Blair, Simara, LMFT

*Georgia-based licensed marriage and family therapist who offers telemental health therapy for Florida residents *Offers individual and couples therapy for topics such as: prenatal and postnatal issues, stress, anxiety, work/life balance, depression, spiritual issues, weight loss issues, loved one of a recovering addict, divorce, communication issues, blended family issues, and family support for adult children with aging parents

Services: Divorce Counseling, General Counseling Services, Marriage Counseling, Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Treatment, Spiritual/Religious Issues Counseling, Telemental Health

Church Initiative

*Nondenominational, nonprofit ministry serving churches worldwide who offer help to people experiencing life crises *GriefShare, DivorceCare, Single & Parenting, DC4K (DivorceCare for Kids) *Check online or call for local programs in area

Services: Bereavement and Grief Counseling, Divorce Counseling, General Bereavement and Grief Support Groups, Parent Support Groups

DCF, Parent Educ/Family Stabilization Course Providers

*Florida DCF maintains list of providers of a course that all parties in a divorce involving children are required to take *Parenting course is a minimum of four hours designed to educate, train, and assist divorcing parents regarding the consequences of divorce on parents and children *In some counties, parents may take the course on-line as a course or webinar; on-line information about courses available on website or may call main office in Tallahassee for a list

Services: Divorce Counseling, Parenting Skills Classes

FSU, Couple and Family Therapy Center

*FSU based practice for students and the public where doctoral candidates provide counseling under the supervision of licensed professionals/educators *Offers individual counseling for teens and adults, as individuals, couples, and families both in person or by telemental health; specialty areas of treatment include pre-marital counseling, marriage, family, parenting, divorce therapy, and blended families, but also address issues like court-ordered therapy, substance abuse, grief and loss, interpersonal relationships skills training, self-esteem issues, post-adoption, foster care; offers online education for ongoing couple's skill building, see website to sign up *Insurance is not accepted, but fees are on par with co-payments; non-students pay $40 per session, FSU, FAMU, TCC students with ID receive a reduced fee of $30; payments may be made online

Services: Bereavement and Grief Counseling, Conjoint Counseling, Divorce Counseling, General Counseling Services, Marriage Counseling, Parent Counseling, Premarital Counseling

Lee's Place Grief and Loss Counseling Program

*Group practice and 501c3 non-profit currently accepting new patients, in a location which is accessible and can be reached by public transportation *Fees based on a sliding-scale from $0 - $120 based on client's income and number of dependents; first session is free; no insurance accepted, but will give clients copies of invoices to file with insurance on their own as requested which will include diagnosis codes *Treats children aged 4 through adults individually or as families in person by video (telemental health); support groups available for groups of four or more people; specialty treatment areas include grief, loss, and trauma such as divorce, abandonment (incarcerations, foster care, adoption, service families), abuse, suicide, homicide, crime, loss of functionality, loss of home or job, long-term illnesses, other life transitions, as well as death *Practice cannot prescribe or manage patient's medications and all mental health professionals are English speaking only

Services: Adolescent/Youth Counseling, Bereaved Parent Support Groups, Bereavement and Grief Counseling, Divorce Counseling, General Bereavement and Grief Support Groups, Suicide Loss Survivors Support Groups, Telemental Health, Terminal Illness Counseling

Parent Education & Family Stabilization Course

*Internet course fulfilling DCF approved parenting class required by most courts for divorcing parties to obtain final decree *Check to see if on-line course is allowed by governing court *Four hours covering nine topics, certificate at end of course; cost of $19.

Services: Distance Education, Divorce Counseling, Parenting Skills Classes