Welcome to Freedom Counseling
of Vero Beach
EMDR | Trauma-informed Counseling
Therapy for healing from
high-control groups,
coercive environments,
spiritual trauma, or cult involvement
Online Therapy in Florida
Based in Vero Beach, Florida
Leaving a high-control or coercive environment, or even starting to question your experience, can be a deeply disorienting experience. You may feel anxious or fearful, disconnected from yourself, unsure who to trust, or struggling to rebuild your sense of identity. These responses are common - and they make sense.
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Freedom Counseling of Vero Beach offers individual therapy for adults healing from the psychological effects of high-control groups, cult involvement, spiritual abuse, and other coercive or controlling environments, as well as major life transitions.
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Who I Help
I work with individuals who may be experiencing:
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Distress after leaving or questioning a cult or high-control group
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Guilt, fear, confusion, or self-doubt related to coercive influence
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Difficulty trusting themselves, others, or their own perceptions
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Trauma symptoms connected to emotional, psychological, or spiritual control
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Major life transitions that feel destabilizing or overwhelming
You don't need to label your experience as "being in a cult” to question whether it's a healthy place for you to be or whether it may have caused harm.
Therapy is a space to explore what you’ve been through at your own pace, free of judgment and with respect for your autonomy and boundaries.
My Approach to Therapy
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida with extensive experience treating complex trauma, including trauma related to high-control and coercive environments. My work is grounded in trauma-informed, evidence-based care, with a strong emphasis on choice, consent, and emotional safety.
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I offer EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) as part of treatment when appropriate. EMDR is an evidence-based therapy that can help process traumatic memories, reduce emotional reactivity, and support healing without requiring clients to repeatedly relive or verbally detail their experiences.
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All therapeutic work is collaborative and paced carefully. You are always in control of the process, and EMDR is only used when it feels appropriate and aligned with your goals.
Services
Life Transitions &
Trauma-Informed Counseling
Support for anxiety, depression, and trauma-related symptoms during periods of significant change, loss, or uncertainty.
High-Control Groups,
Cult Recovery &
Spiritual Trauma
Specialized therapy focused on the psychological effects of coercive control, indoctrination, identity disruption, and recovery after leaving or questioning high-control environments.
EMDR Therapy
for Trauma
EMDR therapy to help process traumatic experiences, reduce distressing symptoms, and support nervous system regulation in a structured, client-centered way.
If this resonates, you’re welcome to reach out to ask questions or learn more.
Contacting me does not obligate you to begin therapy — it’s simply a way to see whether this feels like a good fit.
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Location & Availability
Freedom Counseling of Vero Beach is based in Vero Beach, Florida, with secure telehealth services available to clients throughout the state of Florida.
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