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I am a licensed clinical psychologist offering therapy for children, teens, and their caregivers. I have over 9 years of experience working with youth and families on issues such as child depression, anxiety, trauma, and behavioral problems. I earned my PhD in Clinical-Community Psychology from the University of South Carolina. I completed a pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Miami (UM) Mailman Center for Child Development, where I specialized in pediatric psychology, primarily working in school-based primary care clinics with middle and high-school students. In addition to years of academic and clinical training, I am also the mother of a toddler. Being a parent myself has deepened my understanding and empathy for the families with whom I work.

I am passionate about healing past trauma, attachment wounds, and self-esteem issues that stem from what you've been through. I am strength-focused, goal-oriented, and believe that the best outcomes occur when the client works together with the therapist to make progress. We establish trust and then make a team effort on the journey of healing.

I’m dedicated to helping young adults and professionals feel more grounded, self-aware, and aligned in their lives and relationships. I’ll meet you where you are while helping you move toward growth with clarity and confidence.

I am a licensed clinical social worker specializing in men's mental health in Jacksonville, FL, and throughout Florida. My practice focuses on adult men aged 30 and older. My male-oriented approach, honed through my training and extensive experience in various settings, including hospitals, inpatient addiction clinics, groups, and private practice, is particularly effective for men seeking to enhance their emotional awareness and expression.

We are all facing difficult challenges in this life and often we find ourselves unsure of where to turn or what to do. We all too easily get stuck in a rut and can use a little nudge to get us out and moving again. I'm glad you have taken the first step in seeking help. Counseling can seem a daunting endeavor but it can also be very beneficial and rewarding as a means to better understanding of ourselves. My hope is that you will continue reading about me and be able to gain an understanding and a comfort in us partnering together on your journey.

My name is Mike and I'm a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida. Throughout my career, my goal has been to help others to better understand the difficulties they are facing and find a path to work through those challenges. I accomplish this goal by openly and without judgement, meeting the client where they are. My approach includes principles from multiple theorists, each having their own benefits dependent on the issues that are being faced. Our focus will be on the present, the here and now. When necessary as part of developing better understanding, we will look at past events and triggers for how they have informed the present, but we are in the present. We will work collaboratively to better understand current problems, we'll set realistic goals for progress and develop skills necessary to not only overcome current issues but face future concerns as well.

My areas of practice include working with blended families, intimacy issues, infertility/adoption decisions, grief and loss, stages of life, as well as compassion fatigue/care giver issues along with anxiety, stress, and depression.

You've taken the important first steps in this journey to a healthier you. I look forward to having the opportunity to work with you but ultimately whether you choose to work with me or another counselor I hope you are able to gain a better understanding of yourself and create brighter future.

Best wishes, Mike

Welcome to Liberated Mind Counseling! I am deeply committed to partnering with growth minded creatives to make a lasting transformation into their happiest most fulfilled selves so they can finally experience a life of joy, meaning, creativity, and well-being. If you are looking for a counselor who can guide you to address: feeling stuck in situations, anxiety, overthinking, relationships and creative projects in your life, hopelessness after countless attempts to make lasting changes, disconnectedness from your life and the people around you or helplessness in the face of big, chaotic, or unmanageable emotions You've come to the right place.

Together we will be utilizing mindfulness and other cutting edge therapeutic techniques to change your relationship to yourself, your thoughts, and your emotions at the neurological level while practicing, opening, and strengthening your capacity to experience joy, compassion, forgiveness, and love in a way that is systematic and scientific.

It would be my pleasure to partner with you to achieve a life of joy, meaning, creativity, and well-being. Please contact me today for a free 30 minute phone consultation or visit me on my website. 727-451-9281