Do you feel stuck in life due to past traumas or painful life experiences? Are you struggling with substances, other compulsive behaviors, or chronic shame? Do you have insight into what's happening but still feel powerless over making changes or finding relief? I specialize in treating addiction and trauma (they often go hand in hand) and have dedicated myself to helping individuals and families grow and improve their lives. I'm skilled at working with simple trauma to complex PTSD and dissociative disorders, focusing on the various underlying and often complex emotional and personality issues that continue to cause problems.

Welcome!! Today is the time for emotional growth and healing. Together, in the safe emotional space of our sessions, you can explore the gaps between your actual and true self, untangle patterns of past choices and behaviors, and explore new ways of interacting with the world. Through the hard but rich work of therapy you can enjoy a deeper understanding of yourself, a strengthened emotional resilience, and a better ability to negotiate relationships and negative emotions and enter the process of real and true healing. I work with older teens, adults, and couples with a variety of issues.

Navigating through life's transitions can be challenging for anyone. Whether you are healing from grief or trauma, coping with recovery, or choosing a new direction in your life, having someone to support you through the process facilitates healing. As a registered art therapist, certified life coach, grief specialist, and licensed mental health counselor, I use complementary processes to assist you in building on your strengths and attaining the personal growth you are committed to attaining. For over 28 years, I have assisted individuals, couples and groups with client centered therapy.

You’ve done your research. You’ve tried to make it work You try to put on a smile but it just doesn’t match how you feel inside. Feeling misunderstood, isolated, and alone hurts. Building relationships with other can be challenging… what more cultivating a relationship with ourselves? You’ve been told there’s no place for your thoughts or feelings. You’ve been told to “just get over it,” “grow up,”, “move on.” And yet something just feels like it’s missing even after everything you’ve accomplished, achieved, or have tried to do. You’ve done so much hard work yet you feel stuck, numb, and unsure of what comes next.

Tanya Aliki MA, LMFT likes to meet her clients where they are, to enable change to help others begin the journey towards a healthier and more productive life. Her cultural background and understanding of restorative therapy connected her to systems theory. Tanya attended Pacific Lutheran University, WA earning a master’s degree in Marriage & Family Therapy graduating in May 2005. She has 14 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and families rewrite their stories. She is also a military spouse, supporting military families to cope with frequent challenges i.e deployments, PCS moves, reintegration and new schools etc.

My clients enjoy a relaxed environment with a professional, kind listener who is skilled in empowering them during challenging times. I use a didactic and compassionate approach. My specific therapy tools change depending on the needs of the individual. Many of my clients have survived difficult relationship issues. Compulsive behaviors such as excessive shopping, eating, dieting and sexual acting out are also treated in a shame-free environment. I see several clients seeking help with divorce and grief. I have also completed post graduate school training in Family mediation, Parent Coordination and Couples Counseling.

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor at Revolutionary Change Counseling. I specialize in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing or EMDR. It means that I use an interactive therapy technique to help you relieve psychological stress. The type of stress that can show up as anxiety, depression, unresolved grief, poor self-esteem, and emotional eating. I will work with you to overcome emotional traumas such as physical, sexual, verbal abuse, and neglect. I can also help you work through PTSD, medical-related traumas, loss of significant relationships and domestic violence.

Often the first question a new client asks is, "Where do I begin?" So much is on your plate; it might feel like it will take forever to tell your life story and what is on your mind. My philosophy is that wherever you start is the right place. I do not follow a set script, write everything down with a pen constantly in hand, or stop the session exactly on the mark. My sessions are about building the relationship and staying relatable so that my clients feel safe to open up and explore their issues. Dialogue will be in conversation format and the client will be in control of the session.

I believe that people have innate strengths that empower them to thrive in life. I also believe that individuals have the capacity to grow and better themselves. My main goal in therapy is to help the client live a meaningful and fulfilling life, to cultivate what is best within themselves, and to improve their experiences of love, work, and play. This can be achieved by increasing the client’s self-awareness and self-compassion through paying attention in the present moment without judgment and letting go of the automatic judgments that arise in the mind with every experience.

Jennifer works with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families by empowering and collaborating with them to make sustained changes to promote a healthy and well-balanced lifestyle. Jennifer works with clients presenting with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, trauma, emotional dysregulation, relational and family difficulties, marital struggles, addiction, anger management, behavioral issues, stage of life changes, and other related issues. Jennifer assists clients to work towards specific and individualized goals to create a life worth living.

Are you struggling with issues related to depression, emotional regulation, impulsivity, trauma, grief, addiction, anxiety, communication dysfunction, or major life changes? There comes a time when help is needed from a licensed professional to cope with many of life’s challenges. You are taking a positive step to self-discovery and healing. I’m a licensed psychotherapist in the Tampa Bay area, and I’m here to support you on your journey toward healing and self-discovery.

Lets begin your journey towards increased wellness, balance, passion, and purpose. You may have found yourself feeling stuck, lost touch with your true self, and not living in alignment with your goals and values. You have tried to make changes on your own, but it hasn’t resulted in lasting improvements. If you are ready to experience tangible progress, therapy can be your catalyst for change in creating a full, authentic life. We will identify the ways you are holding yourself back, and weave in skills and language to create a life you love! You have the wisdom and strength inside of you, and my role is to help you access that.

Adapting to change can be really difficult. Do you find your relationship or partnership to be sparkling a bit less these days? Maybe there are a few more disagreements than there used to be? Maybe the silence between you has grown? If you are a parent, are the positive techniques you used in the past no longer having the same impact on your child(ren)? Maybe you used get up with the alarm and drive to the gym. Now, you push the snooze button and rarely muster the strength to begin a favorite workout at home. Are you worried? Anxious? Concerned... all the time?

You're committed to your partner, but you don't know how to get back the trust and intimacy that has been lost. Communication is either lacking or has broken down into frequent arguments. It would be great if your partner would just understand you and your feelings, but the disconnect you now have is real and it feels like you just continue to drift further apart each day. It seems like your partner is a stranger now and that compatibility and friendship feels like it might be gone for good. This is scary to think that the love of your life, who you once felt a sense of safety and security with, no longer has your back.

Is your teen not a dream teen? Are you feeling stressed out as a parent? Kids trying your patience or pulling at your heart? I get that. It's not easy being a kid these days and it's also not easy being a parent. In my years as a teacher I've had the privilege of working with all sorts of kids and the issues they face and I love working with them. As a clinician, I work with kids to help them find value and meaning in their education, life, and relationships with parents, siblings, and teachers. Together we will work through depression, anxiety, opposition, lack of communication and learn to implement coping skills.

Do you want to live with more joy, peace, and ease? You can. I'll guide you in getting to the root of where you've been imbalanced. Because this process is very personal to me, I reflect deeply about my clients and their struggles as well as their strengths. I'll be real with you so you can be real with me, and I'll hold you accountable while also holding whatever feelings arise. I can hold it all and you can be free. Contact me for a free consultation. I'll meet you where you're at, offering in-office, online, text or phone sessions. Visit: befreecreativecounseling.weebly.com

As we enter a New Year and consider what changes we want to make to better our lives, I encourage you to consider professional therapy. 2020 has been a collective trauma for us all and may have brought forth things that we weren't aware of and need to process with a professional. The complexities and seasons that life takes us through mean that there is no perfect response. However, better ways and better days are possible. Professional partnership can lead you there. Maybe you are just curious, maybe you are ready to take another step – let’s talk and figure it out together.

Hello, my name is Nathan Groff and I'm a licensed clinical social worker in the state of Florida. I've worked in various settings such as community organizations, faith based, non-profits, private practice, hospitals, schools, and also county contracts. My demographic of specialty has been teenagers and adolescents, but I have worked with all populations from substance, family, crisis, groups, couples, and individuals. I'm also adopted which provides me with a unique perspective when working with parents and individuals of those within the adoption and foster care community. My promise is to meet you where your at.

You deserve to feel good enough. You also deserve peace of mind from the voice of self-doubt and insecurities. And you deserve to have healthy relationships. For most of your life, you’ve feared being your true, authentic self…avoiding rejection by pushing others away, which is the very thing that you don’t want! Despite the traumas you went through, you want to feel worthy of love. To feel secure in your relationships… To be vulnerable without fear…