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White Picket Fence Counseling Center, LLC

Sandee Nebel, MS, LMHC - I am a licensed mental health counselor in the state of Florida, and the founder of the White Picket Fence Counseling Center, LLC. My private practice is devoted to clients and families who are dealing with eating disorders, food addiction, compulsive overeating and issues related to these disorders. I am a frequent guest lecturer in local schools and colleges.

Although counseling is an interactive process, the counseling hour is yours. It is about your personal growth and improved emotional health. I counsel according to your personal goals as we identify them together.

I offer an eclectic approach to therapy with my clients. I see each client as an individual with specific needs, and so I choose the therapeutic theory and approach that will best serve them and guide them in their recovery process. My strength is listening to what the client is saying (and not saying), offering counsel and helping the client to devise a plan for change or view things in a new light.

I am available to present the following topics to your group:

Mindful Eating: A fresh and simple approach to a healthier eating experience
Food Addiction, Compulsive Overeating, and Emotional Eating: When food behavior becomes a problem
What can I do? How to cope and help when your loved one has food addiction or an eating disorder
Think Your Way Thin: How cognitive behavior therapy can help you lose weight
Girl Talk -- Teen Esteem: A girls-only chat session about social pressures and body image issues.

In January 2009 I began my term as President of The Eating Disorder Network of Central Florida. The EDNCF is a non-profit, multi-disciplinary group of health and mental health professionals dedicated to providing quality treatment to individuals and families suffering from eating disorders. I am also a member of the American Counseling Association, the National Eating Disorders Association, the Central Florida Marriage and Family Therapists, the Mental Health Counselors Association of Central Florida and the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals. I received my M.S. in Mental Health Counseling from Nova Southeastern University.

Liz Strong, MA - I am a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern and a Nationally Certified Counselor. Graduating with honors from Rollins College with a Masters Degree in Mental Health Counseling, I received the Rollins Outstanding Graduate Counseling Student award.

During my practicum experience I worked at the Lisa Merlin House as well as Specialized Treatment Education and Prevention Services, Inc., counseling young women with substance abuse, eating disorders and other addiction issues. As an intern, I provided individual and group counseling for adults at the Center for Drug-Free Living Outpatient Center.

My therapy combines person-centered and cognitive behavioral therapy, as I work collaboratively with clients to help them reach their true potential. I believe that all people possess the tools to help themselves and the ability to succeed.

I have a special interest and experience in working with eating disordered clients and I am continuing this work at the White Picket Fence Counseling Center, LLC, as well as working with other populations.

Tara Harvill, MA
I am a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern and a Registered Marriage and Family Therapist Intern. I graduated with a Masters of Arts Degree from Rollins College with honors and a certificate in marriage and family therapy. My clinical experience includes a practicum at Rollins College Counseling and Psychological Services, where I provided counseling to the undergraduate population, working on personal growth issues, time/stress management, career counseling, eating disorders, anxiety and mood disorders.

During my internship at The House Next Door in DeLand, a community counseling facility for individuals and families, I expanded my clinical experience to include working with couples, families, children, and adolescents. Upon completion of my service, I received the Intern of the Year Award.

My theoretical approach to counseling involves working collaboratively with my clients to realize undiscovered and undeveloped resources within. Through a systemic counseling perspective, I focus on insight, with a strengths-based goal of fortifying resilience, illuminating strengths, and facilitating growth and development. I believe that every individual possesses significant and unique value and potential.

Joe Bruner, B.S. - Joe Bruner, B.S. - I am a graduate of Florida State University with a major in business. I recently joined the White Picket Fence counseling Center, LLC, staff as the Director of Business Development. Currently I’m studying for my GRE and plan to return to graduate school to further my education and receive my master’s degree in counseling.

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