Meet Our Therapists in Tampa, St. Petersburg & Sarasota
View our team of top-rated therapists and explore by location and specialization
Samantha Wilson, MA, LMHC
Sarasota | Trauma, EMDR & Child Therapist
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Samantha offers trauma and relationship counseling for couples, adults, teens, and children at our Sarasota therapy office. Trained in EMDR and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with experience across school-based and community care settings, she helps clients move through complex trauma, PTSD, relational stress, and life transitions. Her approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded, balancing genuine compassion with practical tools and honest conversation so that therapy feels both supportive and meaningful.
SPECIALTIES
EMDR, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), and strengths-based, collaborative approaches. Complex trauma, PTSD, couples and relational stress, anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Specialized work with couples recovering from relational distress and clients carrying long-standing trauma who are ready to feel genuinely seen and understood. Couples, adults, teens, and children. Sarasota and statewide Florida telehealth.
Ellie Smith, Mental Performance Student Intern
St. Petersburg | Mental Performance Intern | Sport & Performance
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Ellie supports athletes and performers at our St. Petersburg & Tampa offices, focusing on the mental side of sport and performance. A former athlete and dancer who navigated her own recovery from bilateral ACL injuries, she brings lived understanding to the confidence, focus, and identity challenges that come with high-level performance. Currently pursuing a master's degree in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology and working toward the Certified Mental Performance Consultant credential, Ellie helps clients build practical mental skills that translate directly into training, competition, and life.
SPECIALTIES
Mental performance skills, confidence building, focus and resilience training, and goal-oriented performance consulting. Performance anxiety, burnout, consistency under pressure, injury recovery, return-to-play, and athletic identity. Specialized work with athletes and performers navigating setbacks, rebuilding trust in their bodies, and developing a balanced sense of self beyond sport. Individuals, couples, and families.
Christine Pickering, Ph.D., BCBA, NCSP
Tampa, St. Pete & Sarasota | Psychological Testing & Evaluations
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Dr. Pickering provides psychological testing and evaluations for children, teens, and adults across our Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Sarasota offices. With 17+ years of experience and triple credentialing as a Licensed Psychologist, BCBA, and Nationally Certified School Psychologist, she specializes in ADHD, autism, learning disability, and gifted assessment.
SPECIALTIES
Evidence-based standardized assessment, integrated cognitive and behavioral testing, and ABA-informed evaluation. ADHD, autism, learning disability, gifted, and psychoeducational evaluations, plus 504/IEP and accommodation documentation. Children, teens, college students, and adults.
Julia Loewi, MSW, LCSW
Sarasota | Couples, ADHD & Life Transitions Therapist
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Julia Loewi works with high-functioning individuals and couples in Sarasota who want the same clarity and success in their relationships that they have achieved in other parts of life. Her structured, solution-focused style is paired with the deeper insight required for lasting change.
SPECIALTIES
Gottman Method Level 3, Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), and Certified Financial Therapy (CFSW). Couples, ADHD in adults, life transitions, postpartum adjustment, and relocation. Adults and couples. Sarasota office and Florida telehealth.
Ciana Nguyen, MS, LCSW
Sarasota | Child, Family & Veteran-Connected Care Therapist
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Ciana Nguyen is a trauma-informed, developmentally-sensitive clinician who supports children, adolescents, adults, and families. Her warm, collaborative space is shaped by years of work with military families, veterans, and the unique demands of healing across complex systems.
SPECIALTIES
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), CBT for Chronic Pain (CBT-CP), Motivational Interviewing, Pain Neuroscience Education, supportive therapy, play therapy, and mindfulness-based strategies. Anxiety disorders, depression, PTSD, complex trauma, adjustment disorders, grief, and military and veteran care. Children, adolescents, adults, and families. Tampa office and Florida telehealth.
Chelsea Walker, MA, LMFT
Sarasota | Couples, Women's & Older Adult Therapist
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Chelsea Walker is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Sarasota who creates a compassionate, client-centered space for healing and growth. She works with couples, families, and individuals navigating relationship challenges, life transitions, grief, and the personal struggles that ask for deeper attention.
SPECIALTIES
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and the Gottman Method. Couples communication, conflict, infidelity recovery, women's empowerment, life transitions, and grief in older adults. Couples, families, individuals, women, and older adults. Sarasota office and Florida telehealth.
Nicole Young, MSW, LCSW
Sarasota | Child, Teen & Family Therapist
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Nicole Young specializes in supporting and empowering children, teens, and families through the emotional, relational, and developmental shifts of growing up. Her warm, attuned style balances gentle encouragement with the practical tools families need to communicate, connect, and grow together.
SPECIALTIES
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), solution-focused strategies, and mindfulness techniques. Anxiety, emotional regulation, motivation, school-related stress, family transitions, and self-confidence. Specialized experience with foster youth, behavioral concerns, and juvenile justice involvement. Children, preteens, teens, and families. Sarasota office and Florida telehealth.