Find a Therapist in Venice, Florida.

I am committed to client empowerment and self-enhancement and I value the importance of the therapeutic alliance which highly correlates with positive therapeutic outcome. I do not take your choosing me to join you on your journey lightly and I will meet you where you are with empathy and non-judgment, realness and genuineness. We will work together to establish therapeutic goals and offer reciprocal feedback. The therapeutic process is not solely about addressing problems, it should also help to enhance and maintain skills necessary to help you function effectively in life as you are better able to think clearer, feel better and live freer.

Psychotherapy, encompassing modalities like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), offers a powerful and multifaceted process for addressing a wide range of mental health concerns beyond just depression. Through the therapeutic relationship, individuals gain a safe and supportive space to explore their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT equips clients with practical tools to identify and modify unhelpful patterns, fostering healthier coping mechanisms and improved emotional regulation. EMDR, when appropriate, can address the impact of past experiences and traumas that may underlie present difficulties, facilitating emotional processing and reducing their lingering effects. This holistic process empowers individuals to gain self-awar

My approach to therapy is not a quick fix or a band-aid approach. It is not self-help advice or executive coaching. It is a process of research-proven, emotional surgery that gets at the heart of your issues and heals them at their source. If you’re like many of my clients, you’ve conquered in the workplace and found success. And yet, you’re not at peace with your life. Whether it’s stress, trauma, addiction, strained relationships, or a lack of motivation, something needs to change. Often, my role is to help successful men get their hearts back. I can help you rediscover your purpose, reconnect with what matters, heal your insecurities, improve your relationships, and leave a legacy.

With a Master’s degree in counseling, I’m trained to treat a wide variety of common mental health issues like anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, grief, and relationship issues. However, my passion is helping stressed out men to overcome their barriers, bad-habits, and insecurities to experience healing and breakthrough. I do so using my training in counseling, my experience in ministry, and my expertise as a trained addiction coach. At Lion Counseling, our mission is to help you escape the cages that hold you back and become the lion God created you to be.

Through my master’s level classes in counseling, I’m trained to support my clients through a broad range of issues. So whether you’re struggling with anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, relationship conflict, life transition, parenting challenges, stress, or career challenges, I would be happy to help. Reach out today to begin your breakthrough

Coming to therapy can be scary and overwhelming. There is still a stigma attached to getting mental health treatment. Opening yourself up to a stranger or someone you recently met can make people feel vulnerable and exposed. I treat each person I see as a unique human being with their own struggle(s) preventing them from being who they want to be. I utilize different techniques with everyone to help them feel at peace and feel internal and external safety. This helps them act intentionally in their daily lives.

At KML, we believe that everyone is different. We are here to help connect you with a therapist/psychologist that is uniquely attuned to you and your needs. We have experts that are talk-based, while others are be highly skills-based (with board-certified Linehan DBT clinicians and CBT-insomnia program offering). Some are trained in EMDR, ART, and other trauma-informed methods. We also are certified in the safe and sound protocol, have access to virtual reality methods, offer cognitive remediation/executive function coaching and psychological testing. Ultimately, we are here to help you get what you need and to rework underlying negative core beliefs! You matter and you ARE good enough!