Adults Therapists in Winter Park, FL

Are fear and anxiety stealing your (or your child's) joy? Would you like to help yourself (or your child) learn how to relax? I would be honored to help! My passion is to empower children, adolescents, and adults through building on existing strengths and developing coping strategies to change thinking and behavioral patterns that contribute to excessive worry or anxiety. I specialize in treating trauma (car accidents, abuse, grief and loss, etc.) and relationship/attachment concerns. I have been working with foster and adoptive children, teens, and their families since 2003 and have extensive training with this unique population.

Having worked with families for many years, I take pride In the work that I do; working with children, adolescents, teens and adults in variety of areas such as behaviors, negative thoughts, low self esteem, stress at school or in home, depression, teen-parent conflicts, adjusting to changes and more. Doing this while assisting clients with identifying appropriate ways to cope, identifying distortions, uncomfortable emotions and establishing healthier ways to cope with stressors.

​Welcome! I have been working with adults for over a decade, specializing in Anxiety, Infertility and Disordered Eating. I am certified in Cognitive Therapy as well as Distance Counseling. I blend person-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy in order to best meet the needs of each individual client. I work collaboratively with clients to help them develop a stronger sense of self and reach their true potential. Together, we determine concrete techniques and strategies to aid in addressing and correcting unhealthy thought ​patterns, ensuring long-term, quantifiable, changes.

For 44 years, I've worked with children, teens, families, adults , seniors, couples & military families. I've taught nursery school, kindergarten & first grade (three K-6 teaching credentials-NY, CA, NJ). Honest, open & frequent communications are crucial to all relationships, including psychotherapy. I give compassionate, supportive, helpful & direct advice along with books, websites & homework to speed the process. My goal is to work myself out of a job by empowering clients to develop insight, assertiveness, independence & awareness to become their own therapist; find happiness, follow their dreams & express their natural talents.

I am so glad you are here. My name is Leslie, and I would be honored to walk alongside you as you learn new pieces of your story and move into a space of healing. I would love to celebrate your accomplishments, encourage you to be courageous, and sit with you during the darkest moments when struggles come. My motivation as a therapist comes from my deep desire to provide a secure and safe relationship for you to experience emotional safety in order to allow healthy vulnerability in a therapeutic setting. I am Adoption Competency Trained for those seeking support with navigating your, or your child's, story of adoption.

Is it difficult to find meaning to your life's struggles? Would you like to feel peace, love and harmony in your life? I believe that everyone can reach their potential to overcome personal obstacles that inhibit them from expressing themselves. I help people reach a sense of peace, purpose, direction and well-being. I foster the belief that everyone has something to offer and in their most difficult times can lead us to those special gifts that are within every one of us.

As someone who has walked through my own counseling experience, I know how vital it is that the counseling process feels safe. I am so honored that individuals, couples, and families would allow me to enter into the counseling process with them. I work with children, adolescents, and adults through a client-centered and integrative approach. I have spent my last few years as a school-based therapist, and I believe that working collaboratively with other providers, teachers, school counselors, etc. is very integral in the counseling process.

Working with children, teens, and young adults as they navigate the developmental and emotional difficulties of growing is a passion of mine. These rapidly changing stages can be difficult to thrive in especially when experiencing trauma, divorce, learning disabilities, bullying, adoption, foster care, and other difficult life events. Young adulthood has its own unique challenges and often unearths a host of new questions with this new life stage.

So often, our past hijacks our lives, and this is especially true when we have experienced trauma. I also know that we can feel like this may never change. There is hope. I believe we all need a safe place where we can work through our pain and hurt in the compassionate and understanding presence of another. I specialize in working with adults and adolescents. My areas of focus include trauma, depression, anxiety, identity issues, grief, couples and premarital counseling, and relational struggles. As your counselor, I am committed to you and passionate about seeing you flourish.

It has been my pleasure to help young adolescents to older adults . My clients often include people dealing with family relationship issues, marital concerns, stress, anxiety and depression. I have worked with a wide array of clients, which has provided me with a deep insight and practical viewpoints of the problems people face in regards to their professional and personal life. My therapeutic treatment methods and interventions are supported by extensive research and empirical studies. Other issues of clinical attention includes: parenting, adoptions, addictions, sexual orientation, academic problems, self-esteem, cultural issues, grief, trauma, and unexpected life changes/transitions.

I am a licensed mental health counselor with 13 years of experience assisting adolescents, teens and adults to realize their potential and implement effective changes to improve their lives. I believe we all have the power to achieve our goals in order to elevate our lives to the next level. A little effort daily will develop great achievements in your life.

I have a passion to work with couples, children, adolescents, women, & families. As a married couple, are the challenges destroying your marriage? As parent, are you experiencing frustration that your child is acting out at school or home? As a single, are you tired of failed relationships? As a woman, are you lacking the support you need? Just think, with all the time and money invested in sustaining a family or preparing for a wedding, it only makes sense to invest a little more time and finance in building a strong foundation for yourself, your child and/or your marriage.

I am accepting new clients and have immediate daytime availability! Are you or your teen experiencing difficulty at home, work, school and in relationships due to anxiety, low self-esteem, and/or stress? Maybe you're going through a Iife transition, dealing with loss and grief, having relationship troubles, or just really struggling overall. I believe everyone deserves a safe, non-judgmental place to process and move forward. Everyone deserves someone they feel safe sharing the tricky parts of life with and someone who is cheering them on toward healing and growth.

Hi there! I'm Edlíz and I love to work with young adults who are experiencing life transitions, anxiety, depression or other mental health illness, and self-esteem/interpersonal struggles. My goal is to create a solid therapeutic alliance and create opportunities in navigating these issues for self-understanding and validation because, let's be honest, adulting can be pretty hard sometimes. The structure I provide in therapy includes helping clients build skills to manage mental wellness and prevent distress in the future. I also support clients in finding purposefulness in their decisions to reinforce healthy identity development.

When we are forced to go through scary experiences, because something or someone bigger and stronger than us prevents our escape, our brains and bodies carry around a memory of the event indefinitely, which is called trauma. Usually these types of experiences happen when we are children because of our vulnerability, but they can also happen when we are adults . Trauma can lead to anxiety, depression, anger issues, chronic stress, difficulty with relationships, substance abuse, parenting issues and more. I help my clients heal their traumas so they can thrive in their lives with greater peace and ease :-)

Repeat after me: I am resilient. We can't control everything that happens, but we can change our experience of those things - with a strong therapeutic alliance. I strive to help children, teens, and adults on their journey to a happier and more fulfilling relationship with themselves and other by captivating resilience in clients just like you.

At JFS we strive to have a holistic approach to counseling, focusing on the individual needs of each of our clients. We have several therapist with a wide array of expertise. We serve over the entire life span, regardless of race, religion, sex/gender identify, and aim to create a safe space to serve the community at large. We accept almost all insurances and do not want cost to be a barrier for care, if you do not see your insurance listed, please reach out so that we can work with you to be seen. Ashlyn Douglass-Barnes, LCSW, PMH-C, QS's practice focus is perinatal mood disorders, bariatric concerns, and LEO/first responder

I have a passion for working with anyone who would like to make positive changes in their life. I enjoy working with adolescents and young adults through significant transitional and developmental periods of their lives. Life goes through seasons and this can affect individuals emotionally and physically. Specifically, working with individuals throughout these trying times is my main passion. If the client has a goal or vision, helping them achieve that is my goal.