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.
Cherry Dougherty, 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
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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
Sharon Leukert, Master's Student Intern
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
Michael Edwards, Master's Student Intern
Specialties:
- Couples: Communication, conflict, intimacy issues, emotional or physical infidelity, premarital counseling
- Veterans, military, and law enforcement families
- Individuals: Anxiety, boundaries, assertiveness, depression, self worth & identity
- Families: Parenting, blended families, relocation adjustments, separation and divorce support
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
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
- Individuals: Anger, anxiety, depression, assertiveness, identity issues
- 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
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., LMFT
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
Specialties:
- Bilingual: English & Mandarin
- Individuals: Depression, anxiety, acculturation process to U.S.
- Children & teens: Anxiety, depression, bullying, identity issues, parent-child & peer relationships
- Couples: Conflict, communication, infidelity recovery, premarital counseling, healthy boundaries, emotional, physical & sexual intimacy
- Women: Empowerment, overcoming unhealthy relationships, work/life balance
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:
- 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.
