Open Relationships Non-Monogamy Therapists in Ocala, FL
Crystal Marie Westman
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Ocala, FL 34470
Hello, I am Crystal. It’s like you can’t escape your thoughts. Your mind keeps playing tricks on you… Questioning your every move… Comparing yourself to others non-stop. Day-to-day life has become overwhelming. Struggling to get out of bed every morning… Struggling to complete your daily tasks and chores… Struggling to leave the house or meet people. You doubt your abilities and question if you are good enough. Feeling the constant pressure of keeping up with work… Feeling the burden of being present and accountable at home… Feeling like all eyes are on you – all the time. Something has to change. You know that you need help.
Hello, I am Crystal. It’s like you can’t escape your thoughts. Your mind keeps playing tricks on you… Questioning your every move… Comparing yourself to others non-stop. Day-to-day life has become overwhelming. Struggling to get out of bed every morning… Struggling to complete your daily tasks and chores… Struggling to leave the house or meet people. You doubt your abilities and question if you are good enough. Feeling the constant pressure of keeping up with work… Feeling the burden of being present and accountable at home… Feeling like all eyes are on you – all the time. Something has to change. You know that you need help.
Michael Dunn
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CSAT, MAC, CCTP
Verified Verified
Ocala, FL 34470
I offer compassionate, non-judgmental help for individuals and couples who want relief from the painful results of mental health, infidelity, sex and porn addiction, substance abuse and behavioral problems. My office is a shame-free place where clients gain an understanding of their behaviors and create a plan to regain health and integrity, heal shattered relationships and recover from uncontrollable behaviors. There is hope. Recovery is possible. I have 18 years of experience in the fields of mental health and addiction. I've been trained by some of the best in the field and supervised by a seasoned clinician in everything I do.
I offer compassionate, non-judgmental help for individuals and couples who want relief from the painful results of mental health, infidelity, sex and porn addiction, substance abuse and behavioral problems. My office is a shame-free place where clients gain an understanding of their behaviors and create a plan to regain health and integrity, heal shattered relationships and recover from uncontrollable behaviors. There is hope. Recovery is possible. I have 18 years of experience in the fields of mental health and addiction. I've been trained by some of the best in the field and supervised by a seasoned clinician in everything I do.
Kristina Scalici
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, QS, CCTP
Verified Verified
Ocala, FL 34472 (Online Only)
Welcome to my psychotherapy practice! At times feelings, thoughts, actions and living situations can unexpectedly change and overwhelm even the strongest person. During such challenging times it is important to find time and space to sort out complicated emotions and identify solutions to be able to move forward.
Welcome to my psychotherapy practice! At times feelings, thoughts, actions and living situations can unexpectedly change and overwhelm even the strongest person. During such challenging times it is important to find time and space to sort out complicated emotions and identify solutions to be able to move forward.
Mary Pirant
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, MA, MCAP, LMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Ocala, FL 34471 (Online Only)
I have more than 15 years of experience counseling and I truly enjoy helping adults, and couples on their recovery jounery. ( Recovery from life issues not just substance) I will listen with intent and assist in guiding you toward finding a solution to meet the desired goals.
I have more than 15 years of experience counseling and I truly enjoy helping adults, and couples on their recovery jounery. ( Recovery from life issues not just substance) I will listen with intent and assist in guiding you toward finding a solution to meet the desired goals.
Margaret Proulx
Counselor, LMHC, NCC, NY, FL
Verified Verified
Ocala, FL 34481 (Online Only)
Please Note: Margaret is only virtual. Margaret is licensed in both New York and Florida. Margaret has been a practicing Mental Health Counselor since 2020. Margaret attended Capella University for her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and graduated in 2020. She is a National Certified Counselor. Margaret also is an EMDR therapist. Margaret specializes in trauma,PTSD, sexual abuse, depression, and anxiety. Margaret believes that therapy is a mode of traveling through this life within healing. She has experience using the following therapeutic methods/approaches/philosophies: CBT, EMDR, ClientCentered, and TraumaInformed.
Please Note: Margaret is only virtual. Margaret is licensed in both New York and Florida. Margaret has been a practicing Mental Health Counselor since 2020. Margaret attended Capella University for her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and graduated in 2020. She is a National Certified Counselor. Margaret also is an EMDR therapist. Margaret specializes in trauma,PTSD, sexual abuse, depression, and anxiety. Margaret believes that therapy is a mode of traveling through this life within healing. She has experience using the following therapeutic methods/approaches/philosophies: CBT, EMDR, ClientCentered, and TraumaInformed.
Diane Kedzierski
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Ocala, FL 34476 (Online Only)
My ideal client is open, honest, realistic, and motivated for change
My ideal client is open, honest, realistic, and motivated for change
Cassandra D Harris-Towner
Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Ocala, FL 34471
As part of the team of the First StrideZ Counseling group in Ocala, FL, I have had the opportunity to work with, and support, both young people and their families. With a history in the field of Art Education and counseling, united with a deep of love of Play Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution Focused Brief Therapy, I endeavor to combine my passion with my skill to offer a deeper more meaningful connection for children and adults alike.
As part of the team of the First StrideZ Counseling group in Ocala, FL, I have had the opportunity to work with, and support, both young people and their families. With a history in the field of Art Education and counseling, united with a deep of love of Play Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution Focused Brief Therapy, I endeavor to combine my passion with my skill to offer a deeper more meaningful connection for children and adults alike.
Deidra A Lockhart
Counselor, MA, LMHC, CEagala, CSAT, CADC
Verified Verified
Ocala, FL 34476
As a licensed mental health counselor and certified sex addiction therapist, I am deeply committed to supporting individuals on their journey towards healing and empowerment. With a background in addictions and mental health counseling, I offer a holistic approach to addressing a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges. My educational experiences have equipped me with a comprehensive understanding of addiction, trauma, and mental health disorders, allowing me to provide effective and compassionate care to my clients. I work is to empower individuals to overcome, heal from trauma, and discover inner resilience.
As a licensed mental health counselor and certified sex addiction therapist, I am deeply committed to supporting individuals on their journey towards healing and empowerment. With a background in addictions and mental health counseling, I offer a holistic approach to addressing a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges. My educational experiences have equipped me with a comprehensive understanding of addiction, trauma, and mental health disorders, allowing me to provide effective and compassionate care to my clients. I work is to empower individuals to overcome, heal from trauma, and discover inner resilience.
Dr. Tawfik Samir Narouz
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, PhD, FAPA, CAP, SAP, ICADC
Verified Verified
Ocala, FL 34472
I’m an international psychiatrist with 25 years of experience in adult psychiatry and addiction psychiatry/ counseling / certified substance abuse professional by department of transportation. Substance abuse expert by US Nuclear regulatory commission .
I’m an international psychiatrist with 25 years of experience in adult psychiatry and addiction psychiatry/ counseling / certified substance abuse professional by department of transportation. Substance abuse expert by US Nuclear regulatory commission .
A Calm Place LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Ocala, FL 34481 (Online Only)
Ofreciendo servicios en español! Life is unpredictable. Filled with experiences that can lead to distress and undesirable outcomes; negatively impacting our quality of life. I am trained in several approaches that can help you consider new perspectives, creating opportunity for a new lense to be formed. Together we can create a plan that considers your unique needs. Supporting goals such as; increasing independence, increasing use of helpful coping skills, setting healthy boundaries that lead to living the life you desire, identification of unhealthy patterns, and shifting your view of unpredictability as an opportunity to learn.
Ofreciendo servicios en español! Life is unpredictable. Filled with experiences that can lead to distress and undesirable outcomes; negatively impacting our quality of life. I am trained in several approaches that can help you consider new perspectives, creating opportunity for a new lense to be formed. Together we can create a plan that considers your unique needs. Supporting goals such as; increasing independence, increasing use of helpful coping skills, setting healthy boundaries that lead to living the life you desire, identification of unhealthy patterns, and shifting your view of unpredictability as an opportunity to learn.
Rick Stephan Neuropsychologist
Psychologist, PhD, MSCP
Verified Verified
Ocala, FL 34482
Want to feel better? We should talk. As a neuropsychologist, philosophical counselor, and psychopharmacologist, I'm uniquely qualified to partner with you to transform challenges into new, far-reaching pathways to the life you seek. A thriving life with peace, contentment, and joy. Just bring your desire for change and I'll support you with a blend of modern neuroscience, time-tested philosophical wisdom, and unconditional compassion, empathy, and care.
Want to feel better? We should talk. As a neuropsychologist, philosophical counselor, and psychopharmacologist, I'm uniquely qualified to partner with you to transform challenges into new, far-reaching pathways to the life you seek. A thriving life with peace, contentment, and joy. Just bring your desire for change and I'll support you with a blend of modern neuroscience, time-tested philosophical wisdom, and unconditional compassion, empathy, and care.
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Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Ocala, FL 34471 (Online Only)
Life can get hard, sometimes it feels as if we're going through the motions of life but not really living. We have a broken heart that we feel can not be mended. I believe that no matter the life circumstance there is still light at the end of the tunnel. Allow me to hold your hand as we work together to heal your heart. You don't have to go through life feeling broken any longer, I am here.
Life can get hard, sometimes it feels as if we're going through the motions of life but not really living. We have a broken heart that we feel can not be mended. I believe that no matter the life circumstance there is still light at the end of the tunnel. Allow me to hold your hand as we work together to heal your heart. You don't have to go through life feeling broken any longer, I am here.
Dr. Lauren Serdencuk
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, CAP, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Ocala, FL 34470 (Online Only)
A majority of clients I work with struggle with anxiety, past trauma, depression, and relationship issues. Some goals that clients are usually exploring to achieve include gaining confidence, learning healthy coping skills, learning how to communicate with loved ones, and implementing boundaries. Our past can affect our future so exploring solutions to ongoing issues assists in the healing process. Clients may want/need to conquer obstacles that prohibit them from moving forward with their lives.
A majority of clients I work with struggle with anxiety, past trauma, depression, and relationship issues. Some goals that clients are usually exploring to achieve include gaining confidence, learning healthy coping skills, learning how to communicate with loved ones, and implementing boundaries. Our past can affect our future so exploring solutions to ongoing issues assists in the healing process. Clients may want/need to conquer obstacles that prohibit them from moving forward with their lives.
Michael L Richard Jr
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CCTP, ART
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Ocala, FL 34471
I offer HIPAA-compliant virtual therapy sessions most evenings and weekends, as well as in-person or virtual accelerated resolution therapy. I specialize in trauma processing, behavior modification, and emotional regulation. Whether you are struggling with day-to-day responsibilities or attempting to recover from events long since passed, I am confident that I can help you go from where you are to where you want to be. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), I have utilized multiple modalities to help instill hope and facilitate recovery within various populations.
I offer HIPAA-compliant virtual therapy sessions most evenings and weekends, as well as in-person or virtual accelerated resolution therapy. I specialize in trauma processing, behavior modification, and emotional regulation. Whether you are struggling with day-to-day responsibilities or attempting to recover from events long since passed, I am confident that I can help you go from where you are to where you want to be. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), I have utilized multiple modalities to help instill hope and facilitate recovery within various populations.
Empowered Wellness Counseling-Janina McClain
Counselor, LMHC, PMH-C, QS, BSP, EMDR
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Ocala, FL 34474 (Online Only)
Empowered Wellness Counseling Services is a practice focused on the client's needs for symptom reduction by creating a safe space conducive to building trust and begin to process through symptoms caused by depression, anxiety, trauma, and other mental health issues. Empowered Wellness Counseling Services also provides counseling for clients searching for support in perinatal mental health counseling-Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs), grief and loss, and/or support for before, during and/or after pregnancy for both partners.
Empowered Wellness Counseling Services is a practice focused on the client's needs for symptom reduction by creating a safe space conducive to building trust and begin to process through symptoms caused by depression, anxiety, trauma, and other mental health issues. Empowered Wellness Counseling Services also provides counseling for clients searching for support in perinatal mental health counseling-Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs), grief and loss, and/or support for before, during and/or after pregnancy for both partners.
Melanie N Pigott
Counselor, LMHC, TF-CBT
Verified Verified
Ocala, FL 34473 (Online Only)
Are you struggling with making positive changes in your life, or managing difficult relationships? Are your adolescents and teens having challenges at home or school? Do you know someone dealing with past trauma, grief, or substance use? I am here to help. If the current issues that we are dealing with, as a nation, are causing you discomfort. You are not alone, give us a call.
Are you struggling with making positive changes in your life, or managing difficult relationships? Are your adolescents and teens having challenges at home or school? Do you know someone dealing with past trauma, grief, or substance use? I am here to help. If the current issues that we are dealing with, as a nation, are causing you discomfort. You are not alone, give us a call.
Deborah E Cohen
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CHT, MPH
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Ocala, FL 34481 (Online Only)
If you feel unfulfilled in your relationships and find loss and change difficult, and if you want to get to the source of the patterns and blocks keeping you stuck in worry, anxiety, emotional eating, lost sleep, and a lack of purpose, then I can help. I especially enjoy working with couples and individuals longing for a connection to their "soul's wisdom" so they can feel more balance, joy, and fulfillment. I am an integrative, holistic mind-body-spirit psychotherapist. I offer techniques that will help you tune into your deepest self, the part of you that has your best wisdom and answers for what you are seeking in your life.
If you feel unfulfilled in your relationships and find loss and change difficult, and if you want to get to the source of the patterns and blocks keeping you stuck in worry, anxiety, emotional eating, lost sleep, and a lack of purpose, then I can help. I especially enjoy working with couples and individuals longing for a connection to their "soul's wisdom" so they can feel more balance, joy, and fulfillment. I am an integrative, holistic mind-body-spirit psychotherapist. I offer techniques that will help you tune into your deepest self, the part of you that has your best wisdom and answers for what you are seeking in your life.
Stephanie Gerard
Counselor, LMHC, NCC, MCAP, CCTP
Verified Verified
Ocala, FL 34481 (Online Only)
Hi there! I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 20 years of experience in the counseling field. I hold specialty certifications in trauma and substance abuse, however, I enjoy working with a diverse population of patients. I offer a free 15 minute consultation to prospective patients, and flexible scheduling options to established patients (including evening and occasional Sunday appointment options). I also offer a sliding scale payment structure of up to 50% off of my regular session fee for cash patients who demonstrate a financial need. Everyone deserves to have access to quality healthcare when they need it.
Hi there! I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 20 years of experience in the counseling field. I hold specialty certifications in trauma and substance abuse, however, I enjoy working with a diverse population of patients. I offer a free 15 minute consultation to prospective patients, and flexible scheduling options to established patients (including evening and occasional Sunday appointment options). I also offer a sliding scale payment structure of up to 50% off of my regular session fee for cash patients who demonstrate a financial need. Everyone deserves to have access to quality healthcare when they need it.
Brynne C Dearie
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MCAP, CSAT, ASDCS, CTTP-II
Verified Verified
Ocala, FL 34471 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
My most improved clients are the ones who have been told they're too smart for their own good, struggle with existential or spiritual angst, feel displaced, want to be pushed and challenged while utterly supported, need clarity on whether or not they have victimized or been victimized, have questions for which they have been told there are no answers, suffer from unprocessed or complicated grief, need help applying the knowledge they already posses, who feel like they are "too much," are afraid of feelings, and require an absolutely neutral and judgement free space to be vulnerable.
My most improved clients are the ones who have been told they're too smart for their own good, struggle with existential or spiritual angst, feel displaced, want to be pushed and challenged while utterly supported, need clarity on whether or not they have victimized or been victimized, have questions for which they have been told there are no answers, suffer from unprocessed or complicated grief, need help applying the knowledge they already posses, who feel like they are "too much," are afraid of feelings, and require an absolutely neutral and judgement free space to be vulnerable.
Teresa 'teri' Jean Ingram
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Ocala, FL 34481 (Online Only)
If you are seeking a safe space for open and honest dialogue about life challenges with a solution focused, compassionate, clinician, I am the right therapist for you. My counseling style is pretty laid back. I have been described as supportive, caring, and compassionate, with a pretty good sense of humor. I like to focus on identifying your strengths and helping you to maximize them to overcome your obstacles. I'm here to help you sort through the things that are difficult right now and offer you a safe place to be open and honest without fear of judgment.
If you are seeking a safe space for open and honest dialogue about life challenges with a solution focused, compassionate, clinician, I am the right therapist for you. My counseling style is pretty laid back. I have been described as supportive, caring, and compassionate, with a pretty good sense of humor. I like to focus on identifying your strengths and helping you to maximize them to overcome your obstacles. I'm here to help you sort through the things that are difficult right now and offer you a safe place to be open and honest without fear of judgment.
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Open Relationships Non-Monogamy Therapists
Why might an individual want to see a therapist specializing in open relationships and consensual non-monogamy?
A client seeking help with an open or consensually non-monogamous relationship will prefer to talk with a professional whom they can count on to be nonjudgmental. Talking with a supportive therapist may on its own help relieve some of the stigma and challenges partners face. That said, the most important factor in the success of any type of therapy is the ability of the client and practitioner to form a strong, trusting bond. For this reason, an individual or couple could find success with a therapist who does not specialize in non-monogamous relationships but with whom they can build trust.
When should open or consensually non-monogamous partners seek counseling?
Like other couples, polyamorous partners typically seek counseling when they face relationship challenges they can’t solve themselves. In non-monogamous relationships, this could include breaches of trust, including infidelity; unclear rules or violations of boundaries; jealousy of outside partners; the stress of juggling the needs of multiple partners; or the effect of high partner turnover on children. Like those of other couples, polyamorous bonds can be threatened by increasingly frequent arguments, poor or dysfunctional communication, diminished emotional or physical intimacy, or the feeling that something is wrong, even if they don’t know what it is.
Do therapists have special training to gain expertise in open relationships and consensual non-monogamy?
No, but individuals seeking help with non-monogamous relationships would most likely consult a licensed professional with specific training in couples counseling or couples therapy. Couples counseling and couples therapy both involve teaching concrete strategies to navigate conflict in relationships. A good therapist can engage both partners as they explain these approaches but can also work with a single partner.
How long does therapy for consensually non-monogamous couples typically last?
Couples therapy for any type of couple, tends to be relatively time-limited, lasting around 12 weeks on average. A good therapist will tailor sessions to the individual partners’ emotions and sometimes their past, along with patterns found to be repeating in the relationship. In many cases, clients should expect their therapist to assign “homework” between weekly sessions.