Counseling for Adults and Couples in Florida

I provide experienced, evidence-based counseling for adults and couples throughout Florida, with secure Telehealth available statewide and limited in-person counseling in Lakewood Ranch.

With more than 30 years of counseling experience, I work with individuals and couples who want to better understand themselves, strengthen their relationships, and create meaningful change. My areas of focus include anxiety and stress, relationship concerns, communication and intimacy, infidelity and betrayal recovery, life transitions, and personal growth.

For clients who want their Christian faith incorporated into counseling, Christian counseling is also available. Faith integration is always based on your preferences and is never assumed or required.

Counseling Services in Florida

Individual Counseling

I work with adults experiencing anxiety, stress, life transitions, relationship and attachment concerns, emotional overwhelm, and patterns that have been difficult to change.

Some clients come to counseling because something is clearly wrong. Others are functioning well in their careers, families, and daily responsibilities but recognize that internally they feel anxious, depleted, disconnected, or stuck in patterns they want to understand and change.

Learn more about Individual Counseling and Anxiety Therapy.

Couples & Marriage Counseling

I work with couples who want to improve communication, strengthen emotional and physical intimacy, understand recurring patterns of conflict, rebuild trust, or strengthen their relationship.

I have completed Level 3 training in the Gottman Method and incorporate research-informed Gottman interventions into my work with couples.

Learn more about Marriage and Couples Counseling.

Infidelity & Betrayal Recovery

Infidelity can destabilize both the relationship and each partner’s sense of safety, trust, and certainty about the future.

I provide specialized counseling for couples navigating affairs and other significant breaches of trust. Treatment may focus on stabilization, understanding what happened, rebuilding trust, and helping the couple determine how they want to move forward.

Extended or intensive sessions may be available when appropriate.

Learn more about Infidelity Recovery Counseling.

Christian Counseling in Florida

For clients who want it, Christian faith can be meaningfully integrated with evidence-based clinical care.

I bring particular depth to Christian counseling through 17 years serving as a therapist in the Counseling Ministry at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, in addition to more than 30 years of counseling experience.

Some clients specifically seek a Christian counselor. Others simply want a therapist who understands the importance of their faith while providing professional clinical care. I also work with clients who do not want faith incorporated into counseling.

Learn more about Christian Counseling in Florida.

Clients in the Port Charlotte area can also learn more about Christian Counseling in Port Charlotte.

An Integrative Approach to Counseling

My approach is individualized and may draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), attachment-based therapy, somatic and nervous-system-informed approaches, EMDR, and neuroscience-informed care.

For couples, I incorporate the Gottman Method.

Insight is important, but understanding why something happens does not always change the way we respond. Therapy can also involve practicing new ways of thinking, responding, regulating emotions, and relating to others so that insight can become meaningful change.

Counseling in Lakewood Ranch, Florida

I offer limited in-person counseling at my Lakewood Ranch office, convenient to Bradenton and Sarasota.

In-person appointments are available on select dates and may be combined with Telehealth counseling or used for extended or intensive sessions when clinically appropriate and available.

Because Lakewood Ranch appointments are available on select dates, ongoing weekly or biweekly in-person counseling is not offered at this location. Monthly in-person appointments may be available during some months.

Learn more about Counseling in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.

Online Counseling Throughout Florida

Telehealth allows me to work with adults and couples throughout Florida, including clients who live outside the Sarasota-Bradenton-Lakewood Ranch area.

Online counseling can be especially helpful for clients who value flexibility, privacy, and the ability to choose a therapist based on experience, specialization, and fit rather than proximity alone.

Learn more about Online Counseling in Florida.

Getting Started

There are several ways to get started.

Private-pay Telehealth: Schedule a 50- or 75-minute counseling appointment using the online appointment calendar.

In-person counseling in Lakewood Ranch: Request an appointment through the Contact form.

Using insurance through Headway: Insurance eligibility must first be confirmed through Headway, and appointments using insurance are scheduled through the Headway platform.

Not sure where to start? Schedule a complimentary 15-minute video consultation or send a message through the Contact form.

For rates, insurance information, and payment details, visit Rates & Insurance.