About
NOW ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS
ONLINE THERAPY FOR ADULTS IN FLORIDA FEELING…
OVERWHELMED
as a result of experiencing…
Anxiety & Stress
About Me
Hi, my name is Darryon C. Spencer!
I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) providing online/virtual therapy to adults in Florida who are feeling anxious, stressed out, and overwhelmed to the point where it’s getting in the way of them living a happy life.
My goal is to provide you with empathetic support as well as teach you practical coping skills you could use to overcome…
depression
trauma
and/or issues you may face as a black man or woman.
I’ll be right there with you throughout this entire process to listen, validate, and encourage you as we explore some solutions to your problems.
My Personal Experience
I empathize with you on such a deep level because I too have personally experienced anxiety, trauma, irritability, grief, depression, stress, and burnout. On top of that, I too have been a high achieving, perfectionistic, people pleasing adult (which probably contributed to everything I was experiencing).
I can vividly remember the pressure I would put on myself to achieve “greatness”, and the burnout I would experience after placing such ridiculously high expectations on myself. I remember feeling like I was never doing enough or good enough, especially after I compared myself to others.
Even though my family, friends, and colleagues all admired me, I still felt like an imposter, as if I wasn’t the person they saw me to be. I remember feeling alone, like I was the only one out there in this world dealing with these issues. That was until I started to go to therapy.
Going to therapy was one of the best decisions I ever made. My therapist validated my experience and helped me understand what I was experiencing and why. Equipped with knowledge, coping skills, and a new outlook on life, I was able to address as well as resolve my feelings surrounding anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, stress, and burnout. My goal is to do for you what my therapist did for me.
Why do I feel the way I do?!
Along your journey, you may come to find out that…
the emotions you’re experiencing may have to do with some past trauma(s) that’ve yet to be explored.
maybe you feel unsettled because you never had the opportunity to fully process your grief.
and although you could be dealing with anxiety, you may also be experiencing depression as well.
Whatever the case may be, you deserve to experience peace of mind and I am here to help you as you work towards achieving that.
In therapy, we could work together on…
learning skills and problem solving strategies you may use to cope with and/or overcome worry, fear, nervousness, and anxiety
getting to a place where you may experience a sense of peace due to no longer feeling as irritable or stressed which could result from consistently applying stress management strategies
becoming mindful of what could have contributed to you feeling so overwhelmed and work towards never feeling burned out ever again
still showing up for others while setting healthy boundaries to honor your wants, needs, and mental well-being.
exploring some scientifically backed strategies for insomnia which could lead to you getting a full and satisfactory night’s sleep
My Approach
Cognitive-Behavioral: You may have heard of CBT. In case you haven’t, CBT stands for cognitive behavioral therapy. Cognitive is just a fancy way of saying “pertaining to your thoughts”. So in CBT, therapy is focused on looking into how your thoughts influence your feelings and your feelings influence your behaviors. Once we’ve identified the impact your thoughts have on your feelings and behaviors, we then work towards learning ways you can either shift your way of thinking, if it is in fact causing you to feel unpleasant emotions, and/or manage your unpleasant feelings by using various coping skills.
Solution Focused: You have a particular set of problems that you would like to resolve and my job is to listen and validate your experience as we explore potential solutions to your problems. All potential solutions that I discuss with you will be evidenced based. This means that various scientific studies on the “solution” have taken place making it scientifically proven to work for most people. If whatever we come up with doesn’t work for you, we’ll discuss other potential evidence based solutions so that you have an array of coping skills you can use to deal with life’s stressors.
Education/Credentials
Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Central Florida
Master of Science in Psychology from Florida International University
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in the state of Florida
License Number MH20650