Relationship Issues Therapists in Jacksonville, FL
I have over 17 years of experience helping teens, adults, couples, and family in crisis.
Admitting that we need help can be very difficult and can be a source of anxiety and depression. My goal is to help alleviate your anxiety/depression by providing a safe, accepting and non-judgmental environment. I work collaboratively to address identified problems/areas of concern. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 17 years of experience working with individuals, couples and families. I am trained in and utilize several treatment modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT).
I have over 17 years of experience helping teens, adults, couples, and family in crisis.
Admitting that we need help can be very difficult and can be a source of anxiety and depression. My goal is to help alleviate your anxiety/depression by providing a safe, accepting and non-judgmental environment. I work collaboratively to address identified problems/areas of concern. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 17 years of experience working with individuals, couples and families. I am trained in and utilize several treatment modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT).
Do you feel different and misunderstood? Does it feel like a struggle to make sense of things? As a latinx, I have often struggled to find my place in a world that feels difficult to navigate. However, nothing makes me more proud than being me, and I want to help you feel better about yourself. My work as a therapist has been guided by fierce passion and compassion. I strongly believe we all have a place in the world, and that we not only fit, but we benefit it with our presence. Safety, empathy, and understanding are values that guide my practice as we work together to heal, grow, and help you understand the world around you.
Do you feel different and misunderstood? Does it feel like a struggle to make sense of things? As a latinx, I have often struggled to find my place in a world that feels difficult to navigate. However, nothing makes me more proud than being me, and I want to help you feel better about yourself. My work as a therapist has been guided by fierce passion and compassion. I strongly believe we all have a place in the world, and that we not only fit, but we benefit it with our presence. Safety, empathy, and understanding are values that guide my practice as we work together to heal, grow, and help you understand the world around you.
Are your relationships not as fulfilling as you would like for them to be?
With my cognitive-behavioral approach to Christian Counseling, I seek to assist my clients with self discovery and positive growth, while keeping Christ at the forefront of our journey. Issues affecting our abilities to connect and flourish with others vary, but may be related to: communication, boundaries, self-esteem, or bad experiences from the past.
Are your relationships not as fulfilling as you would like for them to be?
With my cognitive-behavioral approach to Christian Counseling, I seek to assist my clients with self discovery and positive growth, while keeping Christ at the forefront of our journey. Issues affecting our abilities to connect and flourish with others vary, but may be related to: communication, boundaries, self-esteem, or bad experiences from the past.
I work with clients struggling with anxiety and mood disorders, trauma and PTSD, relationship issues, codependency, self esteem difficulties, and eating disorders amongst other issues.
I support clients in navigating their path toward greater clarity, healing, and empowerment through evidence-based, person-centered therapy. Counseling can be a transformative experience—offering space for growth, self-discovery, and meaningful change.
My approach is warm, collaborative, and intuitive, with a strong emphasis on creating a safe, supportive environment where you can show up authentically. Together, we’ll explore new perspectives, strengthen practical coping skills, and work through life’s challenges in a way that feels manageable and meaningful—building resilience and lasting change along the way.
I work with clients struggling with anxiety and mood disorders, trauma and PTSD, relationship issues, codependency, self esteem difficulties, and eating disorders amongst other issues.
I support clients in navigating their path toward greater clarity, healing, and empowerment through evidence-based, person-centered therapy. Counseling can be a transformative experience—offering space for growth, self-discovery, and meaningful change.
My approach is warm, collaborative, and intuitive, with a strong emphasis on creating a safe, supportive environment where you can show up authentically. Together, we’ll explore new perspectives, strengthen practical coping skills, and work through life’s challenges in a way that feels manageable and meaningful—building resilience and lasting change along the way.
Anthony Marler, LMHC specializes in couples therapy ( Marriage Counseling) & EMDR.
You can meet with Anthony & Carissa who have been married over twenty-fve years who both have masters degrees in marriage and family therapy. Anthony also specializes in adolescent/adult ADHD, EMDR, behavior modification, anxiety, trauma, depression, OCD, Borderline Personality, Bipolar Disorder, pornography addiction recovery and other mental health issues.
Anthony Marler, LMHC specializes in couples therapy ( Marriage Counseling) & EMDR.
You can meet with Anthony & Carissa who have been married over twenty-fve years who both have masters degrees in marriage and family therapy. Anthony also specializes in adolescent/adult ADHD, EMDR, behavior modification, anxiety, trauma, depression, OCD, Borderline Personality, Bipolar Disorder, pornography addiction recovery and other mental health issues.
Many come to therapy feeling stuck, burned out, or struggling to manage daily challenges and relationships.
I specialize in helping individuals manage anxiety, stress, and life transitions while building healthier coping strategies and emotional balance. My approach is warm, supportive, and client-centered, creating a safe space where clients feel heard and understood. Using evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused
Many come to therapy feeling stuck, burned out, or struggling to manage daily challenges and relationships.
I specialize in helping individuals manage anxiety, stress, and life transitions while building healthier coping strategies and emotional balance. My approach is warm, supportive, and client-centered, creating a safe space where clients feel heard and understood. Using evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused
Are you wanting better relationships with others?
I strive to help you better understand your own thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Feeling stuck or repeating the same cycle can be distressing, confusing, and can make you feel hopeless. I want to help restore your hope and power by focusing on your 'why', knowing that through understanding ourselves, we can effectively change our lives.
Are you wanting better relationships with others?
I strive to help you better understand your own thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Feeling stuck or repeating the same cycle can be distressing, confusing, and can make you feel hopeless. I want to help restore your hope and power by focusing on your 'why', knowing that through understanding ourselves, we can effectively change our lives.
I work with those wanting to improve low self-esteem, co-dependency and I assist with developing skills to build healthy lasting relationships.
Finding your way and your voice is a journey. Each person and each journey is unique. I focus on empowering clients to recognize their worth and build the life they desire. By assisting clients with challenging unhelpful and self-defeating beliefs we can create a path for moving forward. Growth and change are possible. I am trained in accelerated resolution therapy to assist with addressing the root of issues in an impactful way.
I work with those wanting to improve low self-esteem, co-dependency and I assist with developing skills to build healthy lasting relationships.
Finding your way and your voice is a journey. Each person and each journey is unique. I focus on empowering clients to recognize their worth and build the life they desire. By assisting clients with challenging unhelpful and self-defeating beliefs we can create a path for moving forward. Growth and change are possible. I am trained in accelerated resolution therapy to assist with addressing the root of issues in an impactful way.
I specialize in working with couples, using the research-based Gottman Method to help partners strengthen communication, rebuild trust, and deepen connection.
Beyond couples work and eating disorders, I support clients navigating trauma, family and relationship dynamics, identity development, and challenging emotions. My integrative approach draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), EMDR, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), along with mindfulness practices to promote awareness, acceptance, and growth.
I specialize in working with couples, using the research-based Gottman Method to help partners strengthen communication, rebuild trust, and deepen connection.
Beyond couples work and eating disorders, I support clients navigating trauma, family and relationship dynamics, identity development, and challenging emotions. My integrative approach draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), EMDR, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), along with mindfulness practices to promote awareness, acceptance, and growth.
This can look like overthinking, feeling overwhelmed, or experiencing complex relationship dynamics.
My approach is relational, collaborative, and trauma-informed. I use a parts perspective to help you understand different sides of yourself and the patterns you feel stuck in. I focus on building self-trust and helping you respond to yourself and others in a more grounded way, while also offering practical tools you can use in your daily life.
This can look like overthinking, feeling overwhelmed, or experiencing complex relationship dynamics.
My approach is relational, collaborative, and trauma-informed. I use a parts perspective to help you understand different sides of yourself and the patterns you feel stuck in. I focus on building self-trust and helping you respond to yourself and others in a more grounded way, while also offering practical tools you can use in your daily life.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with extensive experience in counseling couples, families, and individuals.
My therapeutic approach is collaborative, recognizing that you are the author of your own life story. I work alongside you to foster a whole-person, strength-based journey toward healing and growth. My philosophy is rooted in empathy, respect, and empowerment, ensuring that you feel heard and supported throughout the therapeutic process.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with extensive experience in counseling couples, families, and individuals.
My therapeutic approach is collaborative, recognizing that you are the author of your own life story. I work alongside you to foster a whole-person, strength-based journey toward healing and growth. My philosophy is rooted in empathy, respect, and empowerment, ensuring that you feel heard and supported throughout the therapeutic process.
Navigating our interpersonal relationships can be difficult.
But there is hope, you can overcome the struggles that you are facing. By changing the way we interact with those around us, our outlook, and how we communicate, we can address the concerns that weigh us down. Connecting with the right therapist can help us take the steps needed to address the negative emotions, thoughts, and behaviors we are wrestling with.
Navigating our interpersonal relationships can be difficult.
But there is hope, you can overcome the struggles that you are facing. By changing the way we interact with those around us, our outlook, and how we communicate, we can address the concerns that weigh us down. Connecting with the right therapist can help us take the steps needed to address the negative emotions, thoughts, and behaviors we are wrestling with.
Life can throw us unexpected curveballs—whether it's a major life transition, grief, anxiety, depression, parenthood, or ongoing family conflict.
My therapy practice integrates holistic techniques, combining somatic interventions, mind-body healing, and a soul-centered approach to help you heal from the inside out. Through a combination of talk therapy and body-centered techniques, we’ll explore your past, present, and future to uncover the root causes of your symptoms.
Life can throw us unexpected curveballs—whether it's a major life transition, grief, anxiety, depression, parenthood, or ongoing family conflict.
My therapy practice integrates holistic techniques, combining somatic interventions, mind-body healing, and a soul-centered approach to help you heal from the inside out. Through a combination of talk therapy and body-centered techniques, we’ll explore your past, present, and future to uncover the root causes of your symptoms.
I help people work through relationship challenges, anxiety, and depression.
I enjoy helping clients understand themselves better. My role is to be supportive, committed and validating. I believe in the strength of healing and change, and I strive to provide an experience where you will learn and gain lifelong skills to cope with problems as they arise.
I help people work through relationship challenges, anxiety, and depression.
I enjoy helping clients understand themselves better. My role is to be supportive, committed and validating. I believe in the strength of healing and change, and I strive to provide an experience where you will learn and gain lifelong skills to cope with problems as they arise.
Cox Behavioral Health Group LLC.
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, DSW, MSW, MA, LCSW, LMHC
Jacksonville, FL 32256
If you or someone in your family is dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship stress, behavioral concerns, substance use concerns, or a difficult life transition, Cox Behavioral Health Group can help you understand what is happening and what support may be appropriate.
Our team supports clients through individual therapy, family and relationship therapy, mental health evaluations, PTSD counseling, co-occurring mental health and substance use treatment, group counseling, and specialized evaluation services when appropriate.
If you or someone in your family is dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship stress, behavioral concerns, substance use concerns, or a difficult life transition, Cox Behavioral Health Group can help you understand what is happening and what support may be appropriate.
Our team supports clients through individual therapy, family and relationship therapy, mental health evaluations, PTSD counseling, co-occurring mental health and substance use treatment, group counseling, and specialized evaluation services when appropriate.
I work with individuals and couples seeking meaning and positive changes in their life.
I specialize in trauma-informed care, EMDR, and psychotherapy, utilizing evidence-based techniques.I teach attainable coping skills for sustained relief and I utilize modalities that expand awareness and empower client's to make meaningful changes in their life.
I work with individuals and couples seeking meaning and positive changes in their life.
I specialize in trauma-informed care, EMDR, and psychotherapy, utilizing evidence-based techniques.I teach attainable coping skills for sustained relief and I utilize modalities that expand awareness and empower client's to make meaningful changes in their life.
But in your relationships, you feel anxious, emotionally reactive, or unsure of where you stand.
If you struggle with overthinking, fear of abandonment, difficulty setting boundaries, or repeating relationship cycles, therapy can help you slow down and respond differently. In therapy, we identify patterns that keep repeating and develop healthier ways to respond rather than react. This is structured, intentional work focused on long-term change.
But in your relationships, you feel anxious, emotionally reactive, or unsure of where you stand.
If you struggle with overthinking, fear of abandonment, difficulty setting boundaries, or repeating relationship cycles, therapy can help you slow down and respond differently. In therapy, we identify patterns that keep repeating and develop healthier ways to respond rather than react. This is structured, intentional work focused on long-term change.
I bring an extensive professional background to my practice, specializing in the treatment of trauma, major life transitions, anxiety, depression, and complex relationship dynamics for both individuals and couples.
Taking the first step into therapy can feel daunting, especially when you have been carrying a heavy emotional load for a long time. You do not have to sort through it alone, and you do not need to have all the right words ready. My ideal client is someone who recognizes the need for positive change but feels overwhelmed, uncertain, or unsure of where to begin. If you are struggling to identify exactly what you need as you start this journey, please know that you are in the right place.
Together, we will build a collaborative, supportive, and safe therapeutic environment tailored entirely to your unique goals.
I bring an extensive professional background to my practice, specializing in the treatment of trauma, major life transitions, anxiety, depression, and complex relationship dynamics for both individuals and couples.
Taking the first step into therapy can feel daunting, especially when you have been carrying a heavy emotional load for a long time. You do not have to sort through it alone, and you do not need to have all the right words ready. My ideal client is someone who recognizes the need for positive change but feels overwhelmed, uncertain, or unsure of where to begin. If you are struggling to identify exactly what you need as you start this journey, please know that you are in the right place.
Together, we will build a collaborative, supportive, and safe therapeutic environment tailored entirely to your unique goals.
Are you noticing strain in your relationships, feeling disconnected from yourself or others, or repeating patterns that no longer serve you?
I provide collaborative, relationship-focused therapy for individuals, couples, and families. Drawing from Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), family systems, and evidence-based approaches, I help clients improve communication, strengthen relationships, understand patterns, manage anxiety or mood concerns, and navigate life transitions with greater confidence
Are you noticing strain in your relationships, feeling disconnected from yourself or others, or repeating patterns that no longer serve you?
I provide collaborative, relationship-focused therapy for individuals, couples, and families. Drawing from Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), family systems, and evidence-based approaches, I help clients improve communication, strengthen relationships, understand patterns, manage anxiety or mood concerns, and navigate life transitions with greater confidence
I am energized by helping adolescents, adults, and couples find happiness and satisfaction in their lives by discovering the goodness in their intentions, even when it may be challenging their day-to-day lives.
I earned my Master's degree in Counseling at the University of Vermont. By combining my real-life, common-sense experience with evidence-based clinical treatment approaches, I am able to empathize and support my clients with warmth and compassion.
I am energized by helping adolescents, adults, and couples find happiness and satisfaction in their lives by discovering the goodness in their intentions, even when it may be challenging their day-to-day lives.
I earned my Master's degree in Counseling at the University of Vermont. By combining my real-life, common-sense experience with evidence-based clinical treatment approaches, I am able to empathize and support my clients with warmth and compassion.
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Relationship Issues Therapists
What types of relationship issues can therapists help with?
Therapists who specialize in relationships work with individuals, couples, and families on a wide range of issues. Common concerns include communication problems, infidelity, intimacy difficulties, and navigating major life transitions such as marriage, parenthood, or caregiving. Family therapists may also address parent–child conflict, sibling rivalry, or other complex family dynamics.
What are the different types of therapy for relationship issues?
Relationship issues can be addressed through different types of therapy depending on whether you’re seeking help as an individual, couple, or family. In individual therapy, the focus is often on helping an individual understand how their own patterns, attachment style, and past experiences may be shaping their current relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), attachment therapy, and Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) are three common forms of individual treatment that can help individuals understand their current relationship dynamics and improve their relationship quality. Couples therapy often uses other forms of evidence-based treatment, such as Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) or the Gottman Method. Rather than focusing on the individual, these approaches focus on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional bonds between individuals in a relationship. Similarly, family therapy often focuses on communication but also examines how larger-scale dynamics—such as how parenting styles, generational differences, or sibling roles—may shape family relationships.
What actually happens in a therapy session for relationship issues?
The structure of a session depends on whether therapy involves one person or multiple people. In individual sessions, the focus may be on exploring personal patterns, role-playing difficult conversations, practicing listening skills, or setting goals for handling conflict. In couples or family sessions, each person is encouraged to share their perspective while the therapist helps uncover underlying emotions, highlight unhelpful interaction patterns, and guide more constructive communication.
How can I find an effective relationship therapist?
Finding a therapist who is a good fit for your needs, either for individual, couples, or family therapy, is critical to ensure effective therapy. Psychology Today’s online directory makes it easy to search for therapists who specialize in relationship issues, as well as related topics like marriage counseling. The platform offers filters to help you find a provider who fits your needs, such as gender, location, and fees. While the Psychology Today directory also offers the ability to filter by insurance type, it’s important to note that insurance may not cover many types of relationship therapy, such as couples counseling, so it’s important to inquire with your insurance plan about specific coverage details if intending to use insurance for therapy.