Meet Your Therapy Team
Ready to help you accomplish your personal and relationship goals
Family Therapy Associates of Jacksonville is a specialized therapy center, focused totally on bettering your relationships. We believe that everyone can have a happy, healthy and fulfilling intimate relationship. We offer an upscale VIP center environment, featuring impeccable customer service and quality therapeutic services. Family Therapy Associates of Jacksonville has been recognized as the 2020 top therapists in Jacksonville by Three Best Rated.
Our entire team of therapists are highly trained in the most research-based, effective models of therapy. We believe in constantly pursuing training to remain on the cutting edge of our profession, in order to best serve you. All of our clinicians obtain nationally or internationally-based training from the top experts in our field, and each year obtain at minimum five times more continuing education hours than required for our profession.
Our clinician’s fees vary, based on levels of education, experience & expertise. Not sure which therapist to choose? Learn more about our team by reading below.
Rachel Church, Master's Student Intern
Specialties:
- Women: self-esteem, boundaries, work/life balance, forgiveness of self and others
- Couples: Communication, conflict, premarital counseling, intimacy issues, emotional or physical infidelity
- Individuals: Anger, anxiety, depression, assertiveness, identity issues, career struggles
- Ministerial families: boundaries, work/life balance, relationship concerns, staff and family issues
- Families: parents with children of special needs, sandwich generation concerns, caregiver stress, geriatrics
Accepting clients in September 2020
Cortney Surrency, Master's Student Intern
Specialties:
- Adolescents: self-esteem, anxiety, depression, social skills & interactions, relationships, bullying
- Couples: Communication, conflict, premarital counseling, intimacy issues, emotional or physical infidelity
- Individuals: anxiety, depression, boundaries, assertiveness, work/life balance, relationship problems
- Families: parenting, blended families, extended family concerns & boundary issues
Accepting clients in September 2020
Learn more about Cortney Surrency
Sharon Leukert, Master's Student Intern
Specialties:
- Couples: Infertility, communication, conflict, intimacy issues, emotional or physical infidelity, premarital counseling
- Faith-based counseling
- Individuals: Anxiety, boundaries, assertiveness, postpartum depression, infertility, depression, self worth & identity
- Families: Parenting, blended families, relocation adjustments, separation and divorce support
Learn more about Sharon Leukert
Kristen Maxwell, Master's Student Intern
Specialties:
- Children & Adolescents: self-esteem, bullying, social skills & interactions, relationships
- Couples: Communication, conflict, premarital counseling, physical and emotional intimacy issues
- Individuals: Anxiety, depression, work/life balance, relationship problems
- Families: parenting, parent-child relationships, in-law & extended family issues
Accepting clients August 2020
Learn more about Kristen Maxwell
Lauren Brummitt, Master's Student Intern
Specialties:
- Children & Adolescents: self-esteem, anxiety, depression, social skills & interactions, relationships, bullying
- Couples: Communication, conflict, premarital counseling, intimacy issues, emotional or physical infidelity
- Individuals: Grief and loss, anxiety, depression, work/life balance, relationship problems
- Families: parenting, sandwich generation concerns, caregiver stress, geriatrics
Karen Maddox, M.A.
Specialties:
- Adolescents: self-esteem, anxiety, depression, social skills & interactions, relationships, bullying
- Couples: Communication, conflict, premarital counseling, intimacy issues, emotional or physical infidelity
- Individuals: anxiety, depression, boundaries, assertiveness, work/life balance, relationship problems
- Families: parenting, blended families, extended family concerns & boundary issues
Stacy Hernandez, Master's Student Intern
Specialties:
- Couples: Infertility, communication, conflict, intimacy issues, emotional or physical infidelity, premarital counseling
- Faith-based counseling
- Individuals: Anxiety, boundaries, assertiveness, postpartum depression, infertility, depression, self worth & identity
- Families: Parenting, blended families, relocation adjustments, separation and divorce support
Frances Chomic, M.S., LMFT
Specialties:
- Veterans, military, and law enforcement families
- Couples: Communication, conflict, emotional or sexual problems, commuter/deployment long distance relationships
- Individuals: anxiety, depression, recovery from trauma such as emotional, physical or sexual abuse, or first responder/military trauma using EMDR
- Families: Blended & stepfamilies, relocation challenges & adjustments
April Evans, M.S.
Specialties:
- Women: Anxiety, stress, self worth, career, work-life balance
- Men: Anger issues, struggles to identify & communicate feelings, communication
- Couples: Bi-racial couples, premarital counseling, healthy boundaries, communication, conflict, emotional, physical & sexual intimacy, emotional or physical infidelity recovery
- Individuals: Relationship concerns, anger, depression, anxiety, boundaries, self-esteem
Ida Holem, M.S., LMHC
Specialties:
- Adolescents: Empowerment & self-esteem, identity, parent-child & peer relationships
- Couples: Conflict, communication & intimacy issues
- Women: Improving self-esteem, assertiveness, boundaries and empowerment
- Individuals: Relationship concerns, depression & anxiety
Specialties:
- Bilingual: English & Mandarin
- Individuals: Depression, anxiety, acculturation process to U.S.
- Children & teens: Identity issues, parent-child & peer relationships
- Couples: Conflict, communication, intimacy issues, infidelity recovery
- Women: Empowerment, overcoming unhealthy relationships, work/life balance
Specialties:
- Children & Adolescents: Self-esteem, trauma, anxiety, OCD, depression
- Individuals: Depression, anxiety, trauma, anger management, domestic violence
- Couples: Communication, conflict, emotional connection, premarital counseling, parenting, infidelity recovery
- Men: Self-esteem, identity, communication & relationship problems
Specialties:
- Alcohol & drug use and addiction
- Veterans, military, and law enforcement families
- Couples: Communication, conflict, emotional connection, blended family challenges
- Florida Board Approved Clinical Supervisor for mental health & marriage & family therapy interns
- Clinical Director of FTAJ
- Florida Board Approved Clinical Supervisor for mental health & marriage & family therapy interns
- CEO
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Meet Our Support Staff
Our clinical team is supported by an amazing team of administrative staff. Our staff take pride in providing impeccable VIP service to our clients.
