Nathan Hawkins
Licensed Professional Counselor
Areas of Experience: Anxiety, Depression, Relationship Concerns, Communication, Christian Counseling, Self-Esteem, Life Transitions, Trauma Recovery.
Life Encounter Counseling
Family & Marriage Counseling Services
Life Encounter Counseling Services intends to foster a helpful and encouraging environment for personal growth through a measured and safe encounter with the realities of life.
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Key to Growth
85% of a successful counseling process is the relationship that you have with your counselor. It is not based in what they know or what degrees they have! A "click" the first session doesn't happen all the time! You will know if it is a good "fit" within 3 sessions.
Our Counselors
Danielle Biegler
Counselor 3
Areas of Experience: Teen, Family, and Partner relationship issues, Anxiety, Depression, destructive communication, and behavior issues.
Ben Copeland
Counselor 2
Areas of Experience: Couple's, Family and adolescent and individual Counselor.
Michelle Reilly
Counselor 3
Areas of Experience: Helping children and families through counseling and educating parents and caregivers.
Amy Ramsey
Counselor 3
Areas of Experience: Serving Adolescent and adults struggling with anxiety and depression.
Valery Fierro
Counselor 3
Areas of Experience: Couple's and individual Counselor, Fluent in Spanish.
Kei Kurosawa
Counselor 3
Areas of Experience: Working with children, individuals and family.
TJ Maxwell
Counselor 2
Areas of Experience: Teen, Family, and Partner relationship issues, Anxiety, Depression, destructive communication, and behavior issues.
Meet Our Interns
Our interns are Master's degree candidates near the end of their training. They see clients on a sliding fee scale based on income.
Safe Encounter
Trust, respect, predictability and consistency. These are the elements of a safe encounter! Our intention is to promote and facilitate this kind of environment for you!
Getting Started
Crystal - Intake Specialist
I am here to help you begin your therapy journey. Estoy aquí para ayudarte a comenzar tu jornada de terapia. Call Me: 407-750-3491
Melanie Kim - Admin
Do you have questions about insurance? Care coordination?
Interns
We hunt for the best, most respectful interns we can find.
Counselor & Clinical Supervisor
Nathan W. Hawkins
M.A., MFT, CCTP, CHt., LPC
Take care of your thoughts when you're alone and take care of your words when you're with people. Zig Ziglar
From the blog
Anxiety vs. Worry—Why It Matters
· Danielle Biegler
Millions of people search for answers every day to questions like: “What does anxiety feel like?” “Do I have clinical anxiety?”
Do I Have Depression or Am I Just Feeling Down?
· Summer Valentine
How to Know When It’s Time to Talk to a Therapist
What is Mental Health?
· Danielle Biegler
According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), mental health “includes emotional, psychological, and social well-being, and it affects how we think, feel, act, make choices, and relate to others”.