Therapists serving clients in Neptune Beach, FL

Hello, my name is Victoria. I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Florida with over 10 years of experience in both mental health and substance abuse counseling. You have reached out to me for a reason. Let’s partner together to get through this tough time, help you to feel better, and give you hope. For me, the most rewarding part of being a counselor is knowing that I played a role in positively affecting the life of another person. My counseling style is warm, relatable, and interactive. I see my clients as individuals and treat them as such with the respect and compassion they deserve, not stigmatizing labels. I think we can address the issues that are preventing you from living the life you want to live, keeping you in pain, and preventing you from acknowledging the existing positives in your life. I look to establish a counseling relationship based on genuineness, unconditional positive regard, spontaneity, and when needed humor. I have worked with clients from all walks of life with varying degrees of mental health needs and concerns, including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, career challenges, substance abuse, behavioral concerns, bereavement, and trauma. My background includes having worked on inpatient units with clients in severe distress and substance abuse issues; as well as higher functioning clients looking for more insight and better functioning. My counseling style is eclectic. I try to draw from many different approaches including cognitive behavioral, motivational interviewing, solution focused, existential, Acceptance and Commitment therapy, and Trauma Informed Care. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. I hold a master’s degree from the City University of New York Hunter College in Applied Psychology, affording me a background in research and theory. I also have a master’s degree in Rehabilitative and Mental Health Counseling from the University of South Florida which gave me the tools for working in many different counseling modalities with diverse clients. I also have worked with individuals with significant disabilities, children and adolescents, and group work. It took courage for you to reach out to me. If you are ready to take those steps towards a happier and more fulfilling life, I am here to help and support you. I look forward to working with you.

Hello, My name is Moises Ramy. I am a licensed mental health therapist in the State of Florida and a doctor of psychology. I graduated as a Doctor of Clinical Psychology from Carlos Albizu University, Miami Campus and completed my doctoral internship at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) in Lexington, Kentucky. At that time, the mission of FMC was a federal prison/hospital for incarcerated females with medical and psychological conditions. During my doctoral internship, I completed three clinical rotations. Two at FMC, in the Crisis Wing and in the General Population Unit and an elective rotation at Ridge Behavioral Health Sstem (formerly Charter Ridge Hospital of Lexington), Lexington, Kentucky assessing suicidality of adolescents in crisis from the Lexington area and the Appalachians. My clinical spectrum covers female and men from diverse populations, members of the LGBTQ community, homeless veterans, and young college students struggling with moderate to severe adjustment issues. During these clinical years, I have acquired vast experience helping clients from all walks of life who suffer from depression, anxiety, stress, interpersonal and relationship conflicts, bipolar disorder, sexual and gender identity issues, abuse and trauma, and co-occurrent substance disorders. I have offered most of my clinical services in diverse prisons and rehabilitation centers, private and community mental health hospitals, and veteran homeless organizations. My exposure and experience working with these populations have extraordinarily helped me gain more awareness about the human greatness and become a more empathetic, non-judgmental and non-directive clinician. My whole idea about psychotherapy is helping clients to help themselves so that they work on healthier solutions, develop strength to cope with their daily challenges and regain competence and control of their life.

At times we all experience challenges that effect our mental health. There are times when you need to address these challenges with a kind, compassionate, non-biased, intuitive listener, and that's me. I treat everyone with dignity and respect. My counseling style is warm and interactive. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, psycho-dynamic, dialectical behavioral therapy and rational-emotive counseling. I have been a psychotherapist for 12 years. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, OCD and ADHD. I also have helped many people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse. I believe in a team approach. We will develop treatment plans together to address your specific needs and concerns. Listed below is a client consent form and disclosure: CLIENT INFORMED CONSENT I understand that the service provided through BetterHelp is not intended for crisis situations and urgent needs. While my therapist, Jan Gunn, LMHC (License # MH 9798) is a licensed therapist in the state of Florida, Better Help services and/or online or text-based services may not be the best avenue for me to receive mental health care. If the use of this site or online services are not appropriate for my situation, I understand that my therapist will assist in providing me with additional options of in-person referrals where I can obtain care. Verification of Identity and Location at the time of session: I understand and agree to provide my therapist with a copy of a valid photo identification, such as a driver’s license, state ID, or passport at the start of our work together. This is to verify my identity including legal name, date of birth, and home address. If my address on the submitted ID is not included or not current, I will provide my clinician with my current correct address. I agree to provide my therapist with a phone number to reach me in an emergency. I understand that for safety reasons, my therapist will NOT meet with me in a moving vehicle, and that failure to inform my therapist of this information at the start of my session will result in the session being cancelled. In a crisis situation, I agree that I will either: TEXT: You can text the Crisis Text line by texting “Home" to 741-741 PHONE/VOICE: Call the Suicide Prevention Crisis Hotline via phone at (800) 273-8255 You can also call your psychiatrist for assistance or 911 IN PERSON: Go to your nearest emergency room for in-person help if you are in immediate crisis. I understand that my confidentiality is fully protected by law with the exceptions of these FOUR circumstances: If my therapist has concerns or suspicions of abuse or neglect of a child, elderly person, someone with a disability, or someone otherwise unable to care for themselves If I present as a risk of harm to myself or others in the professional judgement of my therapist If my therapist is legally compelled through subpoena or court order in any court proceedings regarding my care (this is rare, and if it were to happen, we would discuss it thoroughly.) If I choose to sign a Release of Information form I don’t have immediate access to the information you shared when you registered, and I have an ethical and legal responsibility to know how to contact you in case of emergency. Your emergency contact person will only be contacted in the event that I am concerned for your safety and am unable to reach you by any other means. Full name: Date of birth: Address: City, State, and Zip Code: Telephone number: Name of Emergency Contact Person: Relationship to Emergency Contact Person (friend, spouse, parent, etc): City of Residence: Emergency Contact Person’s Phone Number: I have read, understand, and agree to the Client Terms of Service at https://www.betterhelp.com/terms/ 10 This includes understanding and agreeing that: My BetterHelp therapist cannot provide, verify, or produce reports related to clinical diagnosis of a mental health condition. While trained to do so, services of this nature must be provided outside of the BetterHelp site/services at the discretion of my provider. My BetterHelp therapist cannot provide proof of attendance at, or reports regarding progress in, use of the site or services provided through the site. This includes documentation for court, custody agreements, employers, or any other party. My BetterHelp therapist cannot provide letters of support for Emotional Support Animal designations (or ESA’s.) I understand that I can seek out online therapy with Jan Gunn, LMHC or another clinician OUTSIDE of Better Help if I have needs for clinical diagnosis, biopsychosocial assessment with diagnosis (including psychological testing), or referrals for treatment that come from the legal system, child welfare services, or my employer, and may require documentation or proof of attendance. Privacy of Sessions If having a “live” session with my therapist, my therapist will ensure my privacy by using noise-cancelling headphones and being alone at the time of sessions. I understand that I am solely fully responsible for the privacy in my own environment for meetings. To ensure the greatest privacy, my clinician recommends: Ensuring that I am alone in the room I am meeting Using headphones for phone and video sessions whenever possible Muting the microphone (or turning off apps) that listen to my environment, such as Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Siri on Mac devices, or Bixby on Samsung devices If possible, placing a Bluetooth speaker or device outside of the space I am in that plays “white” noise or music to mute any options of hearing me speak during sessions. Scope/Location of Practice I understand that my therapist is ONLY able to work with clients who reside in Florida full time. This is a legal requirement for my clinical license to practice, and I will not jeopardize licensure status by violating this rule. If you are quarantined out-of-state, traveling, working, or residing at college outside of Florida, please let me know at the start of our work together. Risks and Benefits of Counseling: First and foremost, I can’t help if you aren’t here! In making an appointment, you are committing to that time for yourself to the exclusion of others. If you must cancel an appointment, you must provide no less than 24 hours’ notice unless there is an emergency. Failure to cancel in advance may result in changes to the type or frequency of sessions your clinician is able to offer. To gain the most from the therapy process, it’s helpful if you are honest about your commitments to self-examination, understanding, and our relationship. This includes any concerns you may have regarding services or with me. I want to serve you well and appreciate any feedback you may have that will help me to do so. Unwise applications of new learning are a common risk in therapy (e.g. being too harsh when learning to assert yourself) as well feeling as though you are regressing when feeling vulnerable. Therapy is a process that is often like taking three steps forward and one step back at times, but the overall momentum should be forward. Talking openly about this can help minimize stress about this process. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of others that participate in your counseling sessions, such as in family therapy sessions. In marital therapy, secrets between spouses works against successful outcome; in this regard, your counselor is not obliged to keep secrets of one spouse from the other spouse. It is best to avoid abrupt terminations from counseling and to honestly discuss, preferably by video or phone, the reasons for your desire to end care or transfer to a different clinician. This method can maximize growth and health at these times. Termination of Services If you do not interact with me for a period of time (either through appointments or messaging back and forth), I cannot ethically continue a treatment relationship with you. Sometimes I am not the best fit to work with a client for a variety of reasons (personal fit, clinical experience, schedule availability, cost, etc.) Clients can decide to end services or change counselors at any time, however it is in your best interest to let me know you are doing so in advance . If you’d like to switch counselors within BetterHelp, you can do so by clicking on the icon in the top right corner of the “Counseling” page, and choosing “Change counselor” from the drop-down menu. Make sure you specify in the feedback to support what you are looking for that is different. If you have any trouble with this, please reach out to support at contact@betterhelp.com. Know that if you decide to take this action, you will lose all written correspondence with me at that time on your client dashboard. To cancel your BetterHelp subscription, contact customer service via email (contact@betterhelp.com) or online at https://www.betterhelp.com/contact/ and ask them to cancel your account altogether. If you cancel your account and decide to return at a later date, BetterHelp will prompt you upon logging in about whether you would like to return to working with me, or find a different therapist. Please know that while I am happy to resume working with you at a later time, however, this is subject to my availability to see new or returning clients at that time. If you do not cancel your account or request a new therapist, you will continue to show as an “inactive” client on my caseload whether or not you are logging in to the site or participating in services or not. Please note that your agreement for counseling services with me is considered no longer valid once you have not been in contact with me here for a period of 30 (thirty) calendar days. Exceptions to this are only made in discussion of clear dates and plans between us on a case-by-case basis. On the BetterHelp site/app, I will continue to send you this same message regularly until you either: 1. respond and resume contact with me, 2. change therapists, or 3. cancel your account. Thank you. I AGREE TO THE CONDITIONS AND BOUNDARIES LISTED IN THIS CLIENT INFORMATION FORM. I ALSO AGREE TO NOTIFY MY THERAPIST OF ANY CHANGES PERTAINING TO THIS INFORMATION, AND UNDERSTAND THAT MY THERAPIST WILL DO THE SAME. Signature:____________________________________________________ It takes courage to seek help. The first step is to reach out and address your concerns. Just know that once you seek help that you're closer to creating change in your life. I'm ready when you are. I look forward to working with you!

My name is Deidre Ann Ricketts, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the state of Florida. I have been providing psychotherapy to individuals ranging from children to older adults for the past 7 years both in person and virtually. My training at Florida Atlantic University, where I earned my MSW degree, as well as my various employment opportunities over the years prepared me to engage in a client centered manner. It has been an honor and a privilege for me to walk alongside each individual as they faced various challenges in their life. Whether it was issues related to grief and loss, family challenges, past traumas, or other life cycle transitions, to name a few, I have made it my practice to approach each individual with respect and care. I understand that individuals know their own life experiences better than I ever could, and have a right to self-determination. I also believe the phrase “no man is an island” holds true, and as a result encourage clients to seek to build bridges, and where this may be impossible, seek acceptance of things one cannot change. The recognition that one is unable to manage one’s mental health alone can be frightening, and feelings of vulnerability and fear may immediately take over. If you have overcome, or at the very least, tolerated those dreaded feelings to the point of reading about me, I would like to personally acknowledge you for taking this step! I believe that finding a good therapist is like finding a good pair of shoes. When it fits, you know! If you are impressed to move forward with me, know that you will be greeted with warmth, care, and sincerity. I have also found that solution focused and cognitive based therapy modalities often produce good results. During our time together, I will seek to empower you on your journey, challenge you to grow, support your ups and downs, and celebrate with you when you have reached your mile stones. In the words of another famous saying, “the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”. I look forward to collaborating with you on your journey!

I am licensed in Florida with 29 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, coping with grief and loss, & coping with life changes. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!

I am licensed in Florida with 8 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with grief and loss, motivation, self esteem, and confidence, & depression. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!

I am licensed in Florida and Georgia with 20 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with lgbt-related issues & relationship issues. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!

I am licensed in Florida with 3 years of professional work experience in inpatient and outpatient settings- helping clients with needs that range from help dealing with day to day stressors to help with symptom management for acute and/or chronic mental health needs. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.

I am licensed in Florida with 13 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, & motivation, self esteem, and confidence. I believe we are the sum of what we encounter in life and how we react to these encounters. Encounters began during the time where we relied on others to love and protect us. When we didn’t have control over what happened to us. Sometimes leaving us with a uneasy perception of the world. If the perception is bad, the world is bad. If the perception is unsafe, the world is unsafe. If the perception is untrustworthy, the world is untrusting. Now the world in front of us has become full of unsatisfying feelings and a journey trying to escape emotional pain. As a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist, I combine the world of mental health and family/relational conflicts to help guide clients to a space where healing can began. For over 13 years, my work includes working with children from infancy to teenagers; young adults to geriatric; and with families, from single parents to blended. If you are tired of running from memories; need help with regaining the control you thought you lost or you’re ready to deal with the personality that life experiences have created in you, we can join forces and I can help guide you to a place of healing and understanding. Let’s work on developing a new meaning of your life so you can become a better you.

I am a licensed mental health counselor practicing in the state of Florida for the past 13 years. Much of my experience comes from working in a community mental health non-profit. This has given me the good fortune to work with adults and adolescents from all walks of life with all sorts of struggles, from mood disorders such as depression, difficulties with anger management and anxiety, to struggles within a family or relationship, to finding ways to cope with the everyday stressors that come with living in a very complicated time. I am a firm believer that anyone can benefit from counseling without some negative stigma. We all have times when a little outside perspective can help. I believe therapy should be an active conversation; we have moved far beyond laying on a couch and staring at a ceiling. My interventions often tend to be eclectic - a mixture of cognitive behavioral therapy, existentialism, solution focused treatment, client centered treatment, and even some humor when appropriate. Opening up about the difficulties we face can be a challenging but liberating experience. I applaud you taking this first step, and look forward to working with you.