Welcome to A Fresh Start, Solutions for a New Beginning!

My name is Lynn Wappler and I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor.

As your therapist, in order to make your therapy successful, I strive for you as the client to feel respected, safe, understood, and encouraged.  I ask for you to be an active participant in the counseling process and I will devote my full attention to you and your concerns.

I provide service for children and adults addressing a wide range of emotional matters from depression and anxiety to behavioral issues.  I will provide you with the tools necessary to address your concerns.

Do you have concerns with your relationships?  I can assist you in establishing healthy relationships with yourself and others through conscious and intentional effort.  When there is disharmony in a relationship with ourselves, partner, family or friend we engage in a constant struggle to connect. Relationship counseling can assist you in improving the quality of new or existing relationships giving you limitless new possibilities.

I am a licensed provider of the Sandcastles for Kids Divorce Therapy Program. I work with and counsel your children as they learn of your separation and divorce.  I counsel parents in the best ways to talk to their children as their marriage ends.  I can assist your step family in your effort to blend your family in healthy ways.

The focus of the therapy provided to you is solution-oriented/cognitive behavioral.  We work to change your view, look at possibilities and then engage you in action or ‘doing’. I use art and play therapy in order to interact with your children. I address your spiritual beliefs within your comfort level during the counseling process.

I have lived and worked in the Tampa area since 1979. I hold a masters degree in counseling and I am licensed by the State of Florida as a Mental Health Counselor. I have earned National Board Certification and I have an independent counseling practice in Tampa. I belong to professional organizations; have lectured at the college level, conducted workshops and facilitated groups for children/parents grief, suicide loss, and dealing with illness. If you are an individual with a disability, I have provided service to individuals with disabilities for the past 25 years. I hold a degree in communication disorders and am certified by the State of Florida as a Speech-Language Pathologist.

I hope this information has been helpful to you and I look forward to joining with you in a conversation!

Book Recommendations and Memberships:

Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend
Sandcastles for Kids Divorce Therapy Program by Gary Neuman
The Feeling Good Handbook by David Burns, M.D.
What to Say When You Talk to Yourself by Shad Helmstetter, Ph.D.
Your Best Life Now by Joel Osteen

American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA)
International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy
American Association of Christian Counselors
Florida Mental Health Counselors Association (FMHCA)
Attention Disorder Resources

 

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