Sarasota, Florida, United States
I am the Doctor of Intimacy. I am relationship, mental health and a certified sex therapist, consultant, teacher, supervisor, and researcher who is licensed as a counselor in Florida, New Jersey, New York, and Wisconsin. My credentials included Licensed Mental Health Christian Counselor; Board Certified-TeleMental Health Provider; Certified Sex Therapist; Certified Sex Offender Provider, National Certified Counselor, Gottman Trained Therapist – Level 1, 2, and 3; American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapist (AASECT); EMDRIA-Approved EMDR Therapist, and a Florida and Wisconsin Qualified Supervisor. I have a private practice called Cape Coral/Sarasota Therapists. I host a podcast/radio show call "Bringing Intimacy Back". I am the owner of Vacation Counseling, an exclusive and intimate couples retreat in Southwest Florida. I am the author of seven ebooks on Amazon called Improving Intimacy: Self, Spirit, and Spouse and Improving Intimacy: It Starts With You. www I believe that counseling is helping individuals move pass the notion of being overwhelm and stuck. I utilize solution-focused & cognitive behavioral techniques that give individuals effective coping skills for many social and personal issues such as stress, depression, anxiety, anger management, mistrust, poor communication, and many other mental health problems. As a counselor, I provide an empathetic atmosphere for individuals to realize that they are not alone in their struggles and I empower them to overcome their struggles so that they can reach their goals. I am in private practice in Cape Coral and Fort Myers. I see individuals, children, adolescents, seniors, couples, and families. I have mornings, days, and evening appointments. Please feel free to contact me if you would like an appointment. My Specialties: I specialize in dealing with clients who have anxiety, depression, anger management, relationship, self-esteem, addiction, abuse, decision-making, loneliness, and/or job & career issues in Lee and Collier County. I counsel adults, seniors, teenagers, & couples. I have a Masters Degree and a Educational Specialist Degree in Counseling and a Doctoral Degree in Counseling Psychology. I have a Mental Health License and School Counseling Certification.
WE PROVIDE EFFECTIVE AND SOLUTION-FOCUS COUNSELING FOR INDIVIDUALS, COUPLES, AND FAMILIES “When you’re faced with challenges that seem overwhelming, feeling stuck disconnected, or like life is against you, Cape Coral Therapists are here to help. Our skilled therapists will help you gain freedom from suffering and a sense of self-mastery through insight, empowerment, and coping skills and resources tailored to your specific needs. As Cape Coral Therapists, we will provide you with quality, confidential counseling services in a relaxing and peaceful environment.”
Provide multicultural counseling and preventive services to children, adolescents, adults, couples and family. Conduct assessments and create treatment plans with clients to facilitate change and maintain client files. Collaborate services with physicians to assist clients with medication needs. Administer and evaluate standardized career and psychological inventories. Supervise post-master mental health clinicians. Create and teach professional development curriculum for interns. Prepare and oversee marketing strategies, financial statements, and goals.
About Vacation Counseling We provide an intimate, exclusive, and effective couple's retreat - one couple at a time. Each couple will have an experienced team of therapists, with each therapist bringing a specific set of skills for each unique couple. As a team we have over 100+ years of experience and we utilize a variety of methods for couples such as the Gottman Method, Temperament Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy and Emotionally-Focused therapy. We also can provide spiritual based interventions and creative forms of therapy, such as art and self expressions. Our philosophy is to deliver a concierge couples retreat in a vacation setting that will increase the emotional, mental, spiritual and physical intimacy within a couple.
Counsel students on their psychological, vocational, and curriculum needs. Assess students’ needs and develop and facilitate workshops and counseling groups based on students’ needs and professors’ requests. Coordinate accommodations for students with disabilities and lead the Disability Support Services Committee. Manage and supervise career and mental health counselors Devise and utilize technology and online resources to provide counseling, career development, and disability services to the college students. Educate students about resources according to their needs. Supervise counselors. Work on the Clinical Mental Health Counselor Diversity Advisory Board for CACREP. Serve as a guest lecturer for various CACREP master level classes and some undergraduate courses. Research legislative regulations and ethical guidelines on counseling practices and licensures and ADA accommodations.