Therapists in Florida

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Susan Dixon is a licensed clinical social worker in Kissimmee, Florida, who works with children from about age three to fifteen. She helps kids who are struggling to adjust to something new or who are dealing with loss, anxiety, depression, ADHD, OCD, selective mutism, bullying or behavior problems. She is certified in early childhood interventions, and since play is the natural language of many children, play therapy is central to her work, along with art therapy, expressive arts, CBT, DBT and family systems. Parents are an important part of the process, and she focuses on helping parent and child understand each other better. She sees clients in person in Kissimmee and online.

Counselor, MA, LMHC, FLCS

Garrett Leslie is a licensed mental health counselor and Florida board-approved clinical supervisor in Oviedo, part of the Tree of Life team. He sees children, teens, adults, couples and families, with a focus on marriage and relationship struggles, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief, and his listing also includes ADHD, OCD, addiction and LGBTQ+ concerns. His style is relational, combining warmth and acceptance with clinical clarity, and he believes a therapist can only guide others as far as he has traveled himself. His methods include EMDR, emotionally focused therapy, ACT, CBT, DBT, Gestalt and family systems. He offers sessions in person in Oviedo and online.

Family Therapist, MS, LMFT

Elizabeth Gorovitz is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Winter Park, Florida, with 24 years in practice. Much of her work is with couples caught in the same repeating fight, where one partner withdraws and the other erupts, and she helps them recognize and change those protective patterns. She also addresses intimacy, trust, communication, infidelity and family trauma, and works with individuals on anxiety, depression, life transitions, LGBTQ+ concerns and perinatal issues. Her approach is grounded in family systems and draws on the Gottman Method, emotionally focused therapy, IFS, attachment-based work and CBT, aiming for safer emotional connection. She offers sessions in person in Winter Park and online.

Mental Health Counselor, MS, LMHC, QS

Aalysha Gonzalez is a licensed mental health counselor and qualified supervisor in Lake Mary, Florida, who works with adults online. She focuses on how past trauma can show up in the present through rumination, low self-esteem, poor sleep, trouble concentrating and a harsh inner critic. She also treats anxiety, depression, relationship problems, life transitions, stress, family issues, substance use and bipolar disorder. Her methods include EMDR, internal family systems, CBT, mindfulness and solution-focused brief therapy, with a strength-based outlook aimed at helping clients worry less, think more freely and pursue what matters to them. Sessions are held online.

Counselor, MS, LMHC, CGT

Jeremy Scott is a licensed mental health counselor and certified Gottman therapist with six years in practice, based in Oviedo, Florida, and seeing clients online. He offers individual therapy, addiction counseling, premarital and dating counseling, and marriage counseling for teens, adults and couples dealing with relationship strain, anxiety, depression, stress and substance use. Authenticity is central to his work: he helps clients identify what is blocking them from living as their true selves and from finding real fulfillment. He is intensively trained in DBT and also draws on the Gottman Method, Prepare and Enrich, CBT, trauma-focused care and Christian counseling for clients who want it. Sessions are held online.

Counselor, LMHC, LCPC, LCMHC, LPCC-S

Emilie Butler is a licensed mental health counselor practicing at Butterfly Mental Health Counseling, based in Winter Park near Orlando, with over 20 years in the mental health field. She holds counseling licenses in Florida, Ohio, Maryland and North Carolina. She works with adults on anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma and relationship and couples concerns, and supports women through parenting, pregnancy and the postpartum period. Her approach is person-centered and practical, using CBT, mindfulness-based and solution-focused methods to set clear goals and build coping skills and self-confidence. She provides all sessions online as telehealth.