Resources and referrals
I've gathered some of the therapists, organizations, programs, books, and podcasts I often recommend to clients and families.
Find a therapist or specialized service
Some of my favorite places to search for a therapist.
Association for Play Therapy (APT)
Play therapy
Find a Registered Play Therapist or play therapy provider in your area.
Inclusive Therapists
Culturally responsive care
Find culturally responsive therapists who center social justice and affirm diverse identities and relationships.
Latinx Therapy
Latinx and bilingual care
Find Latinx therapists and culturally responsive mental health providers, including bilingual options.
International OCD Foundation (IOCDF)
OCD services
Find therapists, programs, and professionals who specialize in OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) and related conditions.
Colleagues I often recommend
These are Miami therapists and practices I trust and refer to often. The topics below can help you find a starting point. Some colleagues appear under more than one.
Directory
Recommended by topic:
Neurodivergence, identity & affirming care
Brenna Doering · Charleen Gonzalez · Kasie Holmes · Pilar Siman · Thaimi Fina
Relationships, couples & family
Dr. Nathasha Cole Hahn · Mariana Fernandez-Soto · The Mindful Heart Counseling · Elise Suna
Trauma, anxiety & emotional wellbeing
Brenna Doering · Thaimi Fina · Lisa Jimenez · Cherise Watson · Elise Suna
Eating disorders & body image
Thaimi Fina · Lisa Jimenez
Dr. Nathasha Cole Hahn
Individual therapy · Couples · Family
For individuals, couples, and families exploring identity, relationship patterns, repair after conflict, and deeper connection with themselves and others.
Brenna Doering, LMHC
ADHD & autism · Burnout · EMDR
For neurodivergent adults navigating ADHD, autism, or AuDHD (being both autistic and ADHD), burnout, perfectionism, or childhood trauma. Also a good fit if you're interested in EMDR, a therapy for processing trauma.
Mariana Fernandez-Soto, LMFT
Couples · Family · English & Spanish
For individual and couples therapy, relationship concerns, infidelity, and family conflict, with care in English or Spanish.
Thaimi Fina, LMHC
Eating & body image · Trauma · Couples · English & Spanish
For eating disorders, body image, trauma, and couples therapy, including bilingual and LGBTQ+ affirming care.
Charleen Gonzalez, LMFT
Neurodivergent adults · Couples · LGBTQ+ & gender affirming
For neurodivergent adults, couples therapy, and anyone looking for LGBTQ+ and gender-affirming care.
Kasie Holmes, LMHC
Identity & systems · Liberatory therapy
For therapy that looks at your personal experiences and at the larger systems that shape your life. Kasie's approach is anti oppressive and liberatory, meaning it takes things like racism, sexism, and inequality seriously as part of what people carry.
Lisa Jimenez, LMHC
Eating & body image · Anxiety & depression · LGBTQ+ affirming
For eating disorders, body image, anxiety, and depression, especially if you're looking for LGBTQ+ affirming care that follows Health at Every Size (HAES), an approach that supports health without focusing on weight loss.
The Mindful Heart Counseling
Children & teens · Play & sandtray · EMDR · Faith option
For children and teens, with attachment-focused work that includes play therapy, sandtray, and EMDR. Families who want their faith included in care can ask about their Christian-based option.
Pilar Siman, LCSW
Faith & spirituality · Culture & identity · LGBTQ+
For therapy or spiritual direction that brings together mental health, faith, culture, and identity, including LGBTQ+ identity.
Elise Suna, LMFT
Couples · Family dynamics · Anxiety & depression
For individuals and couples exploring relationship patterns, anxiety, depression, family dynamics, and the ways past experiences keep showing up in the present.
Cherise Watson, LMHC
Trauma & EMDR · Life transitions · Women's issues
For trauma and EMDR, multicultural counseling, anxiety, life transitions, career concerns, and women's issues.
Affordable and community care
If cost is part of what's in the way right now, these are good places to look.
University of Miami Institute for Individual and Family Counseling
Affordable counseling for individuals, couples, and families. Sessions are with graduate clinicians under faculty supervision.
Open Path Psyhotherapy Collective
A nationwide network that connects clients with therapists who offer reduced-fee, sliding-scale therapy.
Podcasts
Play Therapy Parenting Podcast
For parents and caregivers
One of my favorite resources for parents who want to understand their child's behavior and learn practical ways to respond. Episodes look at common parenting challenges through a play therapy lens. They're short and approachable, so they're easy to fit into your day.
From my bookshelf
A few of the books I often recommend to clients and the people I love.
Trauma and healing
What My Bones Know
Stephanie Foo
A memoir about the author's experience of complex trauma and her search to understand and heal from it.
Love, Relationships & Connection
Set Boundaries, Find Peace Nedra Glover Tawwab
Simple yet powerful ways to establish healthy boundaries in all aspects of life Nedra Tawwab.
Parenting/Caregiving
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk — Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
One of my go-to recommendations for practical, respectful language that helps caregivers communicate with kids while reducing conflict and building cooperation.
Love, Relationships & Connection
All About Love
Bell Hooks
A thoughtful exploration of what love is, and what it asks of us in our relationships with ourselves, each other, and our communities.
Parenting/Caregiving
Playful Parenting
Lawrence J. Cohen
A warm, accessible guide to using play, humor, and connection to navigate difficult moments, and strengthen your relationship with your child.
A note about these resources
These resources are provided for informational purposes and aren't a substitute for individualized mental health care. Being listed on this page isn't a guarantee that a provider or resource will be the right fit for you. Provider availability, fees, services, and insurance participation can change, so please confirm current information directly with the provider.