Find a Therapist near Haines City, FL

Starting therapy can feel vulnerable, especially when you’ve been carrying a lot on your own. My goal is to create an affirming, compassionate space where you can show up as your whole self, feel genuinely understood, and talk openly about what’s happening in your life without judgment. I work with adults navigating anxiety, depression, identity, relationships, self-esteem, parenting, and major life transitions. I have particular expertise in LGBTQIA+ affirming care and reproductive mental health, including infertility and family building, pregnancy, postpartum experiences, and the many emotions and transitions that can accompany the path to parenthood. My approach is collaborative, practical, and tailored to you. We’ll explore what’s bringing you to therapy, identify what you’d like to change, and build on your existing strengths while developing tools that can help you move forward. I draw from evidence-based approaches while recognizing that there is no one-size-fits-all way to do therapy. I offer individual therapy via telehealth and believe therapy can be a place for both support and meaningful growth—where you can better understand yourself, navigate difficult seasons, and create changes that feel authentic and sustainable.

You may look like you’re functioning just fine from the outside while internally feeling overwhelmed, anxious, exhausted, or disconnected from yourself. Maybe you’re constantly overthinking, second-guessing yourself, taking care of everyone else, or wondering when you’ll finally feel like “you” again. Therapy can feel intimidating, and allowing yourself to be vulnerable takes courage. My goal is to create a warm, compassionate space where you can take off the everyday mask, stop feeling like you have to hold everything together, and simply be honest about what you’re carrying. I work with young adults and adults, with a particular passion for supporting women navigating anxiety, depression, burnout, motherhood and postpartum changes, trauma, grief, emotional abuse, perfectionism, people-pleasing, identity shifts, and major life transitions. Together, we can explore the patterns and experiences that have shaped you, understand what is keeping you stuck, and begin developing healthier ways of relating to yourself and the world around you. My approach is collaborative, supportive, and tailored to who you are, rather than forcing you into a one-size-fits-all version of therapy. I integrate approaches including mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help you better understand your thoughts and emotions, develop practical coping skills, reconnect with your values, and create meaningful change. Ultimately, my goal is to help you feel deeply heard and understood, while giving you the space and tools to rediscover yourself. Therapy isn’t only for when everything is falling apart. Sometimes it’s where you finally get to put down what you’ve been carrying, heal old patterns, reconnect with your needs, and build a life that feels more grounded, authentic, and fulfilling. You don’t have to figure all of this out alone. I’d be honored to walk alongside you as you move from simply getting through life to feeling more confident, connected, and at home in yourself, from burnt out to burning bright.

Come just as you are…feeling overwhelmed, anxious, nervous, stressed, lacking confidence, tired, or just stuck. No judgments, no shame, a safe space to express yourself freely and to be heard, “You have a voice”. I specialize in working with people who are experiencing loneliness. Struggling with self-worth and purpose. These experiences and struggles can often lead to anxiety and depression, feeling stressed, difficulty with relationships, loss of motivation, low mood, irritability, anger, and feeling overwhelmed. You are not alone. “Hope is Real and Change is Possible”. If you are experiencing any of the above, please don't delay in reaching out, hope and change are waiting for you. Take that first step today. Call the number provided and reach out. You will not be alone. I will be right alongside you as you journey for change. Authenticity is at the core of my practice. My approach is simple, together we will work on the issues that are important to you, in a way that is individualized to fit with who you are. We will utilize the tools that are best suited to your needs to ensure your therapy goals are met. You can expect to be heard. Learn coping skills to managing your anxiety and depressive symptoms. Reduce feelings of anger, sadness, and feeling overwhelmed. You will be provided with the tools to help manage and reduce stress, skills for relaxation and mindfulness. As well as communication skills to help create a more confident you. You can also expect to be supported, encouraged, and even challenged when needed.

Children and teens do not always have the words to explain what they are feeling, and sometimes their behavior communicates what they cannot yet say. My approach is warm, patient, and tailored to each young person’s age, personality, and needs. I focus on creating a comfortable space where children and teens can express themselves without feeling judged or pressured. Together, we work on understanding emotions, building coping skills, improving communication, and developing greater confidence. I also recognize how important parents and caregivers are in this process. When appropriate, I offer guidance and support that helps families better understand what their child may be experiencing and how to encourage progress outside of sessions. Whether your child is struggling with anxiety, emotional regulation, self-esteem, life changes, relationships, or feeling overwhelmed, we can begin by helping them feel safe, seen, and understood.

IGNITE Community Counseling & Resource Center provides professional counseling/psychotherapy, consultation, and education services utilizing an integrated approach to care for the whole person – Body, Mind, Spirit, and Community. We offer services for children, adolescents, and adults. IGNITE can help address personal issues such as mental health and substance abuse issues by utilizing different approaches and modalities. Our approach to therapy is, solution-focused, holistic, client-centered, supportive, and insight-oriented. We can help by making a positive change in your life. We are here to assist you with achieving positive outcomes whether it be in your personal, family, or professional life.

With over 30 years of clinical experience, I provide compassionate, empowering, and affirming counseling services that are client-centered and goal-oriented and that develop and enhance my client's strengths and build their coping skills to manage the symptoms of a wide range of mental health conditions. I practice from a philosophy of empowering my clients to achieve balance with their mental and emotional health and to maintain healthy boundaries that support their well-being. I offer therapy sessions that support the goals for change that my clients are seeking for themselves once we both understand what my client wishes to see differently in their lives, then we can explore the interventions that best support the therapeutic work we will do together. In our therapy sessions, we will learn and practice concepts from interventions such as motivational interviewing, cognitive-behavioral therapy principles, cognitive processing therapy strategies, acceptance and commitment principles, and dialectical behavior therapy strategies to help you build a toolbox of skills and techniques the lead to your success with managing the effects of adversity and challenges in your life.

Are you secretly unhappy? Feeling stuck? Stressed? I provide individual and couples therapy. My clients tend to be high achievers who hit a bump in the road. Whether you need help getting the joy back in your life or the love back in your marriage, I can help. Maybe a sense of sadness or a lack of self-esteem is holding you back. Or anxiety is plaguing you. Maybe you looked up and realized this is not where you wanted to be at this point in your life. Whatever it is that is holding you back from living a fully joyous, fulfilling life is what I want to help you with. Many times, the solution is found in a few sessions. But I can only help if you reach out! I offer a very private office with a separate entrance and exit for your comfort. I have also been invited and spoken at the Harvard Faculty Club, and am highly rated in Winter Park. Available in person or online.

After having struggled with many trials throughout her adolescent years, Shannon decided to become a Counselor specializing in working with adolescents and trauma victims. Her personal and professional experiences have allowed her to relate to clients struggles. Shannon believes the counseling experience should be positive and provide a safe environment.

My approach to healing is grounded in the belief that our symptoms, patterns, and struggles often make sense when we understand the experiences that shaped us. Many people come to therapy feeling stuck in cycles of anxiety, self-doubt, relationship challenges, or the lingering impact of trauma. Together, we explore how past experiences may still be influencing your present life and work toward creating new possibilities for how you relate to yourself and others. I draw primarily from EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and Internal Family Systems (IFS), two approaches that help us access and process experiences that may be difficult to reach through traditional talk therapy alone. These methods allow us to gently understand the different “parts” of ourselves that developed in response to life experiences and to process unresolved memories that may still hold emotional charge. At the heart of my work is a collaborative relationship. I see therapy as something we do together, at a pace that feels safe and respectful of your nervous system and your story. My role is to hold a space that is curious, compassionate, and non-judgmental while supporting you in building insight, emotional language, and practical tools for daily life. Healing is rarely linear. It is often a process of returning to ourselves, learning to listen to the parts of us that needed care for a long time, and gradually rewriting the narrative we carry about who we are and what is possible for our future.

Offering telehealth and in-person appointments ClearPath Health is an established local Florida-based mental health provider with offices in Clearwater, Ocala, Spring Hill, Port Saint Lucie, and West Melbourne, with more in the works. We currently serve children ages five (5) and up and adults any age in all locations in-person and via telehealth. At ClearPath Health, we view therapy as a collaborative process in which clients are encouraged to explore thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in a supportive, non-judgmental, and compassionate setting and at their own pace. Clients who have completed treatment leave with new coping skills, a renewed sense of confidence and fresh perspectives on their lives. You have taken a huge step just by seeking out therapy. Now let's embark on this journey together! Reach out today for an appointment. Evidence-based and trauma-informed practice We are also excited to announce that we are moving towards becoming a fully evidence-based and trauma-informed practice. As a result, we invested in training our staff in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). As a result, we have EMDR trained staff in each location, and over the next few months we are investing in staff training for DBT and TF-CBT. Additionally, we recently invested in increasing our capacity to serve more patients, focusing on individual services, groups, coaching, digital therapeutics and medication management. We recently invested in increasing our capacity to serve more patients, focusing on individual services, groups, coaching, digital therapeutics, and medication management.