Couples therapists in Saint Augustine, FL

Change can occur but I want to empower you to accept what you cannot change and come up with an effective plan to change what you can!

Hi, I’m Alvis — a Licensed Mental Health Counselor based in Gainesville, FL.

Before counseling, I spent years in the health and fitness industry in New York City, helping clients who felt stuck or overmatched in their goals. I later trained in spiritual wellness at St. Andrew’s Church here in Gainesville. Both experiences taught me the same lesson: real growth means working with mind, body, and spirit together. It brings me immense joy to see my clients go from stuck to flourishing.

I work with adults, couples, families, adolescents, and college students.

I specialize in anxiety, depression, substance abuse, codependency, family and couples counseling, and life transitions.

Greetings (¡Saludos! ESP ABAJO ) Thank you for your light! About me: I am a multicultural, queer, HSP, and neurodivergent holistic and spiritual professional of partial indigenous disent. I have over 10 years of experience as a Mental Health Counselor (2013), (UOP) licensed in FL, RI, and PR. I also am a Certified Holistic Life Coach (ACC), (RCC), Yoga Trained Practitioner (since 2021), and Certified Reiki Master Reiki, (Practitioner since 2009), Separately I have a certificate in Womyn and Gender Studies and Human sexuality. My specialties include, Gender, and sexual diversity, and Womyn related concerns, Identity challenges, LGBTIAQPD+ +, DEIJ related challenges, transitions, anxiety disorders, depression, relationships challenge (all kinds), spirituality, career shifts and challenges, phobias, and alternative holistic methods that also honor and compliment EBT (Evidence Based Therapy). I am bilingual since Birth (ENG/ESP), and can offer therapy in both languages. For more information see my website: https://www.chenoaarts.com/metaamorphose

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For more than twenty years, I have had the privilege of walking alongside adolescents, adults, and couples during some of the most difficult and meaningful seasons of their lives. I believe that sometimes it can be difficult to see beyond the darkness in front of us. My role is to listen without judgement while helping you find your way toward the light again.

I believe every person has the capacity to heal, grow, and create meaningful change. I earned my Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Liberty University and bring experience working with individuals, couples, adolescents, and families from diverse backgrounds. As a bilingual counselor, I provide therapy in both English and Spanish.

I specialize in helping clients navigate anxiety, depression, relationship conflict, trauma, grief, life transitions, betrayal and infidelity, self-esteem challenges, and stress. I also enjoy supporting couples who want to strengthen communication, rebuild trust, and deepen emotional connection.

My goal is to provide a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental environment where you feel heard, respected, and empowered. For clients who desire it, I can thoughtfully integrate Christian faith into the counseling process while welcoming individuals from all beliefs and backgrounds.

I was born and raised in Montana and have a genuine passion for nature and the outdoors. I received my Bachelors in Psychology at Montana State University in 2001. I then pursued my Masters of Social Work degree and graduated in 2008 from the University of Montana. This graduate program had a focus on providing a social justice and integrated practitioner perspective. I have an eclectic style that can be tailored to each unique individual. My primary therapeutic methods include Mindfulness Based, Holistic, Exposure, Narrative, Cognitive and Behavioral, Strengths Based & Solution Focused Therapies. I provide a non-judgmental and compassionate environment that often helps people feel comfortable. A true passion of mine is structuring therapeutic activities for clients to express, process, increase self-awareness, and de-stress from life’s challenging and developmental experiences.

My practice style is open minded, solution focused, and direct to the point. I love to help any individual from a humanistic point of view. I am extremely empathetic, love to be honest and being honest with my patients is key in my every day practice.