Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. Its about the choice to show up and be real. The choice is to be honest. The choice is to let ourselves be seen.
Brene Brown
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WELCOME!
I'm proud of you for making the first step in your therapy journey. I am honored that you have given me an opportunity to join you. This can be an overwhelming time, and also an exciting time, change can happen at any minute. Maybe you're feeling complacent at work, stuck in a relationship that isn't going in the direction you had hoped, maybe you're feeling anxious, overwhelmed, guilty, depressed, or alone. It could be that you're feeling all of this, or none of it. But I can promise you that regardless of what you're feeling, I will join you, sit with you, see you, and hear you for who you are, all that I ask is that you show up, Psychotherapy is not like a medical doctor visit. Instead, it calls for a very active effort on your part, and it all starts with showing up.
I work on a sliding fee scale based on income beginning at $75. I offer students a special rate.
ALLISON FREEMAN
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Since 2017, I have provided a number of specialized therapeutic services to those dealing with challenging life experiences.
I completed my Bachelor of Arts at University of Central Florida in Religious Studies and Non Profit Management. I obtained a Masters in Mental Health Counseling at Rollins College in Winter Park. I am fully licensed with the state of Florida. My mental health career began at Lake Mary High School as a counselor working with youth that struggled with anxiety, depression, family transitions, body image/self esteem, and youth who were at risk for substance use. After completing over 1000 hours at Lake Mary High School, I was offered a position with Children’s Guidance Center in Jacksonville, Florida where I worked in an outpatient office serving underprivileged and at risk youth and families specializing in family of origin issues, anxiety, depression, anger management, and life transitions. I then decided to move back to Orlando, Florida and currently manage the Clinical Department of an inpatient residential treatment facility for youth with severe trauma/abuse, struggle with aggression, impulsivity, depression, anxiety, personal control, suicidal/homicidal ideations, sexualized behaviors, and other mental health issues. I also work with adults and families on rebuilding relationships, parenting skills, and strengthening the relationships and bond between parents or co parents and their children.
I also enjoy working with adults struggling with phase of life, transitions, anxiety, depression, trauma, domestic violence, and over all struggles with self-esteem, authenticity and creating autonomy.
While I strongly believe in the personalization of therapy and work with each client in a personal and individual way, I find that I approach counseling and my interactions with clients from an integrated approach including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma Focused CBT (TF-CBT), Dialectal Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Client Centered Therapy. You understand that no promises or guarantees have been made to you as the results of treatment or any of the procedures provided by Breakthrough Clarity Counseling.LLC.
SERVICES I OFFER
INDIVIDUAL THERAPY
I work with individuals living with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, family of origin issues, relationship struggles, complacency, low self esteem, phase of life problems, stress management, identity and sexuality. I believe in the power of healing through authenticity, transparency, and guide my clients every step of the way to increasing their contentment and satisfaction with life. I will assist you in implementing various methods to help you develop new attitudes towards all of life’s most complex matters. I am here to help you eliminate, gain control, and release control to allow you to function better and increase over all satisfaction with life. Schedule an appointment today and see what I can do for you.
FAMILY THERAPY
I facilitate family sessions to address parent/child conflicts focusing on the interactions between family members to assist the family to outgrow constraining growth patterns and develop as a stronger entity. I aim to assist your system in improving communication, solve family problems, understand and handle special family situations (for example, death, serious physical or mental illness, or child and adolescent issues), and create a better functioning home environment.
KIDS AND TEENS
I specialize in youth and teens ages 6-17 struggling with severe trauma/abuse, aggression, impulsivity, depression, anxiety, personal control, suicidal/homicidal ideations, sexualized behaviors, and other mental health issues. In order to complete successful work, I require monthly family therapy when working with individuals 16 and younger.
FOSTER CARE/POST ADOPTIONS/REUNIFICATION
I provide counseling for families and individuals that have/are living through adoption and guardianship as well as for families involved with DCF or who are caring for kids in the foster care system. I work with individuals and families who have come together through domestic, international or child welfare adoption. I welcome pre adoptive parents, blended families and families working through the reunification process. I utilize attachment focused, trauma responsive, adoption/permanency competent therapy assists families with a variety of challenges to support the whole family. These challenges may include:
Parenting, Partner/Marital, Sibling, Identity, Behavioral Challenges
Post adoption and postpartum depression
Grief and Loss
Simple and Complex Trauma
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Child Abuse and Neglect
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) or neurodevelopmental differences (due to prenatal injury)
Emotional and Behavioral Regulation
Attachment Disorders
General Mental health concerns
Birthparent issues
Search and reunion
PARENT COACHING
I offer 30 minute sessions via phone or in person to provide guidance, support, and advice. Coaching can help parents cope with common stressors that can arise, including:
Learning how to set effective limits with your child
Discovering how to practice teamwork with your partner
Learning how to best manage parenting as a single parent
Understanding your child’s behavior (and the message he or she is sending)
Effectively managing stress
CONTACT ME
300 North Ronald Regan Blvd
Suite 100
Longwood, FL
239.216.3601