Adoption Therapists in Venice, FL
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T.L.C. Psychology, Tia Westheimer
Psychologist, PsyD
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Dr. Westheimer works with individuals of various ages, but has specialized training in the treatment of children and adolescents. Her graduate studies also included a concentration in neuropsychology. Dr. Westheimer's pre-doctoral internship was completed at The Children's Home in Tampa, Florida with an emphasis on
adoption
preservation, childhood neglect, trauma, and evaluation. She also completed a rotation providing immediate crisis intervention, assessment and referral, and short-term counseling. Her post-doctoral residency was completed at a local forensic private practice where she remained for three years.
Pamela Osborne
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified
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I understand that reaching out for help can seem overwhelming. You have probably thought about it for a while, hoping things would get better on their own. Reaching out is the first step in your healing, and I am here to help. I have over 30 years of experience working with individuals, families, and couples of all ages. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I have the training to meet you where you are and help you achieve your goals. I use a variety of therapy approaches depending on what feels most comfortable for you. Together, we can figure out the best way for you to heal and move forward.
Linda Thema
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
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I have been a psychotherapist for 35+ years, working with individuals, couples and families. Life is a challenge and often presents us with moments that are difficult to handle by ourselves. Seeking counseling is a way of helping us learn how to better understand and cope with those times when we feel stuck. A willingness to reveal our problems, an openness to looking at how we respond to problems and commitment to change are all acts of great courage.
Karen Hartfield - Fearless Heart Counseling
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified
Verified
For both children and adults, challenges can create anxiety, frustration, depression, and the feeling there is no way out. I offer a place of safety and support where you can freely process emotions and thoughts, come to a deeper understanding of yourself, and find ways to get yourself unstuck. Together, we look at self-defeating patterns and seek to understand their source. It is my goal to connect with clients regardless of where they may be in their experience. I partner with and hold space for clients of all ages, assisting them in finding their own internal strength and discovering practical solutions to challenges they face.
Bonnie D Haley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R, CHT
Verified
1 Endorsed
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1 Endorsed
Our practice specializes in therapy and counseling for individuals, couples, and families, in traditional and nontraditional situations. Our practice places an emphasis on personal growth, inner development, and personal relationships.
Karen A Lord
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CAP
Verified
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I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Addiction Specialist with 24 years of experience working with children, adolescents and adults of all ages. Life presents continuous challenges and I believe everyone deserves peace of mind and freedom from painful thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Using an integrative approach, I will partner with you to to identify and prioritize your concerns. Together we will build an individualized course of treatment that will help you reach your goals and start living the life you want.
Brad Eppley
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified
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I love helping people heal, develop and create healthier relationships. My passion is to facilitate transformational change that results in greater inner peace, healthy self love and joy in life and relationships. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor I enjoy helping clients address underlying causes to symptoms like depression and anxiety. I am certified to do Neurotransmitter testing through Neuro Science and I work Holistically with an emphasis on Integrative and Functional care that focuses on the whole Being and helping clients to function optimally beyond just symptom relief.
Pamela Saladino @ The Healing Heart
Counselor, MS, MA, LMHC, CHP
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
What is the story you tell? Is the story yours or does it belong to someone else? Did you inherit it? Were you told it? Did you create it? Have you assumed it and that you are stuck with it? Most importantly, do you want it? What if the story you are telling is not one that is beneficial or even true, even though it may have served its purpose for a time? What if you have the power over the story you tell? Just maybe it's time to release who you were, how you see you and to look at who you really are and want to become, fully yourself.
Jennifer Lieberman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
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I enjoy engaging with people about their lives, hearing what matters to them, what's meaningful, and encouraging them to live lives in alignment with those preferences. I partner with people to feel the permission really to be alive. I find it important to keep the work connected to what clients value; that fuels the resilience to tolerate change, hard conversations, and uncomfortable feelings (common elements of therapy). Given this, my ideal client/s is interested in feeling more self-acceptance, capacity to tolerate others, and to face unhelpful, old patterns with love in order to encourage choice and the possibility of change.
Cheryl Peppers
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, PhD
Verified
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While our outer lives may seem well organized, our inner lives are often plagued with unexpressed conflict and confusion. Those who dare to cultivate self-awareness are often surprised by its healing effects - that the process itself unlocks energy and propels one forward. It is never too late. I look forward to witnessing your transformation and discovering how your unique set of issues and ways of working come to bear in the therapeutic alliance that will be uniquely ours.
Rachel Funnell
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
4 Endorsed
Verified
4 Endorsed
"If you always do what you have always done then you will always get what you have always gotten." Are you tired of always getting the same result in relationships or with family members or with your kids? If so, then it's time to do something different. Take a chance in therapy with me. I am a strength-based, solution focused, marriage and family therapist with a solid CBT foundation that desires to help you and your partner, your family and/or your children find a different way of handling life's challenges.
Belle Heneberger
Counselor, RN, MEd, LMHC, RPT
Verified
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Eliminate conflict, anxiety and depression more quickly when you engage your subconscious mind in the process of positive and rapid change. Activate new ways of thinking and coping to get more of what you want in life! Learn how previous experiences have influenced your choices until now, and begin to make the changes you want immediately. My approach is caring and supportive. As you clarify your goals and move towards attaining them, you will become more aware of your own strengths and options moving forward.
Sharon Diane Forrest
Marriage & Family Therapist, EdD, MBA, BA, LMFT, PCC
Verified
Verified
Are you overwhelmed by depression, guilt, anger, fear, alcoholism, drug addition, grief, or heartbreak and feel out of control of your life or relationships? My practice focuses on the individual, family, and marriage in a Christ-centered counseling setting. With a Doctorate in Education-Pastoral Counseling/ MBA in Business, I provide a unique form of therapy addressing your spiritual and professional needs collectively. I seek to assist you in re-shaping the circumstances that have temporarily gotten you off track. You may have experienced a setback but working together we can make this a SET UP for something GREAT!
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Jill Bressler
PhD, LCSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
If you feel stuck, confused, locked in the same "dance" in your thoughts, behavior, and relationships, I will help you with the untangling. We will work together to find patterns, solve problems, and develop resilience and self-awareness. I work with individuals, families, and couples, and particularly enjoy young children and adolescents. I am particularly interesting in working with Gifted children and their parents...doing assessments, determining strengths and weaknesses, and helping families with the special opportunities involved. I also specialize in Couples work, using techniques that are evidence based and effective. I provide private Gifted Testing and ADHD, Learning Differences, and Memory Screening evaluations.
Jasmine Dw Klugh
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I specialize in working with elementary, middle school, high school, college aged students and their families. I have worked in a school setting for several years helping children, students, teachers, individuals and families work through issues such as, school stressors, bullying, behavior modification, goal achievement, academic success, anxiety, family issues, and more. I believe in using an eclectic approach tailored to the unique needs of each individual person and family. I believe wholeheartedly that every single person deserves dignity and has immeasurable worth. I believe that growth and healing is achievable for everyone.
Waitlist for new clients
Wendy Haggerty - Sex And Love Therapist
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CST, CSTS, CHT
Verified
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Want to grow in your personal life and relationships? I work with individuals, partners and couples on a variety of issues related to love, sex and relationships. I am a clinical sexologist, licensed marriage and family therapist, certified hypnotherapist and AASECT-certified sex therapist & supervisor.
Waitlist for new clients
Monica Peiffer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, QS
Verified
4 Endorsed
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4 Endorsed
We all need someone who can hold space for us. Hold space to process the past. Hold space to process how the past is showing up in the present. And hold space to process a different future. Regardless of what season of hurt or difficult circumstances you’re in, I believe hurt and hope can coexist. Let’s process through the pain and get to the other side where there’s hope and new ways of living.
Dr. Todd Snyder
Counselor, EdD, LMHC
Verified
Verified
Hello and welcome! Are you feeling stressed, overwhelmed or worried in your life? Have you lost interest in doing things that used to be fulfilling? Are you struggling with the pain or anxiety of something that has happened in your life? Have you tried to solve these problems on your own and come to realize you need help from someone else? If your answer to any of these questions is “yes,” then you have made the right choice by being here! I know it’s difficult. You’ve quite likely been considering what to do for a very long time. I’m very pleased you’ve found me and taken the courageous step to be here.
Patricia J. Stoff
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified
2 Endorsed
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2 Endorsed
I'm passionate about empowering children, teens, and adults learn how to overcome life challenges and reach their full potential. I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with Bloom Clinical Counseling, LLC located in Sarasota, Florida. I received my Master of Social Work degree from the University of South Florida. Before opening my private practice, I worked as a therapist in an integrative agency specializing in infant and early childhood mental health. Here, I gained extensive experience treating children, adolescents and adults of diverse backgrounds.
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Adoption Therapists
Does my adopted child need therapy?
Not every adopted child needs therapy. However, many can benefit from seeing an adoption-informed therapist, especially if they were victims of abuse or neglect, appear withdrawn or disconnected, have behavioral or developmental issues (which may or may not be related to their adoption), are struggling with feelings of grief or loss surrounding their birth parents, or find it difficult to establish an identity, a challenge that often becomes most apparent during adolescence.
When should adoptive parents seek therapy?
Prospective parents can benefit from therapy even before an adoption—for example, to voice worries and fears; to reconcile infertility struggles, if relevant; or simply to prepare themselves for parenthood. After the adoption, parents who are struggling to bond with their child; are unsure how to talk about adoption or related issues, such as race; or whose child is dealing with developmental, behavioral, or psychiatric concerns can address these and other issues with the help of an adoption-competent therapist.
Is family therapy appropriate for adoptive families?
Family therapy can be invaluable for strengthening the bond between adoptive parents and children, helping the latter feel more secure in their place in the family. Family therapy can also help adoptive families navigate complex communication issues—for example, parents who feel uncomfortable discussing race with their child, who in turn feels invalidated by their silence, or a child who has questions about his birth parents but avoids asking them out of fear of hurting his adoptive parents’ feelings.
What therapy is not appropriate for adoption issues?
A discredited therapy known as “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy” or “rebirthing therapy”) should not be used to treat adopted and foster children, though it was largely designed for this population. Attachment therapy involves restraining, coercing, and punishing the child in order for them to “release” negative emotions and attach to their new caregivers—techniques that are abusive and dangerous and have even proven fatal in some cases.