Therapists in Charlotte County, FL

Hello! I am a mental skills coach and mental health counselor licensed in NC & FL. My primary specialty generally includes two groups: (1) athletes & (2) people struggling with past trauma. My work with athletes centers around helping them perform their best at practice and competition. As a competitive athlete and strength coach, I understand how essential sport and exercise can be to us. When we’re not playing to our potential, we may notice that the other parts of our lives are also off center. My goal is to coach you through mental skills that compliment your physical training.

I am experienced with versatile populations and therapeutic concerns. My therapy techniques with children include a mix of cognitive-behavioral therapy, the developmental approach, creative and play-based interventions, and integrating sensory interventions into daily life in order to cope with the social-emotional effects of grief, trauma, and neurodevelopmental disorders. I am also passionate about working with adults healing from psychological trauma and loss. Building a client-focused therapeutic alliance and providing a safe environment centered on empathic support and compassion is paramount to how I connect with clients.

My counseling style is genuine, transparent and communicative. My compassion and genuine concern are always demonstrated in the work that I do and are at the core of the therapeutic relationship. My expertise is in working with children, adolescents and families from all situations and backgrounds. I work with clients experiencing individual issues related to depression, anxiety, trauma, grief/loss and also address family system and relationship problems. I counsel parents struggling with managing their families and careers, blended families and divorce, and those who are dealing with martial issues.

Are you overwhelmed with your life and feel like you have to be everything to everyone? Do you have trouble setting boundaries and communicating in your relationships? How different would your life be if you were no longer struggling with stress and anxiety and able to conquer life's challenges as they come? What would it feel like to freely speak your thoughts and gain a new perspective from an impartial person? How different would you feel if you acquired a new coping skill to manage emotions during stress, or learned to communicate more effectively in your relationships? I am here to help you make this a reality.

At Real Therapy Solutions, Inc., we use a client-centered approach to treatment. We focus on your most pressing issues first, offering solution focused therapy to help you work through your most pressing needs. With over 17 years of experience treating everything from severe and persistent mental illness (Bipolar, Schizophrenia, PTSD) to addiction to relationship counseling, there is no need to look further than Real Therapy Solutions for all of your counseling needs.

Life can be confusing. Whether it be driven by the reminder of past life experiences, fears of the future or just being stuck in a present problem or crisis, I will try to help enhance your judgment, bring you some insights as well as bolster your motivation toward an action solution to those issues. My ideal client is one who strives to be authentic and real to themselves and then their own world. Being open to feedback as well as having a willingness to take some risks in becoming a more whole, integrated and healthy person is also helpful.

Hello and welcome! Thank you for starting your healing journey! I have clinical experience working with clients of all ages, but primarily I have had the most experience providing therapy to children, adolescents, and adults. For couples therapy, I am Level 1 Gottman and Prepare/Enrich certified. I also have experience caring for people who live with anxiety, depression, PTSD, ADHD, loss/grief, LGBTQ+ issues, and dual diagnosis. Additionally, I help clients with family and relationship conflicts, gender/sexuality concerns, self-esteem, coping skills, interpersonal skills and relationships, trauma, adjustment disorders, and more.

It can be hard to know where to start. Sometimes dealing with life can be too painful and it is easy to feel that you are all on your own. This is especially true when it comes to relationship issues or with emotional pain. How many times do you keep trying the same things and end up with the same results? You don't need to go it alone. I am a therapist who loves working with individuals, couples, and families in helping them create lives they love and extraordinary relationships. Please call or email me and we can discuss your unique situation!

Have you lost your umph? Have you begun to struggle managing that never ending list of to-do's and responsibilities? Uncertain of your life direction or simply feeling overwhelmed? Being pulled in so many directions, can make taking a breath seem impossible. With the never ending hustle and bustle, experiencing symptoms like: anxiety, depression, low-self worth or negative thinking are more common than you may think. That is just to name a few - what about feeling trauma, helplessness or agitation. The most important thing to remember is YOU ARE NOT ALONE! You deserve to find life fulfillment.

I love meeting new people and walking along side of them as we journey through this thing called life. As a practical, interative, result driven therapist, I want to provide each of my clients with tools and insight that is applicaible to their lives. Genuineness and compassion is evident in my approach. I serve individuals and families. As a mother of three (a college student and two teens), I am familiar with supporting loved ones through stressful moments and navigating the stages of development. I take pride in understanding the parent and child perspective.

No matter where you go, there you are! Change is often hard. Crossway Counseling & Learning Center was founded in 1998 by Cora Taylor, Psy.S., to bring hope and healing for many of the issues in life, both current and past, that keep individuals from becoming the persons they want to be. Some of those issues may be depression, relationships, marriage, divorce, anxiety, stress, trauma, or abuse. My passion is healing. My goal is to help you develop better coping skills for dealing with whatever circumstances have gotten you stuck and unable to move forward in your life and relationships.

The great poet Rumi wrote "out beyond ideas of wrong-doing and right-doing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." This quote really encompasses a therapeutic setting for me. A place where there is no judgement and you are heard with warmth and high regard. In my sessions you can be expect to be treated with kindness, empathy and be received with no judgement. This is my private practice, which means, you will not have a therapist turnover in a few months. I’m very personable and real. I will care about you.

Daily. You feel uneasy...you spend wakeful nights with racing thoughts. Either struggling to get to sleep or waking up early morning hours 1am, 2am, knowing, thats it. Im awake now. Tomorrow is going to be painful. Ill be tired all day, fuzzy brained and now with more anxiety because I might mess up. I wont be 100% and it will show. Ill get fired, they will hate me for not being better. I over apologize for insignificant things always with the nagging fear that I have to be the best or they wont like me, notice me, keep me around. I wont succeed, Ill fail and it will be my fault.

I offer Individual, Family, Couples and Group Counseling. I also accept many private insurances, as well as work on a sliding scale for all self-pay individuals. I look forward to having the opportunity to work with you and provide you with a safe and private environment during this time. We are approved through the Charlotte County Courts, probation, pre-trial services and Judges to help clients with court requirements for drug/alcohol testing or court mandated treatment. Please contact me to discuss your individual needs.

Your inner wisdom has the power to transform challenges into opportunities! Have you thought counseling might help you or someone you care about? As humans, we have created a fast pace society full of demands, expectations, and fears which overwhelm us creating undo stress, feeding mental toxicity, and physical disease. We can experience life within us, embrace, and attract others. Are there any areas you feel you could use some assistance with? Healing Adult Relationships - Children (learning or behavior) - Communicating with Teens or setting limits - Feeling stressed, anxious - Feeling down, tired or depressed - Coping with loss.

If you have struggled with your weight and tried every diet that comes online, you are my client! My clients are usually borderline diabetic and struggle with weight loss and belly fat. I treat my clients from a nutritional and coaching mindset. Now with new scientific research, we know that it takes more than just "saying no" to extra portions. We know it takes getting your body chemistry back in line, by righting the ghrelin and leptin systems. What's that? Become a patient and you will find out. Oh, and did I tell you I have a 100% success rate? And mental health improves as well! Good Food equals a Good Mood!

A happy life is your birthright. Together in a respectful and collaborative relationship we can determine what prevents you from the experience of life you want and were intended to have. I keep up to date with the latest research in psychotherapy and brain neurology and substance abuse, depression, anxiety, unstable personal or work relationships. I am trained in EMDR (eye movement desensitization reprocessing) which is the only non-medicinal therapy in effectively treating trauma and post traumatic stress disorder.

"Currently Serving Delaware, and Florida. Call 941-237-1199" Welcome to Pieces of a Dream Counseling Center. I am Doctor Collins I have been serving the public for 35 years. Last year was very challenging to all. Dr. Collins will use Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy that focuses on modifying dysfunctional emotions, behaviors, and thoughts. Don’t fear investing in your Mental Health. Dr. Collins will help to find the Joys of life that you may have lost. Call Now for an appointment. 941-237-1199. Call using Face Time, Google Duo, Phone Session. Private Art Therapy to help relieve life stressors.