MerraLee Block

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 35 years experience helping clients of all ages and genders navigate life's challenges. I have expertise in the personal areas of communication, control, boundaries, attachment, anger, guilt, and forgiveness, just as a start.(smile) As a former Florida Supreme Court Family Law Mediator along with my therapy practice, I have learned that you are the expert of your story - that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you or rob you of your joy. Taking the step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.

I believe that therapy is a an alive and interactive partnership. You have arrived with a desire to better your world and seek someone to step into your world and independently see, hear and feel, without your emotional involvement, a better way to live in that world.

Together, as trust builds, we can explore your world and zero-in on the "Difference that will make the difference." You can expect a warm, non-judgmental environment where you will feel heard and supported. I have a large variety of therapy modalities to choose from, or combine, and can get help from many therapeutic avenues, as needed. You're not limited to any one way to solve an issue. That being said, I will hear you and offer you more than one way to reach your goal. We are a team.

You can expect to "go home" having been listened-to - really heard. You will have had laughter - the "best medicine" to help with telling and feeling your story. You will have had an exploration of options for new behaviors or modification of old. My goal is that you will go home with one new strategy, one new piece of information, or activity to perform that will bring you closer to your goal. And...you will always have access to reach me to celebrate a win or mourn a setback.