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ABOUT US

We are a group of clinicians and allied health professionals that serve individuals and families seeking professional partners in their mental fitness journey. We offer psychiatric care and counseling services to promote health, well-being, and quality of life. Our Practice is made up of two equally important teams ready to serve you. Our Clinicians are independently contracted providers with diverse and expert skill sets and experiences, prepared to create a personalized treatment plan for your unique needs. Our Patient Care Team will help you navigate the entire process, from the first call, to registration, to scheduling - they are experts at making it easy and giving you an exceptional patient experience!

Our Clinicians

Our Clinicians are Independent Contracted Providers


Dr. Marie DeFeo
Licensed Clinical Psychologist

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Dr. Amanda Dougherty, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Amanda Dougherty
Licensed Clinical Psychologist

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Andrea Lloyd, APRN, PMHNP-BC, Board-Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Andrea Lloyd, APRN, PMHNP-BC Board-Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

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Elizabeth Dameron, MSW
Pre-Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Registered Clinical Social Worker Intern

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Emily Makela Pre licensed Clinical Social Worker

Emily Makela, MSW
Pre-Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Registered Clinical Social Worker Intern Executive Function Coach

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Mary Anne Wilcox, MSW
Pre-Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Registered Clinical Social Worker Intern

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Joan Sonnier, MS
Pre-Licensed Marriage and
Family Therapy Registered Intern

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Taryn Jones, LCSW-QS, CPP
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Child-Parent Psychotherapist
Adoption-Competent Therapist

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Kelli Harrell, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor

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Sarah Westby, LCSW Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Sarah Westby, LCSW, CCATP
Licensed Clinical Social Worker Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional

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Joy Makela, LMHC-QS, LSP, LPS, NBCC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Licensed School Psychologist
Licensed Professional Counselor
National Board Certified Counselor

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Our Clinicians are Independent Contracted Providers

 

Our Patient
Care Team

Our Patient Care Team is here to welcome you to our practice. They understand that starting psychotherapy can be a daunting undertaking and they are here to help make scheduling, insurance filing, managing your registration, and psychological evaluations as easy as possible.

They will walk you through the process, help you find the provider, the specialty, and the appointment time that meets your needs. They like to say, “the administrative office is where magic happens; the therapy office is where miracles happen!”

Katie
Administrative Assistant

Katie is a Florida native having grown up and now raising her children in Florida’s Panhandle. She has almost two decades of experience in the medical field working in administrative patient care as a patient registrar, patient experience concierge, insurance verification professional, and surgical scheduler for a general medical and surgical hospital and large medical group practice. Katie has a heart for children and families and gives her time and talents to her church’s Children’s Ministry as a volunteer and as a previous staff member. During her free time, Katie loves spending time with her family, any activity outdoors, college football, and cheering on her FSU Seminoles!

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Debi
Administrative Assistant

Debi is a Midwest gal who dreamed of living in paradise! Her dream came true when Debi and her husband made their last military move to and retired on the Emerald Coast. Debi has worked in various aspects of healthcare administration and brings almost 30 years of experience and knowledge to our team. Debi has two wonderful grown sons, a daughter-in-love, five beautiful granddaughters, and a feisty great-grandson. Debi’s favorite time outside of the office is with family and friends. She loves reading, traveling, going to the shooting range, and living life to its fullest!

Armani Administrative Assistant

Armani
Psychological Technician Graduate Student Intern

Armani is originally from North Carolina with a heritage of military service. Not only is she an Air Force veteran, she is also the daughter of Air Force veteran parents! Armani came to call Northwest Florida home after being stationed at Eglin Air Force Base and falling in love with the area. She brings years of expertise in medical office administration and experience in the surgical technology field. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Clinical Social Work and is currently working towards her master’s degree in the same area. She brings this education and expertise to her work as our Psychological Technician assisting our Clinical Psychologists and School Psychologist. When not in the office, Armani enjoys singing, traveling, cooking, and spending time with her three-year-old daughter, boyfriend, and their fur baby, Beau!


Paula
Practice Registrar

Paula has a long history of customer service and patient care and now focuses on communicating with new patients, collecting information, validating registration documents, and ensuring patient portal access. Paula has been married to her husband for 26 years and raised two amazing young men. When she’s not too busy being a pastor’s wife, women’s ministry leader, church bookkeeper, and all-around activities coordinator, she really enjoys spending time with her six grandchildren. We’re so delighted she now helps coordinate our Practice and patients!

Dana, Financial Manager

Dana
Financial Manager
Insurance Specialist

Dana and her family moved to the area by way of an Air Force assignment and decided to stay. She graduated from Troy University with a Computer Science degree and worked in that world for several years before life and family required more of her time. She tried to slow down, transitioning from Network Administrator to our Financial Manager and Behavioral Health Insurance and has remained in private practice accounts management for almost twenty years. Dana has been married for 30+ years to a retired Air Force Officer turned Financial Advisor. They enjoyed raising their two kids and now really love chasing around their spunky granddaughters and grandson.

Dina - Independent Contracted Psychometrist

Dina
Independent Contracted Psychometrist

Dina is a nationally Board Certified Psychometrist, maintaining the clinical gold standard of knowledge, experience, and education administering and scoring psychometric measures. She completed her Master of Science in Psychology and Counseling from Troy University and worked as a bereavement counselor. A military move took her Air Force Special Operations husband and family to Germany then back to the local area. Outside the office Dina enjoys hiking, disc golf, watching and attending sporting events, arts and crafts, traveling abroad, traveling to see her two adult sons, and cheering on her beloved Pittsburgh Steelers and Penguins!


 
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