CENTER FOR THE HEALING ARTS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Deanne is passionate about assisting people in discovering their path to happiness by guiding them in identifying what challenges are in their way (conscious or unconscious). Deanne has come to believe, through her decade of clinical experience, that each person has an inherent capacity to create a life of value and meaning, and that her job is to create the safe space where each client's truth and authentic self can emerge. Deanne knows when she and her clients co-create this sacred space that her clients' trauma, loss, and grief will heal and they will reclaim their inherent wisdom, feelings, expressions, and clear thinking.
Job Titles:
- Master Dog Trainer / Co - Founder Psychological Service Dogs, Inc.
Jocelyn has trained dogs throughout the world for over 40 years. She is known for her balance in teaching with compassion and boundaries. In addition to her expertise in training service dogs she also excels in training dogs in obedience, protection, guarding and competitions.
As Jocelyn embraces the journey of bringing Psychological Service Dogs to those in need she looks forward to training other trainers throughout the world.
Katie (Registered Mental Health Intern #20734) has always had a passion and a talent for assisting others through their challenges and became a psychotherapist to fulfill this passion! She views it as an honor and a privilege to be part of her clients process as they navigate their journey in healing, self-discovery, achieving their goals and taking control of their narrative.
Katie deeply respects that it can take bravery to make that first appointment, therefore, she is fierce about fostering a safe, respectful, patient, and sacred space for clients to share and build a therapeutic relationship.
Katie works with all ages from 11yrs old through seniors. Using creative tools and skills Katie is adept in assisting clients to navigate all aspects of trauma, anxiety, depression regardless of their root causes.
In addition to the above her areas of expertise include LGBTQIA+, Transgender/Gender Identity issues, Coming Out, and The Journey of Transitioning. Katie's intimate knowledge of the journey through transition enables her to bring a depth of clarity and understanding in her sessions with the transgender and gender-expansive community.
Katie graduated with her Master of Arts in Counseling from Saybrook University and is currently working on her PhD in Counseling Education and Supervision, also at Saybrook University.
Katie practices self-care with a variety of hobbies that include archery, machine sewing and embroidery, chain maille, photography and videography, and German folk dancing (Schuhplattler).
Job Titles:
- Registered Mental Health Intern
Kennedi Davis has always known that her passion lies with helping others achieve healing through introspection, clarity and growth. She also believes that deep healing occurs when clients are able to identify how their emotional wounds and how past experiences invade their adult lives inevitably influencing their relationships with romantic partners, children, parents, and most importantly their relationship with themselves.
Kennedi knows that all relationships are critical to our balance, so in addition to individual psychotherapy, her area of concentration is Marriage, Couples, and Family Therapy.
Kennedi's mission is to assist her clients in embracing their strengths as the foundation on which to build upon while adding the unique skills and tools they will need on their healing path to happiness.
Kennedi's self-care includes reading, gardening, finding tranquility at the beach, and practicing mindfulness in her daily life.
She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology at the University of Florida, and her Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Central Florida.
Kim Raby started her therapeutic journey at the age of 14, when she began working on her own healing process. Growing up in an alcoholic family, she soon realized the effects of family dysfunction and how it persists within relationships and adulthood. As a result, her passion is now to bring healing, insight, and growth to other individuals who not only struggle in relationships, but those who struggle alone.
Kim's specialties in therapy include Adult Children of Alcoholics, Adolescent Therapy, relationship issues, depression, and anxiety. She is currently becoming certified in Imago therapy to continue to facilitate healing Dialogues between couples.
Kim completed her Master's Education at the University of Central Florida in the Counselor Education program with concentration on Mental Health and Marriage and Family Therapy. While in school, she worked with the Center For Drug-Free Living's New Horizon program, offering individual, group, and family therapy to adolescents in need at a local high school.
From a young age, Lindsay Kincaide has viewed being a psychotherapist as a calling. She feels profoundly fortunate to have a career that allows her to help others achieve happier and empowered lives. Lindsay approaches each of her clients with a deep sense of respect, empathy, and curiosity, so they can embrace treating themselves with similar appreciation and gentleness. She believes that many people seek therapy because they feel lost in an often chaotic world and she excels at showing them their inner strengths, wisdom, and direction.
Lindsay is fully committed to providing a safe, compassionate space that encourages growth, creativity, and healing. She offers innovative and personalized services for adults, adolescents, children, and families. She knows that therapy is a journey towards greater connectedness, awareness, and acceptance. She employs the expressive arts and Internal Family Systems to assist her clients in discovering valuable insights that transform their lives with fulfilling experiences and relationships. With children, Lindsay uses child-centered play therapy techniques that allow their unconscious to tell their story when sometimes they are not able to.
Lindsay assists all of her clients in the healing process; from trauma, especially abuse and neglect from childhood, overcoming depression and anxiety, and building the foundation they need to show up fully and authentically in their lives.
In her free time, Lindsay enjoys baking, painting, and writing. Her young adult novel, The Waiting Tree, was published in 2013.
Marcie has been in private practice for over 31 years. Early in her career she began to bring her own dogs to her office. Immediately she noticed the connection and safety they brought to the therapeutic arena.
To her surprise and delight she noticed her clients would take deeper therapeutic steps while holding or even just stroking the dogs.
Job Titles:
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Margie Schlesinger is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has over 17 years of experience in private and group practice providing healing psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and families. Due to Margie's dedication, knowledge, and skills, she is able to utilize compassion and humor to help people emerge and heal from such difficult issues as depression, anxiety, relationship issues, loss/grief, and traumas.
Margie has several areas of expertise, ranging from healing sexual abuse, to healing the invisable grief of pregnancy (perinatal) loss. Margie is one of the few experts in perinatal loss who has gone through her own personal journey of healing as she has experienced this grief on several occasions. In addition, Margie also has extensive experience in the use of EFT, (emotional freedom technique) a non-invasive form of acupuncture, which she utilizes in conjunction with therapy in order to quickly reduce emotional blocks which may get in our way of living a happy and fulfilling life.
Margie received her Bachelors degree from Duquesne University with a double major, and her Masters Degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh.
Mary Liebermann is a certified Imago therapist whose primary focus is with couples wanting to have a deeper, more meaningful relationship. Mary's other expertise is with individuals, focusing on anxiety, depression, codependency, and adult children of alcoholics issues. In addition, she also helps lovingly guide people examining gay and lesbian issues, specifically with coming out, identity confusion, and relationship issues.
Mary received her B.A. degree from Rhode Island College and continued on into graduate studies in social work. Mary graduated from Barry University, with a master's degree in Clincal Social Work in 1989 and has been in private practice with Counseling Services of Central Florida ever since.
As well, Mary especially enjoys woodworking, remodeling homes, biking, hiking, with an appreciation of nature. And of course, Mary is thrilled about the company of her new son and two adorable beagles.
Megan feels incredibly honored and fortunate to be a part of the psychotherapy profession. She is fiercely passionate about assisting her clients as they navigate complex trauma, particularly that which stems from physical, sexual, and emotional abuse or neglect. Megan connects deeply with her client's journey and is exceptional at identifying each client's unique strengths in order to guide them on their healing path. She encourages mindfulness throughout the therapeutic process and enables her clients to create a space to embrace self-love and self-compassion while exploring their most challenging thoughts and emotions.
Megan recognizes the profound connection between trauma, the brain, and its overall impact on her clients' lives. Through the trauma lens, she aids clients of all ages as they identify and process the core of their struggles.
In addition to the above, Megan is highly skilled in crisis intervention and trauma-informed therapy for all populations, with a special focus on children and families. She excels at helping parents and caregivers enrich, ,support, and set boundaries with the kiddos in their lives. Megan is particularly gifted at creating a non-judgmental, compassionate space necessary for deep healing to occur.
In practicing her own self-care, Megan loves connecting with nature, reading, and spoiling her beloved cats.
Megan received her bachelor's degree from Millikin University in Sociology and Psychology, and she obtained her master's degree in Social Work from the University of Central Florida.
If you have any questions or would like to connect with Megan to take the next step in your healing journey, please call (407)657-8555 ext. 8.
Ever since she was young, Molly has always had a passion for helping others, and now she feels so fortunate and thrilled to grow this passion into a career where she has the honor of assisting clients in welcoming the best versions of themselves. Molly focuses on creating a safe, welcoming environment to establish a strong rapport and bond with clients throughout the therapeutic process. Her unique ability to understand and empathize with her clients' experiences enables her to obtain results that are transformational for them. She has been practicing in the therapy field for the past 10 years providing peer counseling, psychoeducation, and volunteering with different mental health organizations.
Molly specializes in the unique area of assisting athletes and performers experiencing the challenges and stress of competition, injury, training, and performance, as well as career challenges when leaving the performing arts and transitioning to life after athletics. Her other areas of expertise include anxiety, depression, codependency, pet loss, grief, and trauma.
In her self care time, Molly enjoys her passion of dance, especially ballet, snuggling with her rescue dog, Louie, and experiencing new cultures and environments through travel.
Molly received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of North Florida. She is practicing as a Graduate-Level Intern through Capella University, and is looking forward to completing the last semester of her Master's program!
Preston Patterson is passionate about helping people find new tools, skills, and healing for each clients' very unique challenges. His passion is in guiding his clients through processing their thoughts, feelings, and relationship patterns to discover what is no longer working for them and where they need to grow and change. He understands how much strength it takes to get through the most basic daily activities when weighed down by our struggles. Therefore, he admires those who have wisdom, courage, and strength to seek guidance in taking their next step toward a better life. Preston is dedicated to treating his clients with compassion, respect, and kindness.
Preston has expertise in the following areas: healing trauma, working with individuals on the Autism Spectrum, in treating those with depression/anxiety, addictions/ACOA, men's issues, chronic illness/pain, and spiritual abuse.
Along with using psychotherapy, Preston is also a BCIA board certified neurofeedback clinician. Neurofeedback improves communication between various parts of the brain to help decrease mental health and behavioral symptoms. Some people are satisfied with the reduction in their symptoms with relatively few sessions, while others choose to continue with psychotherapy, often experiencing positive changes more easily than they did before engaging in neurofeedback.
Preston graduated from Palm Beach Atlantic University with a Master of Science degree in Counseling Psychology.
In his personal life, Preston enjoys video games, creating artwork, fishing, learning, and of course, spending time with his family.
Sally Crumly, LCSW Play Therapist Licensed Clinical Social Worker License #SW0004672 I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a play therapist with 30 years of experience working with children and their families. I have a wide range of experience and resources to support children and their families. I specialize in child issues such as anxiety, depression, abuse, trauma, grief and loss and in behavioral and parenting issues. My goal is to identify the origin(s) of the issue and create positive strategies to allow the full potential of each child to develop. I provide information and effective interventions to help you and your child create the relationship you desire and deserve. During the therapy process, I include all members of a child's immediate family and any extended family members who are identified by the parents as integral to their child's growth and development. To facilitate full communication, each session is a combination of individual and family therapy. I also have been effective at working with adults who suffer from depression, anxiety or a history of abuse. My goal is to help clients identify what beliefs and behaviors grew from their experiences and how these are currently impacting their adult functioning. A variety of therapeutic methods personalizes treatment for each client. If you would like to speak with with Sally, please call (407) 657-8555, ext. 5.