Self-Harming Therapists in Stuart, FL

I understand how difficult it can be to take the first step in healing. My goal is to make the first and following steps less challenging. Knowing that healing starts within, I support clients in exploring their struggles, goals, and new ways to move forward that works for them. I am dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and families overcome their life’s obstacles and hardships.

Life offers no shortage of interpersonal difficulties. I provide individual, marital and family therapy to address these challenges. My approach begins with a supportive and understanding assessment of the presenting problem and together we develop an individualized treatment plan that addresses you or your family's specific concerns.The first session is intended to create a foundation of trust and discuss the reason you sought treatment. From there sessions, usually about 45-50 minutes in length, map out strategies and review homework assigned to assess the progress of therapy.

I listen, observe, validate and encourage. That's my acronym for LOVE. Trauma is an isolating event that leaves us with a barrage of anxiety, lack of trust and fear. I can help you disassemble the fortress you have built around you. Together we rekindle your likes and desire, improve your trust and strenghten your core (your voice and choices).

My greatest reward as a therapist is helping my clients explore ways to make the changes in their lives that will allow them to look forward to the future with hope. I believe that we all need someone to talk with who will really listen and accept us as we are, without judgment. I provide my clients with that warm, nonjudgmental environment-a safe place to explore the issues that may be preventing you from living the life you want. Using clinically tested and evidenced-based interventions, I have worked with over 200 individuals since 2011 in my private practice. I work exclusively with adult women.

I have experience in treating major mental illnesses; the challeneges and stresses of every day life; difficulty with regulating emotions; problems with anger management and coping skills; and other emotional/behavioral concerns resulting in difficult interpersonal relationships and life functioning. My "passion" is to assist men, women, children, couples, and families navigate and heal from trauma as a certified professional. I utilize a blend of reality-based, solution-focused, cognitive-behavioral, DBT, art and EMDR for individuals and groups as approaches in treatment. Let's work together to achieve your goals and well-being!

When you feel stuck, out of sorts, things just aren't going well, some coaching or therapy might help you. You may feel anxious, sad, angry, annoyed-- perhaps at the bottom of your "stuckness". I invite you to work with me on these issues, knowing that either long-standing or recent problems are fixable--solutions are just around the corner. A special tool I share is EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique. This quickly and easily releases specific negative feelings. Anxiety, fears, phobias, guilt, grief, limiting beliefs are just some of the upsets you can release. It even helps soothe panic attacks quickly. Let's have a chat!

My approach is client-centered, meaning that your unique needs and goals towards mental and emotional well-being are at the forefront of our work together. We will collaborate to develop personalized strategies and techniques that align with your aspirations for positive change. I believe that healing is possible for everyone. My dedication lies in assisting clients in unlocking their innate strengths, rekindling hope, and uncovering their inner capabilities to pursue a brighter and more fulfilling life.

Teens, women, men, and couples can feel stuck, unfulfilled, and unsure about how to effect change. Many times, we look outside of ourselves for answers. My person-centered practice incorporates elements of ecotherapy, art therapy, play therapy, and yoga to create the space to gain the insight needed for change. I create a sense of safety and nonjudgement in a cozy environment, and I use this to guide clients to increase self-awareness, define goals, and establish practices to create change. I love to support clients who are either resistant to or tired of traditional counseling techniques.

I focus on individualized-care by working together with you to promote holistic healing and build resiliency. I am passionate about working with children, pre-teens, teenagers, and adults struggling with an array of mental health needs including depression, anxiety, recent adjustments and stress, self-injury, suicidality, complex trauma, and family conflict. I value authentic and genuine connections because I believe our most basic need is to connect with others. I focus on modalities that connect thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to create change.

I am a Licensed Therapist specializing in children and families with over 10 years of clinical experience! I enjoy working with children, teens, and adults. My areas of focus are ADHD, depression, anxiety, trauma, Parenting support, life adjustments (children/adults coping with divorce, transitioning to middle school/HS/collage, grief/loss, etc. ) stress management, Narcissistic abuse, healthy relationship/communication skills and more! My passion is empowering others throughout their life journey! I am here to Listen, support you, encourage you and teach you the tools you need to help you live your best life!

I believe in a world where we are often bombarded with “you’re not (attractive/smart/good/accomplished/etc.) enough,” it helps to have a haven to heal from these negative beliefs. I hope to have the opportunity and honor to help you create that haven, and begin a healing journey. I enjoy working with couples as well as individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, body image issues, disordered eating, alcohol/substance use, and trauma.

As a Licensed Counselor, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional & Certified EMDR Therapist, it is my passion to help those experiencing post-traumatic stress, developmental & attachment trauma, anxiety, depression, & dissociation. I specialize working with survivors of childhood trauma & recent traumatic events, sexual trauma survivors, as well as, first-responders, healthcare professionals, young adults, women & men. Together, we'll tap into internal strengths & resources to enhance resilience, develop post-traumatic growth & wisdom, heal attachment wounds, break unhealthy patterns, & regulate dysregulated nervous systems.

Now also providing TELETHERAPY. I caringly provide cognitive behavioral therapy for adolescents, adults, seniors and couples. While addressing their psychological issues, I enlighten and encourage them to realize their full potential and to experience a life of accomplishment and contentment. My counseling extends to individuals, families and groups. Whenever needed, I refer clients to various professionals within other fields. My sliding scale based fees range from $60 to $90, payable in cash or check. You can also view my private website at lancerao.com. At my Stuart office, I offer night and weekend hours.

`Reaching out for support takes strength. ​ We are happy you found us and look forward to working with you! We treat children, adolescents, families and individuals - regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race or religious affiliation.

Vive Ut Vivas means "live as if to live". That statement is exactly what we want to help our clients to do. Through therapy, we want to provide clients with the tools that they need to live their lives to the fullest and to discover the potential that they have within themselves. Specialties Include: Sex Therapy, Depression, Anxiety, Family/ Relationship Issues, Substance Abuse and more. At Vivas Counseling Services, LLC, we strive to provide an environment free from judgement where clients can comfortably address sexual and other issues in a completely confidential environment with a therapist who has training specific to the client's needs.

I am accepting new clients! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I am experienced in working with domestic violence survivors and complex trauma as well as elementary-aged, pre-adolescent, and adolescents with various presenting issues including anxiety, depression, PTSD, ADHD, and adjustment disorders. My approach to therapy is client centered meaning that each individual, whether an adult or child, has full autonomy to make choices that either work for or against them.

You can work through issues with a trusted, skilled and compassionate professional, in a safe, comfortable and distraction-free place. Your life may have layers of conflicts, suffering, faulty perception or maladapted behavior, but nothing is impossible for those who seek help. My approach to counseling encourages and supports you to discover, through self-knowledge, your own process for a sustainable self-empowerment, balance, and joy.

We all reach a point where we need to ask for help. We search for a compassionate understanding of the challenge of living. This is not a weakness, but a strength. You may be facing loss, a relationship problem, a job or even your health. Someone you care for is harming themselves with drugs or alcohol. Simply, you are no longer willing to accept as what has been. You may think "no one understands me; I am tired of going it alone." I believe in a Client Centered, Results Oriented, and Positive yet Realistic approach to therapy.

While life's experiences can cause us to become critical of ourselves, I stand firm that everyone is worthy, important, and capable of healing. Understanding that everyone is the expert of their own life, I will guide you through self-exploration in an accepting and safe environment. All while building skills to improve your overall wellbeing. I am dedicated to providing support and validation to foster the healing. Through my vast experience I have found my passion lies in providing therapy to those dealing with eating disorders, body image concerns, anxiety, depression, trauma, and burnout.