Amelia Island, FL Local Support & Community Resources

Maria Murphy, LMHC, understands that life can be filled with challenges and struggles, often reaching a point where many feel they cannot take on any more. Overwhelming changes, stressors, and losses can make seeking help a vital step toward healing. As a dedicated therapist, Maria's goal is to assist individuals in identifying what is not working in their lives and what causes their pain or unhappiness. By collaborating with her clients, she creates personalized plans that include valuable tools and strategies tailored to help them achieve their desired outcomes. Additionally, Maria has extensive experience working with parents concerned about their tweens, teens, or young adults. With a focus on promoting healthy coping mechanisms and addressing mental health issues, she strives for positive outcomes for all her clients. Her remarkable background includes serving as an adjunct professor of psychology at FSCJ and 12 years of practice at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, where she honed her expertise in various therapy types including Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). Maria is committed to providing a nurturing space for individuals, families, and groups to explore their emotional well-being and work towards healing.

Joanne Oestmann is dedicated to helping individuals and families discover new pathways to strengthen their life skills and relationships. With a focus on bringing more meaning to their lives, she guides her clients through a transformative coaching journey that emphasizes mindfulness, deepening relationships, improving communication, and developing effective parenting skills. Her client-centered concierge practice specializes in virtual counseling sessions rooted in a solution-focused therapy model. As a certified expert at Marriage.com, Joanne utilizes the Prepare/Enrich assessment tools and offers conjoint couples therapy to ensure balanced support in relationships, as well as mini couples retreats for crisis resolution. With experience across a range of issues including marital and premarital challenges, family conflict, and various mental health concerns, she is equipped to support individuals, couples, and families navigating life's complexities.