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Kimberly D Van Diepen
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, MA, LMHC, NCC
Verified Verified
Pensacola, FL 32503
Kimberly is a Certified Trauma Professional certified in EMDR (eye movement desensitization repossessing), Level 1 Gottman Trained, pre-marital counselor and tech addiction, cultivating a safe, warm environment for those experiencing life’s most challenging and vulnerable situations, allowing free expression of their thoughts and feelings.
Kimberly is a LMHC in the State of Florida holding a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Liberty University. She holds a bachelors degree in interdisciplinary studies and a minor in Christian counseling.
Kimberly is a Certified Trauma Professional certified in EMDR (eye movement desensitization repossessing), Level 1 Gottman Trained, pre-marital counselor and tech addiction, cultivating a safe, warm environment for those experiencing life’s most challenging and vulnerable situations, allowing free expression of their thoughts and feelings.
Kimberly is a LMHC in the State of Florida holding a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Liberty University. She holds a bachelors degree in interdisciplinary studies and a minor in Christian counseling.
(850) 468-2627 View (850) 468-2627
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Soul Tree Counseling & Wellness
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CCTP, CIMHP
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Pensacola, FL 32503  (Online Only)
Please visit www.SoulTreeCounseling.com for convenient online scheduling and additional information. Soul Tree offers a warm, nonjudgmental container for exploring a wide variety of difficulties including: depression, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) , difficult life transitions, and relationship/marital struggles. By incorporating techniques such EMDR, my clients and I collaborate to clear past traumas and create momentum towards vibrant, wholehearted engagement with life.
Please visit www.SoulTreeCounseling.com for convenient online scheduling and additional information. Soul Tree offers a warm, nonjudgmental container for exploring a wide variety of difficulties including: depression, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) , difficult life transitions, and relationship/marital struggles. By incorporating techniques such EMDR, my clients and I collaborate to clear past traumas and create momentum towards vibrant, wholehearted engagement with life.
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Bayou Wellness
Counselor, LMHC, LCSW, CAP
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Pensacola, FL 32503
Bayou Wellness is a therapy group in Pensacola, Florida and also licensed in Ohio, offering outpatient mental health counseling, weekend marriage intensives, and group therapy for teens. Please read about our services and therapists on our website. We offer both in-office and telehealth therapy for individuals, couples, families, and children. Our therapists treat a vast array of issues, including addiction, grief, trauma, adjustment issues, marriage and family issues, and disorders of mood, anxiety, and impulse control. We uniquely provide EMDR therapy, EFT, Gottman therapy, play therapy, and Christian counseling.
Bayou Wellness is a therapy group in Pensacola, Florida and also licensed in Ohio, offering outpatient mental health counseling, weekend marriage intensives, and group therapy for teens. Please read about our services and therapists on our website. We offer both in-office and telehealth therapy for individuals, couples, families, and children. Our therapists treat a vast array of issues, including addiction, grief, trauma, adjustment issues, marriage and family issues, and disorders of mood, anxiety, and impulse control. We uniquely provide EMDR therapy, EFT, Gottman therapy, play therapy, and Christian counseling.
(850) 547-6944 View (850) 547-6944
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Carol A Hicks
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Pensacola, FL 32503  (Online Only)
Each client is unique regardless of the issue which motivates therapy. Meeting with individuals or couples, I work to clarify goals and generate 'action-items'. I don't tell you what to do or what is wrong with you. I help you identify what you want and what you need to accomplish that. I help you retrieve desired resource experiences from your learning history and get them available in the current life contexts where you need them. My role includes serving as a 'translator' for couples as I help each one hear and understand what the other is trying to say.
Each client is unique regardless of the issue which motivates therapy. Meeting with individuals or couples, I work to clarify goals and generate 'action-items'. I don't tell you what to do or what is wrong with you. I help you identify what you want and what you need to accomplish that. I help you retrieve desired resource experiences from your learning history and get them available in the current life contexts where you need them. My role includes serving as a 'translator' for couples as I help each one hear and understand what the other is trying to say.
(850) 366-8953 View (850) 366-8953
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Innovative Direction- Counseling and Evaluation
Counselor, MS, LMHC, CFMHE, CCCE
Verified Verified
Pensacola, FL 32503
If you are on this website, you most likely have made the decision to get support and help that you deserve. We our a team of caring and talented clinicians helping clients live the life they want by using techniques that work. Sometimes it is hard to problem solve without knowing where to start and therapy can help. Together, our therapists have a range of expertise and specialties. We offer our clients a boutique and private experience. Our local group practice strives for quality, not quantity.
If you are on this website, you most likely have made the decision to get support and help that you deserve. We our a team of caring and talented clinicians helping clients live the life they want by using techniques that work. Sometimes it is hard to problem solve without knowing where to start and therapy can help. Together, our therapists have a range of expertise and specialties. We offer our clients a boutique and private experience. Our local group practice strives for quality, not quantity.
(850) 780-0108 View (850) 780-0108
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Katie Remis
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Pensacola, FL 32503
I am glad you're here! I truly believe you are the greatest project you will ever work on. My mission is to guide you while you work on your therapeutic goals by helping you strengthen your emotional well being, gain insight and understanding around your triggers and reactions, and improve your interpersonal relationships. Most of my experience is working with individuals who have struggled with anxiety, depression, family conflict, trauma, and self esteem.
I am glad you're here! I truly believe you are the greatest project you will ever work on. My mission is to guide you while you work on your therapeutic goals by helping you strengthen your emotional well being, gain insight and understanding around your triggers and reactions, and improve your interpersonal relationships. Most of my experience is working with individuals who have struggled with anxiety, depression, family conflict, trauma, and self esteem.
(850) 750-9465 View (850) 750-9465
Marriage Counseling Therapists

How does marriage counseling work?

Marriage counseling works by teaching couples concrete skills to communicate with one another and solve disagreements in healthy ways. A trained mental health professional works with both members of a couple to explore difficulties the couple may be having and helps them develop skills to address these matters. Couples who don’t have any difficulties but want to prepare for marriage may develop skills for the future.

How long does marriage counseling typically last?

Marriage counseling is a short-term form of therapy; the process may last between four and eight sessions. Other forms of relationship guidance from mental health professionals, such as couples therapy, are longer lasting, may focus on the past rather than just the present, and are tailored to the individual couple and their emotions, history, and patterns in the relationship. Couples therapy often lasts for 12 weeks or longer.

Is marriage counseling effective?

Marriage counseling helps many couples develop relationship skills that may not have been acquired or tested in a relationship; partners may be better able to communicate and address conflict following counseling. However, there are many different forms of marriage counseling, and this form of counseling does not have as strong an evidence base as other modalities such as couples therapy.

Is marriage counseling effective if only one partner wants to go?

Yes, marriage counseling can still be effective if one partner convinces the other to engage in the process. Of course, whether counseling is effective depends on the couple’s commitment to work on their relationship; however, the short-term, skills-based nature of marriage counseling makes it a relatively easy “ask” of a partner, and the hesitant individual may see its value once counseling begins.