Counseling in Longwood, Florida
Therapy for teens and adults who’ve tried strategies — even therapy — and still watch the same thoughts, habits, and relationship patterns loop. We turn insight into action, in the moments that matter most.
Joseph Grimsley, MSAnxiety · ADHD · teens · EMDR
Hirangi Patel, MSSouth Asian therapy · anxiety · couples
Meet the counselorsIs this you?
How we work on it
We find what’s driving the cycle for you and build tools for the moments that matter — the 2am spiral, the dread before the hard conversation. CBT, ACT, IFS and EMDR, chosen to fit you.
How we work on it
Not generic productivity advice. Real scaffolding built around your actual neurology — time blindness, follow-through, emotional regulation — for teens and adults.
How we work on it
The first job isn’t fixing anything. It’s becoming someone your teen actually wants to talk to. Then we work on what’s underneath — and we keep you informed without breaking the trust that makes it work.
How we work on it
EMDR works on the part of the brain that never got the memo the thing is over. We prepare carefully, you set the pace, and the memory stays — what changes is the charge it carries.
How we work on it
Hirangi is the daughter of Indian immigrants. Culture isn’t a topic we get to on week four; it’s in the room because it’s in your life. Anxiety, low mood, relationships, the decision you can’t make.
How we work on it
We work on the pattern underneath the argument — how each of you protects yourself, what gets heard, and what needs to be said out loud. $200 per session; insurance rarely covers couples work, so we built the fee for it.
What we work on
Every clinician here is trained in EMDR, so trauma work isn’t a referral and a waitlist — it’s available from whoever you’re already sitting with.
For the mind that won’t power down
Read more 02Systems that fit how your brain works
Read more 03A space your teenager will open up in
Read more 04When talking about it hasn’t moved it
Read more 05For what still lands in the body
Read more 06No explaining your family first
Read more 07The argument underneath the argument
Read more 08When “off” has become the baseline
Read moreOur counselors
Both trained in EMDR, both direct, both more interested in what changes outside the room than inside it. Pick the one whose page sounds like your life — or let us match you on a free call.
Founder · Counselor · EMDR-trained
Works with teens, adults and couples who know their patterns cold and still can’t interrupt them in the moment. Anxiety, ADHD, trauma, relationships. EMDR-trained.
Counselor · EMDR-trained
Daughter of Indian immigrants. Works with adolescents, adults, couples and parents on anxiety, low mood, relationships and life transitions — South Asian or not.
Can I actually afford this?
Sessions are $150 for individuals and $200 for couples — the same with every clinician, in person or online. We don’t bill insurance directly. But if you have a PPO plan, there’s a good chance it covers out-of-network therapy, sometimes more than you’d expect.
What’s different here
At most practices, EMDR means one clinician and a waitlist. Here, every counselor is trained in it. If trauma reprocessing turns out to be what helps, you do it with the person you already trust.
Most practices around us don’t publish their fees. We publish ours, explain superbills in plain English, and give you a Good Faith Estimate before care starts.
Your care isn’t one person’s opinion. We consult regularly with each other and with senior licensed clinicians, so what you get is a practice thinking about you — not a solo act.
You don’t need more insight. You need something that works at 2am and in the hard conversation. That’s what we build with you.
Everything on the internet should be taken with a grain of salt, so we let our clients speak for us on Google — and our colleagues put their reputations behind ours here.
Joseph is a truly remarkable clinician. His warmth, openness, and unwavering compassion as well as his commitment to the wellbeing of his clients is unparalleled. I refer my loved ones to Joseph because I want the best for them.
Joseph is a therapist who is able to help clients find their authenticity and strength. He has an incredible presence in the therapy room that enables client healing and growth.
Joseph is energetic, authentic, and effortlessly relatable. His grounded presence and trauma-informed approach helps clients feel safe and understood. He is a great person to have in your corner.
Where we are
365 Wekiva Springs Rd, Suite 231
Longwood, FL 32779 · free parking
We regularly see clients from Longwood, Lake Mary, Heathrow, Altamonte Springs, Winter Springs, Casselberry, Sanford, Apopka, Maitland, Winter Park and Oviedo — and online from anywhere in Florida.
From the blog
Single-incident trauma, complex trauma, and anxiety each run on a different EMDR clock. What the phases look like, what speeds things up, and what a realistic course looks like.
Read feesWhat a private-pay therapy session actually costs in Seminole County, why most practices won't tell you, and how out-of-network benefits change the math.
Read teensThe difference between a rough patch and something more, the signs parents in Seminole County most often describe, and a way to raise therapy that doesn't end in a slammed door.
ReadFAQ
Sessions are $150 for individuals and $200 for couples, the same with every clinician here. We’re out of network with all insurance plans and provide a superbill after each session you can submit for reimbursement — many PPO plans reimburse a meaningful share of out-of-network mental health care. Our partner Thrizer can check your plan in about a minute and file the claims for you. A sliding scale is available by application. Full details on fees and insurance.
No. We’re a private-pay practice, which means you pay us directly and we give you a superbill — an itemized receipt with the codes your insurer needs — for out-of-network reimbursement. If you’d rather not deal with claims, Thrizer can verify your benefits and submit them automatically. Here’s exactly how it works.
Yes. We see clients in person at our Longwood office and by secure video anywhere in the state of Florida. EMDR works over telehealth too — we use on-screen cues or self-administered tapping in place of in-room bilateral stimulation. About online sessions.
365 Wekiva Springs Rd, Suite 231, Longwood, FL 32779 — in Seminole County, just off Wekiva Springs Road, about 10 minutes from Lake Mary and Altamonte Springs and 20 minutes north of downtown Orlando. There’s free parking at the building. Directions and parking.
Book a free 15-minute consultation online, or call or text (407) 565-9686. We’ll ask what you’re hoping to work on and tell you honestly whether we’re the right fit — and which of us you should see. We respond to every request.
A free 15-minute conversation. We’ll tell you honestly whether we’re the right fit — and if we’re not, we’ll help you find who is.
