At some point or another, we are all in a position where we need support navigating tough issues, complicated feelings, and life circumstances. My goal in therapy is to create an environment where you feel comfortable discussing and exploring your experiences, and the emotions attached to them. I am here to listen, provide non-judgmental support, and work with you to heal and thrive. I specialize in relationships - whether that be your relationship with yourself, a spouse, family member, frie...
My practice specializes in providing clinical counseling and consulting services for diverse populations from a systemic lens. I provide individual and family counseling, evaluations for ADHD & autism, forensic family law evaluations, as well as clinical supervision for Mental Health Counseling and Marriage & Family Therapy interns seeking licensure in Florida. I focus my clinical work on helping adolescents and teens under stress and adults who have lived through difficult times as children....
Healing happens when we feel safe enough to show up exactly as we are. All parts of you are welcome here. I’m not here to change you or fix you. I don’t think you are “broken” or that there's anything "wrong" with you. Together we'll create an accepting + compassionate environment, with respect for your intuition + body's wisdom underlying all that we do. I’m trauma + social justice-informed and view therapy through an intersectional lens (mind, body, environment, culture). During our time t...
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 am dual trained in Mental Health in addition to Marriage and Family therapy. Therefore I work with individuals as well as couples and families. My approach to working with clients is to identify where they are currently at, then help them identify where they want to be. Through collaboration I work with clients to identify clear, identifiable short term goals to aid them in growing closer to their main therapeutic goal. Identifying current positive coping skills as well as collaboratively cre...
I'm here to help you find and make meaning for your life, work through complicated relationships with your loved ones, heal your relationship with your body and food, and understand and integrate your identity concerns. I have extensive experience working with undergraduate and graduate students and would love to help you make the most of this time in your life, heal from past trauma, and help set you up to thrive....
Life can be like the weather. Some days are blue skies and sunshine, and other days are stormy. Sometimes the storms stick around for a little longer than wanted or expected, and they start to impact important areas of your life. Weather can especially be unpredictable, and can affect you in a way where it feels like the rug was pulled out under your feet. While we cannot control the weather, I recognize that it can be exhausting, depressing, and anxiety-provoking. My goal is to help you recogni...
Hi, I’m Terry Rodriguez and I have a great deal of experience working with a variety of life and mental health concerns. I truly enjoy my work and I train in a variety of models of therapy to sharpen my skills, to stay current on the best evidence-based therapies, and to offer my clients the most during their time with me. If you are tired of not feeling well or need support to help you figure out how to live and do better, or have issues of pain that you may be carrying, I can guide or co...
Sometimes we don’t have anyway of knowing what we’ve been through until it’s over. Recognizing things that were harmful to us sometimes cannot happen until we are no longer in survival mode. Dealing with overwhelming thoughts, depression, anxiety, or the overwhelming emotions that can come in waves is a significant thing to have to handle. This can lead to people struggling to handle life, and even consider ending it. At Inverted Dawn, we specifically work with people who’ve reached that point w...
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...
I am a licensed psychotherapist with over 20 years experience helping those dealing with addictive disorders of all kinds. I am 12 Step friendly. I also specialize in family therapy, and marriage repair following infidelity....
It can be a difficult decision or intimidating process to begin or reengage in counseling, so I am glad you are visiting my profile for the chance to learn more about me. If you are feeling stuck in your life and looking for some insight, this is a very relatable experience. I often see clients who are tired of experiencing stress, confusion, anxiety or panic, depression, lack of enjoyment, etc. These experiences may come as a result of painful or traumatic life experiences, fear of the unknown,...
I tend to work with women in recovery from trauma, people going through life transitions, and folks who are working on letting go of what doesn't serve them in moving into being more of who they are. My work is based in experiential body centered practices and I partner with my clients to move towards their values and goals. In my work I continue to devote myself to a praxis that is self-healing, community healing and cultural healing all at once....
Hi! I am Nicole French. I have been a counselor for the last 15 years and have worked with some of the most diverse clients helping them to find a path toward health and mental wellness. For some this has looked like freeing themselves from old hurts, finding value in themselves again or possibly for the first time, setting healthy boundaries in various types of relationships, learning skills to manage specific symptoms like anxiety or depression, and building achievable goals in all areas of th...
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...
Hi! Thank you so much for reading my profile. I am trained as a generalist meaning I specialize in working with people from all backgrounds and identities. However, I have developed a special interest on working with neurodiverse and/or queer people who are interested in exploring their identities, understanding themselves better, or making changes in their lives. I balance active, evidence based techniques with an empathic relationship with each client. Finally, I offer affirming, comprehensive...
Ask yourself the last time you felt truly connected to the current moment. Most of us would admit that living in the present is a struggle. So often, we get caught up in trying to rewrite the already lived chapters in our life stories, or have a desire to over control and predict the outcome, that we lose sight of the chapter that we're currently writing. This tendency keeps us from being the best, most authentic versions of ourselves and limits our ability to consider what's truly important and...
The college and graduate school years can be particularly hard. You may want to start counseling because you're struggling with stress and anxiety, depression, unhealthy relationships, traumatic experiences like sexual assault and emotional abuse, low self-worth, and unresolved family issues. Additionally, the events in our larger world--oppression, politics, the environment, financial instability--may impact your sense of safety and your motivation to keep building a better future. I have ...
Young adulthood can be a time of tremendous excitement, joy, and opportunity. It can also be stressful and scary! I love working with people in this time of life as you navigate becoming yourself. I offer a welcoming and affirming space where you can explore the big and small questions you're facing about your identities, your relationships, and your future. If you're bringing a history of trauma or family conflict with you to college, I can help as you sort through it at your own pace and dec...
On the outside it looks like you have it all together, but inside you're engaged in a constant struggle for control. Your anxiety, OCD, and/or eating disorder has taken over your life. You find yourself in a constant loop of feeling worried, nervous, stressed and at times not good enough, thin enough, or smart enough. You’re stuck and unable to find the relief that you crave, so you try temporary fixes. Sometimes you disconnect and avoid people and your responsibilities, sometimes you binge, som...