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Key West, FL

Key West, FL

Key West, Florida, is an island paradise known for its strong sense of community and cultural diversity, creating a vibrant atmosphere for residents and visitors alike. The local economy thrives, supported by a robust tourism sector and a declining unemployment rate, fostering a greater sense of financial stability among its inhabitants. However, residents may confront mental health challenges exacerbated by high living costs and access to healthcare, highlighting the need for comprehensive support systems. These social and economic factors intertwine, impacting emotional and psychological well-being. Fortunately, Key West offers a variety of mental health resources designed to assist individuals and families facing these challenges. Through this directory, residents can discover an array of local services aimed at promoting mental wellness and resilience, ensuring that everyone in the community can find the support they need.

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Key West, FL Therapists
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Sarah Cox

Sarah Cox

Key West, FL
Clinical Social Work/therapist, LCSW
Sarah Cox is a dedicated clinical social worker and therapist with a strong passion for helping individuals and couples navigate their journeys toward personal and professional success. She believes that therapy is a unique opportunity for individuals to deepen their understanding of themselves and their life paths, allowing them to move forward with passion and purpose. Through compassionate guidance, Sarah cultivates insight, strength, and agency in her clients, empowering them to confront challenges, embrace difficult transitions, and discover a renewed sense of fulfillment. Her warm and direct style is highly attuned to the intricate connections between the mind, emotions, and body. Committed to supporting women's personal and professional growth, Sarah assists them in accessing their inherent wisdom and confidence. Moreover, she works diligently with couples to enhance their connection and develop the essential skills for the relationships they desire. Additionally, Sarah helps co-founders and vital working relationships identify and overcome communication barriers while fostering positive dynamics. As both a therapist and consultant, she sees the potential in her clients and advocates for their lives, dedicated to promoting meaningful growth, connection, and transformation. In understanding themselves more deeply, clients gain greater choice and confidence in their interactions with others, their work, and their overall lives.
Specialties
Men's & Women's Issues Relationship Stress
Carla Fuquay

Carla Fuquay

Key West, FL
Counselor, MS
Carla Fuquay is a highly skilled Counselor with a Master's in Counseling and additional certification as a Holistic Health Practitioner. She has received her training in Los Angeles and has extensive experience in addressing mood disorders, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, and life stressors for individuals, couples, and groups. Carla utilizes a wide range of therapeutic modalities, tailored to the unique needs of each client, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy, and Play Therapy, among others. Her approach is rooted in a commitment to empower her clients through life coaching and health counseling, guiding them toward achieving balance and wellness. Carla's expertise also includes a certification in Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE), which she studied in Portland, Oregon, enabling her to help her clients regulate their nervous systems as a powerful adjunct to therapy.
Specialties
Anxiety Depression General Mental Health PTSD/Trauma Relationship Stress Weight Management
Melvyn Heyes

Melvyn Heyes

Key West, FL
LCSW
Melvyn Heyes, LCSW, specializes in supporting career-oriented individuals as they navigate relationship issues and stress at home and work. He is particularly adept at assisting parents with challenging adolescents and children. Recognizing that excess responsibility and stress in various settings can lead to strained relationships and feelings of isolation or debilitating fears, Melvyn provides compassionate guidance to those affected by anxiety, depression, ADHD, behavioral challenges, defiance, anger, divorce, and trauma. With a wealth of experience working with children, teens, and young adults facing emotional disturbances, behavioral problems, substance abuse, self-harm, and personality development issues, Melvyn effectively addresses these challenges through a non-judgmental approach. He balances the need for listening and validating individuals' unique experiences with the urgency to resolve their challenges. By fostering a sense of autonomy, Melvyn helps clients feel better through transformative changes in how they interpret and respond to stressors from emotional, cognitive, and behavioral perspectives. As a solution-focused clinician, he is knowledgeable in a vast array of evidence-based therapies, including DBT-based mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Melvyn also equips clients with simple yet effective stress-relief techniques that perfectly complement the therapeutic process. His ultimate goal is to empower individuals to create the peaceful and fulfilling life they envision.
Specialties
ADHD Addiction Alcohol/Drug Use Anxiety Bipolar Borderline (BPD) Chronic Pain Depression Domestic Violence Eating Disorders Family Stress General Mental Health Grief Men's & Women's Issues Obsessive Compulsive Disorder PTSD/Trauma Parenting Relationship Stress Sleeping Well Spirituality Student Life

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