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I have over 20 years of experience providing psychotherapy across a wide range of settings, including acute and non-acute mental health, residential treatment, and outpatient care. Throughout my career, I've worked with adults, adolescents, individuals, and couples facing everything from everyday life stressors to more complex emotional and psychological challenges.

While I work with a broad range of concerns, I have particular interests in relationship counseling using the Gottman Method, chronic pain utilizing Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), addiction, borderline personality disorder using DBT, and anxiety-related disorders. I also frequently help clients navigate life transitions, relationship difficulties, parenting, work stress, panic, and general emotional well-being.

One thing that deeply shapes my work is a genuine curiosity about the human condition. I believe every person's story makes sense when we take the time to understand it. Rather than viewing people through the lens of a diagnosis alone, I strive to understand the experiences, relationships, beliefs, and circumstances that have shaped who they are. I see therapy as a collaborative process of exploration, insight, and meaningful change.

Hello, I'm Payne Whitfield, a mental health counselor providing compassionate, confidential online therapy. I work with adults navigating life transitions, anxiety, depression, stress, grief, and relationship challenges.

I believe therapy works best when you feel truly seen and heard without judgment. My goal is to create a safe, supportive virtual space where you can explore what’s weighing on you and build practical tools for change. With years of life experience and clinical training, I bring a calm, grounded, and collaborative presence to our sessions.

I welcome clients from all backgrounds and identities. Whether you're coming to therapy for the first time or returning after a break, I’ll meet you where you are and work at your pace.

*** I am only accepting new in-person clients at this time*** Hello :) Here you are looking for someone to work with and that is brave! YOU hold the key to your inner joy. Do you acknowledge the importance of self-care, finding a healthy balance in your life, wanting to find your peace of mind, taking your power back and ready to be proactive about it? Our time together will be a safe place to talk, laugh, cry and heal. Consider it a "choose your own adventure" approach. I will guide you with techniques and help you learn new skills to apply to life.

Making the decision to start therapy is a profound investment of your time, energy, and vulnerability. If you are looking for a blank-slate clinician who simply nods and listens, we might not be the best fit. I offer a highly engaged, malleable, and unflinching partnership.

My approach is rooted in the belief that while the work of untangling our lives is deeply structural, the room itself doesn't always have to feel heavy. I bring a grounded warmth to my practice—which means knowing how to sit quietly in the gravity of a difficult truth, but also knowing when to break the tension, exhale, and find the light in the sheer complexity of being human. I won’t just sit in silence while you do all the heavy lifting; I am an active collaborator who adapts to exactly where you are.

I am a Florida state licensed Mental Health Counselor, a New Jersey state licensed Professional Counselor, a Licensed Drug and Alcohol Counselor, an Approved Clinical Supervisor and an Equine Interaction Professional. I have a great deal of experience in the treatment of addiction, dual diagnosis, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, behavioral issues, autism, relationship issues, and family conflict in adults and adolescents.

Hi! I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Master's degree in Social Work with over 17 years of experience supporting individuals through life's challenges. I take a solution-focused approach, helping clients build practical tools and make meaningful progress in their daily lives, I specialize in working with adults navigating stress, anxiety, depression, parenting or caregiving. I offer individual therapy in a supportive, down-to-earth space where you can feel heard and understood,

I believe therapy should be a space where you feel heard, understood, and empowered. My approach combines evidence-based practices with genuine human connection to help clients navigate challenges, build resilience, and create meaningful change. Whether you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or simply seeking greater clarity, I provide a supportive environment where healing and growth can occur.

For over 20 years, I have had the privilege of sitting with people through some of life's hardest moments: depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and the pain of racism and loss. My goal is to build a real connection with you, so you never feel alone in figuring this out. I'm here to support you on your journey of self-exploration and personal growth.

I want to help you help yourself. I believe everyone is capable of change and I will teach you skills to use everyday.