longer suite you and begin to create new behaviors to enhance your relationship with self as well as others. I additionally offer Equine Therapy which can unlock stored up thoughts, feelings and behaviors....
I'm Dr. Sandy Levy, and I have been a psychologist for nearly 30 years. My practice focuses on clients aged 18-35. I believe this is the most exciting and challenging period of life, when young adults are just getting to define who they are and what they want from life. You may be experiencing anxiety or depression, difficulties with family or in a relationship. In our work we will focus on helping you understand yourself, your values, your needs, and put you on a path to achieve them. This may ...
I work with clients who are dealing with anxiety, difficult life transitions and trauma. I love using a variety of techniques like Eye Movement and Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Gottman Method to support you in enhancing your emotional well-being and relationships. I am dedicated to creating a warm and welcoming space for you, and I enjoy customizing our therapy sessions to best fit your unique needs. Therapy can feel uncomfortable and scary in its vul...
We are a private practice mental health clinic located in Gainesville, Florida and have been serving the Gainesville community, along with Alachua County and the surrounding area, since 2016. The Geffken Group provides a variety of individual mental health services to children and adults, as well as family counseling, couples counseling, and other areas of need, such as school related issues, family issues, LGBTQ+-related issues, and more. Seeing a professional for your mental health is often...
Needing a change but don’t know where to start? Maybe you’re feeling stuck, you’ve forgotten how to be kind to yourself, or you’re finding yourself drowning in your emotions and don’t know how to reach out & grab a life-line. I’m here to help. If you’re just sick and tired of feeling sick and tired, let’s work together as a team! You don’t have to settle for a lackluster life. You truly can find joy in the healing....
Starting your educational career, moving away from home, living with roommates and surviving on your own for the first time is a tough transition for any new student coming into college or University life. Although this is such a wonderful time of life, stress, trouble transitioning, anxiety, sadness/depression, family conflicts, traumas or other difficult emotions can occur or come up at any point of your educational process. It is good to have an experienced and supportive listener during thi...