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 three to 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. Or, use the therapist directory to search by therapist education/experience level, days available, and your presenting concern.
Adriana Smith, Master's Student Intern
Accepting clients in January 2022
LaRonica Jones, Master's Student Intern
Specialties:
- 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
Learn more about LaRonica Jones
Meredith McLaurin, Master's Student Intern
Specialties:
- Adolescents: self-esteem, anxiety, depression, family transitions such as separation, divorce, or relocations
- Couples: Communication, conflict, premarital counseling, and intimacy issues
- Individuals: anxiety, depression, boundaries, assertiveness, work/life balance, relationship problems
- Women: identity and self-worth
Learn more about Meredith McLaurin
Mallory Fuller, Master's Student Intern
Specialties:
- Adolescents: self-esteem, anxiety, depression, family transitions such as separation, divorce, or relocations, relationships, bullying
- Couples: Communication, conflict, premarital counseling, intimacy issues, emotional or physical infidelity
- Individuals: anxiety, depression, boundaries, assertiveness, work/life balance, relationship problems
- Women: identity, self-esteem and self-worth, break-ups
Cherry Dougherty, M.A.
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
Cortney Surrency, M.S.
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
Sharon Leukert, M.A.
Specialties:
- Individuals: Anxiety, boundaries, assertiveness, depression, self worth & identity
- Couples: Communication, conflict, intimacy issues, emotional or physical infidelity, premarital counseling
- Ministerial families
- Faith-based counseling
- Families: Parenting, blended families, relocation adjustments, behavioral techniques for children
Rachel Church, M.A.
Specialties:
- Couples: Communication, conflict, premarital counseling, intimacy issues
- Individuals: Anger, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, assertiveness, identity issues, recovery from trauma such as emotional, physical or sexual abuse, or first responder/military trauma using EMDR
- Ministerial families: boundaries, work/life balance, staff and family concerns
- Families: parents with special needs children, sandwich generation concerns, caregiver stress, geriatrics
Stacy Hernandez, M.A.
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
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
Lauren Brummitt, M.A.
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
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
Ida Holem, M.S., LMHC
Specialties:
- Couples: Conflict, communication & intimacy issues
- Women: Improving self-esteem, assertiveness, boundaries and empowerment
- Individuals: Relationship concerns, depression & anxiety
- Florida Board Approved Clinical Supervisor for mental health & marriage & family therapy interns
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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Our clinical team is supported by an amazing team of administrative staff. Our staff take pride in providing impeccable VIP service to our clients.
