Our Clinical Team

AREAS OF FOCUS • Anxiety & Stress • Relationship Challenges • Couples Therapy • Sex & Intimacy Concerns • LGBTQ+ & Trans Support • Men's Issues • Infidelity & Relationship Repair • Kink-Affirming Therapy • Consensual Non-Monogamy • Life Transitions ABOUT CHARLIE Carlos "Charlie" Garcia is a Mental Health Counselor, Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC), Board-Certified Advanced Gender Therapist, and Ph.D. candidate in Clinical Sexology. He provides therapy to individuals and couples across Florida and Canada in a warm, inclusive, and non-judgmental environment where clients feel genuinely seen, supported, and understood. Charlie specializes in anxiety, relationships, sex and intimacy concerns, identity exploration, LGBTQ+ and transgender concerns, men's issues, and life transitions. His couples work focuses on communication challenges, conflict, trust, infidelity, desire discrepancies, kink, and consensual non-monogamous relationship structures. He also supports individuals exploring sexuality, family estrangement, and personal growth. His approach is collaborative, modern, and integrative, helping clients build insight, strengthen relationships, and create meaningful, lasting change. ​​ Author of Mandalas to Calm your Mind (English & Spanish), Animal Alphabet: Coloring & Activity Book for Kids, and ABC FUN!: Alphabet Coloring & Activity Book for Kids. Available on The SHOP!

AREAS OF FOCUS • Anxiety • Depression • ADHD • Stress Management • Self-Esteem & Confidence • Identity Development • Family & Peer Conflict • Parenting Support • Life Transitions • Art Therapy • Children & Adolescents challenges ABOUT RACHEL Rachel Fontaine is a Registered Mental Health Counselor who provides a warm, creative, and engaging space where children, adolescents, and adults feel safe to explore emotions, build confidence, and navigate life's challenges with clarity and support. Rachel specializes in anxiety, depression, ADHD, stress, self-esteem, identity development, family and peer conflict, and life transitions. She also works closely with parents and caregivers, offering practical tools to strengthen communication, connection, and emotional well-being at home. Known for her ability to build trust and genuine rapport, Rachel often integrates art therapy and creative interventions to help clients express themselves, process emotions, and develop healthy coping skills. Her approach is collaborative, compassionate, strengths-based, and tailored to each client's unique needs and goals. With over 20 years of experience as an educator, Rachel brings a deep understanding of child and adolescent development into her clinical work. She conducts sessions in English and is currently accepting new clients virtually across Florida.

AREAS OF FOCUS • Couples & Family Therapy • Relationship Challenges • Parenting Support • Culture & Identity • Immigration & Acculturation • Life Transitions • ADD/ADHD • Family Conflict • Communication Challenges • Medical Family Therapy • Anxiety & Stress • Personal Growth ABOUT DR. GOMES Dr. Ronie Gomes is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 30 years of clinical experience and a Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy with a concentration in Medical Family Therapy. She provides a collaborative and culturally responsive space where individuals, couples, and families can explore challenges, strengthen relationships, and create meaningful change. Dr. Gomes specializes in culture and identity, immigration and acculturation, parenting concerns, ADD/ADHD, family conflict, and relationship dynamics. Her work is grounded in a systemic perspective that recognizes how relationships, family patterns, culture, and life experiences shape emotional well-being and connection. Her approach integrates Systemic, Narrative, Collaborative, Solution-Focused, Cognitive Behavioral, and Strengths-Based therapies tailored to each client's unique needs. With more than three decades of experience working with diverse populations, she brings both clinical depth and a grounded, compassionate presence to every session. She offers sessions in English and Spanish.

AREAS OF FOCUS • Trauma & PTSD • Anxiety & Depression • Couples & Family Therapy • Relationship Conflict • Parenting Support • Premarital Counseling • Infidelity & Relationship Repair • Maternal Mental Health • Pregnancy & Postpartum Support • Relocation & Cultural Adaptation • Stress, Anger & Codependency ABOUT MARGARYTA Margaryta Zelena is a Registered Marriage and Family Therapist and trauma-informed therapist with over 15 years of experience supporting teens, adults, couples, and families. She provides a warm, collaborative, and culturally sensitive space where clients can explore challenges, strengthen relationships, and move toward meaningful and lasting change. Margaryta specializes in trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, family conflict, relationship concerns, and life transitions. She works with individuals, couples, and families navigating parenting concerns, emotional well-being, communication difficulties, and major life changes. A distinctive focus of her practice is helping clients navigate relocation, immigration, and cultural adaptation. Drawing from her own multicultural perspective, she understands the emotional complexities of adjusting to new environments, identities, and ways of life. Her approach integrates Family Systems, Gestalt, Psychodynamic, Existential, Narrative, and Solution-Focused therapies, tailoring treatment to each client's unique needs and experiences. She offers sessions in English, Russian, and Ukrainian.