Family Systems Therapists in Winter Garden, FL

Dr. Zuluaga believes a treatment approach should best suit the client. Therefore, she employs an integrative approach that draws on cognitive-behavioral, family systems, interpersonal, and solution-focused approaches. While also considering her clients’ cultural views and values. Within this diverse approach, she emphasizes integrating common or core factors in psychotherapy. These factors include fostering a strong therapeutic alliance, instilling hope, facilitating emotional processing, and cultivating positive expectations for change.

Alyssa believes that an important component of mental health is learning and understanding one's experiences, emotions, and styles of coping. Through a cyclical psychodynamic approach, she is able to address a client’s needs through the utilization of Psychodynamic, Cognitive-Behavioral, and Family Systems Therapy. She also practices from a culturally informed perspective and is an advocate for particularly marginalized communities. She understands that navigating one's mental health is not an easy task. Her goal is to help you process where you are in your mental health journey and allow you to achieve your ideal mental wellness.

Welcome! I am a Licensed Mental Health Therapist, that specializes in the treatment of eating disorders, trauma, and co-occuring mental health illnesses. I am currently working towards my certification as a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS), as well as my full certification for EMDR. My goal as a therapist is to provide my clients with a space and counselor that is strengths based, safe, and judgement free to facilitate growth and change. I work with a wide variety of disorders including anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, eating disorders, and trauma to name a few.

Gilson Da Silva is a Mental Health Counselor, fluent in English and Portuguese, who aims to assist individuals, children, couples, families and groups that might be dealing with issues affecting their mental health and well-being. Gilson adapts a partnership style, working with his clients to improve their mental health, encouraging them to discuss emotions and experiences, defining goals and developing action plans, while gaining insight during the therapeutic process. Gilson is well versed in a variety of issues such as anxiety, aging, depression, grief, parenting issues, relationships, self-image, stress and suicide.

Jill enjoys helping children, adolescent, and adult clients to realize their ultimate goals. She also specializes in working with couples and families who are dealing with relational issues, life changes, infidelity, separation, divorce, and remarriage. Jill also sees individuals who desire life improvements and help with relationship/family issues, as well as stress, depression, anxiety, and life transitions. Her ability to quickly build rapport with clients enhances the therapeutic process.

With over 23 years of experience in the mental health field, I am dedicated to supporting individuals through life's challenges. My commitment lies in aiding clients of all ages – from children to adults – in navigating various mental health concerns, including depression, anxiety, OCD, substance disorders, eating disorders, trauma, homelessness, family conflict, ADHD, and anger management. Embracing the motto 'Your anxiety is lying to you,' I approach therapy with a profound understanding of the intricate struggles individuals face.

Are you stuck in the same old pattern? Is it time for change? Relationships can grow stale to the point of living as roommates. Families can fall apart over unresolved conflict. Personal challenges can keep you from living your best life. How would each day differ if you overcame your own struggles, mended broken family relationships, or brought your marriage back from the brink to full restoration? Isn’t it worth trying for?

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Florida. My vision is to empower children, youth, and families in the communities through evidence-based counseling. My treatment approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and a systems approach. I am well trained in play therapy, Infant Mental Health, Trauma-Focused CBT, EMDR therapy, Modular Approach to Therapy for Children with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma or Conduct Problems (MATCH-ADTC), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) & Positive Parenting. I have ample experience in assisting a diverse array of clients in regaining hope, joy, and purpose in life.

Over the past decade in practice, I have worked primarily with clients struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship issues and suicidal ideation. I am trained in different modalities, which support my clients and teach coping skills that can reduce anxiety, depression and even self-harming behaviors. I approach the therapeutic relationship with each client collaboratively and with a non-judgmental approach. My objective is to have each client reach their indiviual therapy goals for optimal health.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with over 30 years of experience in the field of Social Work. I began as a social worker working in child welfare. I proceeded to work extensively in hospitals, home health, mental health, child welfare, juvenile court, schools, palliative care, hospice, and residential settings; providing case management and discharge planning. I moved to Georgia 10 years ago with my husband and two daughters and continued to pursue my passion for helping others. I am currently residing in Orlando Florida and practicing as an LCSW in Georgia and Florida. I currently provide telehealth sessions.

I believe we all have a story to tell and need a safe place to tell it. Our life stories can often become challenging and confusing and we need someone to walk beside us to help us sort out the difficult situations and emotions. I have held a counseling license since 1999 and enjoy helping individuals along their healing journey and want to encourage you not to lose hope no matter how difficult your situation may be. I believe God cares greatly for the hearts of his people and will comfort you and help you find freedom through connected relationships.

Everyone's journey is unique. Wherever you find yourself - healing trauma, overcoming limiting beliefs, building new coping skills, or discovering who you are, your mind-body-spirit connection is key to your success. This connection reflects the natural state of influence between our thoughts and feelings, our physical body, and spirituality. The greater degree of balance between them, the greater wellness you can achieve. No matter how easy or challenging your life has been, we all want to continue pursuing our best state of being. Work with me to create greater balance in your life and overcome obstacles to finding your bliss.

I am a client-centered therapist who will meet you where you are. We are all in different places in our journey, and we all work at different paces. I've worked with individuals in various phases in life with transitions, mental health struggles, relationship concerns, and more.

Dr. Jesus Castro works from a client-centered, solution-focused approach using empirically validated treatments through Interpersonal and Cognitive-Behavioral approaches. His individualistic approach allows for him to focus on clients specialized needs centered on client’s culture and preferences. He uses a here-and-now approach to bridge gap between client’s desired goals and overcoming issues preventing them from reaching said goals.

There are so many ways trauma can come into our lives: abuse, death, divorce, infertility, miscarriage, and through losses of a loved one, a job, our security, or our stability. As humans, we are all susceptible to traumatic experiences and the ways they impact our bodies. But there is HOPE! I am confident that much healing comes from the experience of the therapeutic relationship, one of trust, encouragement, non-judgment, and professionalism. As I have done for so many clients in my career, let me walk alongside you and assist you on your personal path to healing.

My approach to therapy is that every client is different and has unique experiences and needs. Sometimes current life experiences such as school, work, and family dynamics can be stressful. Sometimes it is traumatic experiences from the past that impact people in the present. I can help people of all ages (children, teens, and adults) develop an understanding of their experiences and learn coping skills for the present. I work with people who have experienced trauma and loss including challenges regarding divorce, adoption, and abuse.

Dr. Steckler has experience working with concerns related to adjustment, anxiety, depression, romantic relationship difficulties, grief and trauma. She has a background working with concerns specific to the female life cycle, such as perinatal and post-partum mood disorders. Dr. Steckler also specializes in working with the LGBTQ+ community and identity related concerns.

Marriage & family are simple words, but often complex environments. My own marriage, children, & now grandchildren have combined with years of counseling experience to give me both the desire & the knowledge to be helpful. I have been a new bride, a mother, and a grandma who takes the little one’s while my children travel with their spouse. I understand the challenges of marriage, and enjoy helping others find solutions to the deepest of issues. I also enjoy getting down on the floor with the little ones to use my unique skillset as a child therapy specialist to help them through things like trauma, difficulties in school and more.

Sometimes life becomes too challenging or we want to make a change. When people need help they look for a skilled professional who will listen, understand and guide them on their life's journey. Counseling Resource Services is a private network of clinicians providing mental health counseling and wellness support to adults, the elderly, and families. Our center is located in Winter Garden, with counselors available in Orange County, Osceola County, Seminole County, Brevard County, and Lake County locations, as well as by telehealth.