Find Adoption Therapists and Psychologists in Oakland, FL (2024)

Irene Cortes

Counselor, LMHC

Verified Verified

Oakland,FL34787 (Online Only)

Life events present challenges and may serve as roadblocks in our lives weighing us down, stunting our growth, confusing our path and making it difficult to move on. I believe these challenges are opportunities for growth, to evolve, heal, and reconnect with ourselves. I will be glad to be part of this process to help you heal, modify, and make changes that maximize your potential allowing you to be your best self and to function at your best.

Life events present challenges and may serve as roadblocks in our lives weighing us down, stunting our growth, confusing our path and making it difficult to move on. I believe these challenges are opportunities for growth, to evolve, heal, and reconnect with ourselves. I will be glad to be part of this process to help you heal, modify, and make changes that maximize your potential allowing you to be your best self and to function at your best.

(786) 418-1069

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Shawn Pedani, LISW-S

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LISW-S

Verified Verified

Oakland,FL34787

My ideal client seeks growth, willing to engage in introspection and change. They value collaboration and trust, open to exploring diverse perspectives. They demonstrate resilience, motivated to navigate challenges. They prioritize self-care and commit to the therapeutic process. Together, we cultivate a safe space for exploration, fostering empowerment and holistic well-being.

My ideal client seeks growth, willing to engage in introspection and change. They value collaboration and trust, open to exploring diverse perspectives. They demonstrate resilience, motivated to navigate challenges. They prioritize self-care and commit to the therapeutic process. Together, we cultivate a safe space for exploration, fostering empowerment and holistic well-being.

(330) 583-1124

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Charis Counseling Center

Counselor, LMHC

Verified Verified

Oakland,FL34760

Charis Counseling Center has been providing expert counseling in the central Florida area since its inception in 2000. Charis offers the services of trained professionals who provide comfort and hope as they guide you toward overcoming obstacles and experiencing the authentic, abundant life. We also provide psychiatric medical management quickly and efficiently.

Charis Counseling Center has been providing expert counseling in the central Florida area since its inception in 2000. Charis offers the services of trained professionals who provide comfort and hope as they guide you toward overcoming obstacles and experiencing the authentic, abundant life. We also provide psychiatric medical management quickly and efficiently.

(407) 258-1147

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Amanda Dumas

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Verified Verified

1 Endorsed

Winter Garden,FL34787

My approach to therapy is that every client is different and has unique experiences and needs. Sometimes current life experiences such as school, work, and family dynamics can be stressful. Sometimes it is traumatic experiences from the past that impact people in the present. I can help people of all ages (children, teens, and adults) develop an understanding of their experiences and learn coping skills for the present. I work with people who have experienced trauma and loss including challenges regarding divorce,

adoption

, and abuse.

My approach to therapy is that every client is different and has unique experiences and needs. Sometimes current life experiences such as school, work, and family dynamics can be stressful. Sometimes it is traumatic experiences from the past that impact people in the present. I can help people of all ages (children, teens, and adults) develop an understanding of their experiences and learn coping skills for the present. I work with people who have experienced trauma and loss including challenges regarding divorce,

adoption

, and abuse.

(321) 730-3773

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Connected Counseling Orlando

Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, RPT

Verified Verified

6 Endorsed

Winter Garden,FL34787

I believe that we can only be seen and healed within the context of relationships. My passion is to serve my clients by providing them with the tools and resources needed to live an abundant life and maintain healthy relationships. Marriage, parenting, blended families,

adoption

, relationship issues, self-esteem, anxiety, and stress can become challenging. My job as your therapist is to guide and support you on your healing journey towards living an abundant life.

I believe that we can only be seen and healed within the context of relationships. My passion is to serve my clients by providing them with the tools and resources needed to live an abundant life and maintain healthy relationships. Marriage, parenting, blended families,

adoption

, relationship issues, self-esteem, anxiety, and stress can become challenging. My job as your therapist is to guide and support you on your healing journey towards living an abundant life.

(321) 415-3261

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Megan A White

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW

Verified Verified

Winter Garden,FL34787

Megan has had a wealth of experience with grief, infertility and

adoption

.

There are so many ways trauma can come into our lives: abuse, death, divorce, infertility, miscarriage, and through losses of a loved one, a job, our security, or our stability. As humans, we are all susceptible to traumatic experiences and the ways they impact our bodies. But there is HOPE! I am confident that much healing comes from the experience of the therapeutic relationship, one of trust, encouragement, non-judgment, and professionalism. As I have done for so many clients in my career, let me walk alongside you and assist you on your personal path to healing.

Megan has had a wealth of experience with grief, infertility and

adoption

.

There are so many ways trauma can come into our lives: abuse, death, divorce, infertility, miscarriage, and through losses of a loved one, a job, our security, or our stability. As humans, we are all susceptible to traumatic experiences and the ways they impact our bodies. But there is HOPE! I am confident that much healing comes from the experience of the therapeutic relationship, one of trust, encouragement, non-judgment, and professionalism. As I have done for so many clients in my career, let me walk alongside you and assist you on your personal path to healing.

(407) 559-8748

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Jennifer Lombardo

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CCTP

Verified Verified

6 Endorsed

Winter Garden,FL34777 (Online Only)

Hello, I look forward to working with you! I imagine you're here because it's time to find more fulfillment, clarity, peace and joy in your life and maybe less anxiety, sadness, confusion. Or maybe you're already aware of what is working well for you and just need extra support to achieve greater understanding and mastery of self. From many years of working with diverse clients and populations, I've learned that one style does not fit all. While I customize various approaches for anxiety and depression, I also specialize in trauma, strategic solutions, and working with other "helpers".

Hello, I look forward to working with you! I imagine you're here because it's time to find more fulfillment, clarity, peace and joy in your life and maybe less anxiety, sadness, confusion. Or maybe you're already aware of what is working well for you and just need extra support to achieve greater understanding and mastery of self. From many years of working with diverse clients and populations, I've learned that one style does not fit all. While I customize various approaches for anxiety and depression, I also specialize in trauma, strategic solutions, and working with other "helpers".

(321) 342-2569

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Noris DeJesus-Petrone

Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LP-MFT

Verified Verified

1 Endorsed

Winter Garden,FL34787 (Online Only)

I have always known that helping others is my purpose. My own personal life challenges and feeling that I was in a dark place pushed me a strong desire to understand myself and my feelings at a deeper level. I realized that I wanted to leave the world better than I had found it, and I wanted to do so by helping others to heal. My own healing journey brought me to help others through therapy. I use a strengths-based approach to help my clients ease the pain that they are experiencing, by not only being there and offering an empathetic ear, but by helping them to find the joy in life that they may have thought would be lost forever.

I have always known that helping others is my purpose. My own personal life challenges and feeling that I was in a dark place pushed me a strong desire to understand myself and my feelings at a deeper level. I realized that I wanted to leave the world better than I had found it, and I wanted to do so by helping others to heal. My own healing journey brought me to help others through therapy. I use a strengths-based approach to help my clients ease the pain that they are experiencing, by not only being there and offering an empathetic ear, but by helping them to find the joy in life that they may have thought would be lost forever.

(215) 458-2064

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Life and Hope Counseling Center

Counselor, LMHC

Verified Verified

Winter Garden,FL34787

The mission of Life and Hope Counseling Center is to provide a caring environment that empowers our clients to begin to explore and make courageous choices that promote growth and healing. We are committed to families, individuals, couples and children to provide them with the best quality services that bring hope, support, and guidance into their life’s purpose. We focus on the strengths of each individual and family that will empower them to use these gifts as a catalyst for change. We believe that the counseling relationship is one of mutual trust and respect that promotes a healthy vision into one’s journey.

The mission of Life and Hope Counseling Center is to provide a caring environment that empowers our clients to begin to explore and make courageous choices that promote growth and healing. We are committed to families, individuals, couples and children to provide them with the best quality services that bring hope, support, and guidance into their life’s purpose. We focus on the strengths of each individual and family that will empower them to use these gifts as a catalyst for change. We believe that the counseling relationship is one of mutual trust and respect that promotes a healthy vision into one’s journey.

(352) 822-3554

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Deborah Galvin

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW

Verified Verified

Winter Garden,FL34787

As a therapist, I feel it is most important for a client to feel heard, safe, cared for, and understood by the therapist they choose. I believe that when a client experiences this level of comfort with their therapist, that is when the most positive changes occur. I enjoy working with motivated clients who are seeking to make positive changes in their lives. I support my clients with patience, guidance, empathy, and understanding throughout each unique journey.

As a therapist, I feel it is most important for a client to feel heard, safe, cared for, and understood by the therapist they choose. I believe that when a client experiences this level of comfort with their therapist, that is when the most positive changes occur. I enjoy working with motivated clients who are seeking to make positive changes in their lives. I support my clients with patience, guidance, empathy, and understanding throughout each unique journey.

(407) 641-3826

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The Nurture Place

Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern

Verified Verified

Winter Garden,FL34787

We all have times in our lives when we need someone to walk with us through the challenges of life. We are here to be your support, no matter the challenges. The Nurture Place provides opportunities for individuals and families to discover and develop their strengths, heal from adversity and grow thriving and strong connections.

We all have times in our lives when we need someone to walk with us through the challenges of life. We are here to be your support, no matter the challenges. The Nurture Place provides opportunities for individuals and families to discover and develop their strengths, heal from adversity and grow thriving and strong connections.

(407) 204-1101

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Dr. Nicole Parkes

Psychologist, PsyD

Verified Verified

Winter Garden,FL34787 (Online Only)

Are you sick and tired of feeling down, anxious, stressed out, out of sorts? Do you feel like you can’t talk to the people in your life about your problems because they brush you off or they just don’t get it? I specialize in helping people get through the rough patches. Depression, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma—whatever it is pulling you down, I can help bring you back up. Healing is possible and you have everything inside of you to heal and to live a really beautiful life, that’s just perfect for you. Sometimes we get stuck and have old, unresolved pain that prevents us from living in our own truth and light.

Are you sick and tired of feeling down, anxious, stressed out, out of sorts? Do you feel like you can’t talk to the people in your life about your problems because they brush you off or they just don’t get it? I specialize in helping people get through the rough patches. Depression, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma—whatever it is pulling you down, I can help bring you back up. Healing is possible and you have everything inside of you to heal and to live a really beautiful life, that’s just perfect for you. Sometimes we get stuck and have old, unresolved pain that prevents us from living in our own truth and light.

(702) 941-8807

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William Carmody

Counselor, MEd, EdS, MBA, LMHC, NCC

Verified Verified

Winter Garden,FL34787

Do you feel empty? Hopeless? Do you feel as though your alone on a journey that never seems to end? Is your life a black hole that you just can't fill? You are not alone! I understand the loss of hope. I understand the pain and lonliness can be too great to bear. The great news is that you can move past this place to restore your physical, emotional and spiritual health! I believe in you! I believe that whatever pains you may be suffering, whatever heartache you may feeling, that you are bigger than your pain and suffering.

Do you feel empty? Hopeless? Do you feel as though your alone on a journey that never seems to end? Is your life a black hole that you just can't fill? You are not alone! I understand the loss of hope. I understand the pain and lonliness can be too great to bear. The great news is that you can move past this place to restore your physical, emotional and spiritual health! I believe in you! I believe that whatever pains you may be suffering, whatever heartache you may feeling, that you are bigger than your pain and suffering.

(407) 501-8416

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Bryan Truelove

Counselor, LMHC

Verified Verified

1 Endorsed

Winter Garden,FL34787

Feeling trapped in a repetitive cycle? Maybe it's time to make a change. Relationships can grow stale to the point of living as roommates. Families can fall apart over unresolved conflict. Personal obstacles might be holding you back from reaching your full potential. How would each day differ if you overcame your own struggles, mended broken family relationships, or brought your marriage back from the brink to full restoration? Isn’t it worth trying for?

Feeling trapped in a repetitive cycle? Maybe it's time to make a change. Relationships can grow stale to the point of living as roommates. Families can fall apart over unresolved conflict. Personal obstacles might be holding you back from reaching your full potential. How would each day differ if you overcame your own struggles, mended broken family relationships, or brought your marriage back from the brink to full restoration? Isn’t it worth trying for?

(321) 522-0109

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Rachel Russell Cristello

Counselor, MS, LMHC, CSAT

Verified Verified

Winter Garden,FL34787

I take a strength-based, problem-solving approach with each client by extending a hand of grace through compassion, building trust, and offering hope. I highlight positive aspects of self that propel my clients toward healing and growth.Diverse life experiences have provided insight and passion for helping others. Using CBT techniques from a Christian Worldview, I collaborate with clients and support them as they walk though the changes necessary to fulfill their goals and experience the abundance of what God has planned for them. Let's work together to restore your life, rebuild your relationships, and renew your hope.

I take a strength-based, problem-solving approach with each client by extending a hand of grace through compassion, building trust, and offering hope. I highlight positive aspects of self that propel my clients toward healing and growth.Diverse life experiences have provided insight and passion for helping others. Using CBT techniques from a Christian Worldview, I collaborate with clients and support them as they walk though the changes necessary to fulfill their goals and experience the abundance of what God has planned for them. Let's work together to restore your life, rebuild your relationships, and renew your hope.

(407) 993-1317

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Julie Taylor

Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT

Verified Verified

1 Endorsed

Winter Garden,FL34787

Marriage & family are simple words, but often complex environments. My own marriage, children, & now grandchildren have combined with years of counseling experience to give me both the desire & the knowledge to be helpful. I have been a new bride, a mother, and a grandma who takes the little one’s while my children travel with their spouse. I understand the challenges of marriage, and enjoy helping others find solutions to the deepest of issues. I also enjoy getting down on the floor with the little ones to use my unique skillset as a child therapy specialist to help them through things like trauma, difficulties in school and more.

Marriage & family are simple words, but often complex environments. My own marriage, children, & now grandchildren have combined with years of counseling experience to give me both the desire & the knowledge to be helpful. I have been a new bride, a mother, and a grandma who takes the little one’s while my children travel with their spouse. I understand the challenges of marriage, and enjoy helping others find solutions to the deepest of issues. I also enjoy getting down on the floor with the little ones to use my unique skillset as a child therapy specialist to help them through things like trauma, difficulties in school and more.

(407) 739-7260

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Sandra Moenssens

Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LMHC

Verified Verified

2 Endorsed

Clermont,FL34711

Are you looking for an experienced, well versed counselor to help you overcome obstacles that stand in the way of your achieving personal and professional goals? You have come to the right place. After having more than 30 years of experience in the mental health field, I am perfectly suited to help you in the quickest way possible.

Are you looking for an experienced, well versed counselor to help you overcome obstacles that stand in the way of your achieving personal and professional goals? You have come to the right place. After having more than 30 years of experience in the mental health field, I am perfectly suited to help you in the quickest way possible.

(321) 230-0740

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Jessica Sauer

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Verified Verified

Winter Garden,FL34787

Welcome to Brand New Day Counseling! I'm a trauma-informed, strengths-based, person-centered therapist who values and honors all backgrounds, beliefs, and perspective diversity. I help kids, teens and adults cope with a multitude of mental health issues and psychosocial challenges. My passion is helping clients navigate and redirect how anxiety and mood disorders, stress, OCD, Asperger's Syndrome and other mental health concerns impact all aspects of their lives. I'm honored to be on an empowerment journey with clients who seek practical strategies for growth. My philosophy is to help "humans with humaning," which is hard sometimes!

Welcome to Brand New Day Counseling! I'm a trauma-informed, strengths-based, person-centered therapist who values and honors all backgrounds, beliefs, and perspective diversity. I help kids, teens and adults cope with a multitude of mental health issues and psychosocial challenges. My passion is helping clients navigate and redirect how anxiety and mood disorders, stress, OCD, Asperger's Syndrome and other mental health concerns impact all aspects of their lives. I'm honored to be on an empowerment journey with clients who seek practical strategies for growth. My philosophy is to help "humans with humaning," which is hard sometimes!

(321) 456-9819

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Sarah Craft

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, QS

Verified Verified

1 Endorsed

Winter Garden,FL34787 (Online Only)

You can expect a safe place to be your authentic self. You can say what you need to say and feel how you need to feel without fear of judgment. As your therapist, I will be fully engaged in your treatment. I will provide active listening, work with you on identifying destructive thought patterns and teach you how to change the narrative. You will be heard. You will be validated. You will learn how to respond to stressful situations without looking back in regret for what you said or did.

You can expect a safe place to be your authentic self. You can say what you need to say and feel how you need to feel without fear of judgment. As your therapist, I will be fully engaged in your treatment. I will provide active listening, work with you on identifying destructive thought patterns and teach you how to change the narrative. You will be heard. You will be validated. You will learn how to respond to stressful situations without looking back in regret for what you said or did.

(813) 680-5098

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Nicole Denise Palow

Counselor, MS, LMHC

Verified Verified

Winter Garden,FL34787 (Online Only)

There are times in all of our lives when we experience challenging emotional situations.When these situations arrive we can benefit from the support of a person outside of our inner circle. Whether you are struggling with an crisis or change in your life, or even if you are just feeling mildly upset, it can take a toll on your life. Everyone can benefit from psychotherapy. No problem is too minor, severe, or unusual to be explored and healed. I approach my clients with care so that together we can built a plan that will help them achieve their goals.

There are times in all of our lives when we experience challenging emotional situations.When these situations arrive we can benefit from the support of a person outside of our inner circle. Whether you are struggling with an crisis or change in your life, or even if you are just feeling mildly upset, it can take a toll on your life. Everyone can benefit from psychotherapy. No problem is too minor, severe, or unusual to be explored and healed. I approach my clients with care so that together we can built a plan that will help them achieve their goals.

(407) 278-4229

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Does my adopted child need therapy?

Not every adopted child needs therapy. However, many can benefit from seeing an adoption-informed therapist, especially if they were victims of abuse or neglect, appear withdrawn or disconnected, have behavioral or developmental issues (which may or may not be related to their adoption), are struggling with feelings of grief or loss surrounding their birth parents, or find it difficult to establish an identity, a challenge that often becomes most apparent during adolescence.


When should adoptive parents seek therapy?

Prospective parents can benefit from therapy even before an adoption—for example, to voice worries and fears; to reconcile infertility struggles, if relevant; or simply to prepare themselves for parenthood. After the adoption, parents who are struggling to bond with their child; are unsure how to talk about adoption or related issues, such as race; or whose child is dealing with developmental, behavioral, or psychiatric concerns can address these and other issues with the help of an adoption-competent therapist.


Is family therapy appropriate for adoptive families?

Family therapy can be invaluable for strengthening the bond between adoptive parents and children, helping the latter feel more secure in their place in the family. Family therapy can also help adoptive families navigate complex communication issues—for example, parents who feel uncomfortable discussing race with their child, who in turn feels invalidated by their silence, or a child who has questions about his birth parents but avoids asking them out of fear of hurting his adoptive parents’ feelings.


What therapy is not appropriate for adoption issues?

A discredited therapy known as “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy” or “rebirthing therapy”) should not be used to treat adopted and foster children, though it was largely designed for this population. Attachment therapy involves restraining, coercing, and punishing the child in order for them to “release” negative emotions and attach to their new caregivers—techniques that are abusive and dangerous and have even proven fatal in some cases.


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