Winter Park Counseling: Your Path to Inner Peace
Relationships can be incredibly difficult when communication breaks down, emotions feel heavy, or conflict keeps returning without resolution. Many couples and families reach a point where they feel disconnected, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward.
If you’re struggling to understand each other, coping with trauma or anxiety, or watching tension affect your children or home life, you don’t have to face it alone. Support from a skilled therapist can help bring clarity, stability, and relief.
Marriage and family therapy in Winter Park offers a safe space to rebuild trust, strengthen communication, and restore connection so your home feels peaceful, supportive, and emotionally healthy again.

Marriage Counseling Winter Park: Trauma Child Teen Therapist
Why Has The TV News Media Interviewed Our Counselors 200 times About ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Defiance, Trauma, Video Game Addictions, And Marriage?
Well, at TLC, we take the guesswork out of finding the right counselor by hiring experts with extensive experience in their specialties, so you can get results right away!
Our licensed mental health counselor specialists have years of experience and are called by the media for their expertise in the areas of relationships, addictions, abuse, trauma, depression, ADHD, and more in the Central Florida area! Many families searching for counseling services in Winter Park trust our proven approach.
Our couples counseling Winter Park FL services include Gottman Method marriage counseling, premarital counseling, couples therapy, family counseling, divorce counseling, anxiety disorders, intervention counseling, and more in the Winter Park area.
Whether in-person or online counseling, Winter Park, TLC offers comprehensive relationship support.
Pedro Valdez, MA, LMHC – Winter Park Marriage Counselor First Responder Trauma Child Play Therapy Teen Therapist
Winter Park, FL Office:
1950 Lee Road Suite 115
Winter Park, FL 32789
(407) 248-0030 | Get Directions
Having Bad Side Effects To Medication But Need Something To Help With ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, or Mood Disorders?
At TLC, we have an Alternative to Medication Approach.
Some of our clients report having a bad reaction to medications for mental health issues, and we have our clients try a holistic approach. In many cases, our clients do not need as much medication or may not need it at all.
The president of Total Life Counseling Center, Jim West, has been called the Defiant Teen Whisperer because of his expertise in working with Oppositional Defiant Children and Teens.
Often, clients have tried many different medications for ADHD, anxiety, or Depression, only to have really bad side effects.
So Jim has consulted with many doctors over the years and has found ways to treat ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, and Mood disorders with supplements and diet changes. This knowledge has helped many seeking trauma counseling in Winter Park and emotional stability.
Sports Counseling and Mental Toughness
He has used this alternative approach to help with Sport Psychology and Mental Toughness, as well as to calm down and not be so hard on themselves.
The best athletes are perfectionists and need a balance of working hard to be their personal best without beating themselves up!
Using supplements to help calm our athletes down helps them to find that balance, along with some John Wooden “Competitive Greatness” principles.
Winter Park Licensed Mental Health Counseling Services
Our licensed professional counselors and marriage and family therapists in Winter Park will provide group therapy, family therapy, behavior therapy, and more. The anxiety counselor Winter Park FL team provides support that changes lives.
Offering services such as marriage counseling, couple counseling, family counseling, divorce counseling, and intervention counseling demonstrates TLC’s commitment to addressing various aspects of relationships and family dynamics. Many clients searching for Winter Park marriage and family therapy rely on TLC to guide them through difficult seasons.

Total Life In The News
Total Life Counseling Subject Matter Experts Have Been Featured On Multiple TV Networks and News Stations:

Our subject matter experts have participated in over 200 national & local news interviews and they are here for you!
At Total Life Counseling Center our Counselors are Experts for National and Local TV, Radio and Print Media including CNN, FoxNews, NBC, CBS & ABC and more. We have an excellent reputation amongst graduate & private schools, attorneys, doctors, therapists, providers and corporations. We strive to ensure our therapists have diverse clinical backgrounds, to allow us to match each client to the therapist that will best meet his or her needs.
How Can Our Winter Park Counsellors Help With Marriage, Trauma, Anxiety, And Depression for Children, Teens, and Adults?
Like other forms of couples therapy, it can offer significant support to individuals and couples dealing with trauma, anxiety, and depression, both individually and within the context of their relationship. Here’s how:
- Providing a Safe Space: Counseling creates a safe and confidential environment where both partners can express their feelings, thoughts, and concerns without judgment. This is particularly important when dealing with sensitive issues like trauma, anxiety, and depression.
- Improving Communication: Many couples struggle with communication, which can exacerbate individual issues like anxiety and depression. A marriage counselor can teach effective communication strategies, helping partners to understand each other’s experiences and needs better.
- Addressing Underlying Issues: Trauma, anxiety, and depression can stem from or be worsened by underlying relationship issues. Counseling can help uncover and address these underlying problems, which might include unresolved conflicts, unmet needs, or dysfunctional patterns of interaction.
- Developing Coping Strategies: Counselors can equip couples with coping strategies and tools to manage symptoms of trauma, anxiety, and depression. This might include stress-reduction techniques, mindfulness, and ways to support each other during difficult times.
- Strengthening the Relationship: The stress of dealing with mental health issues can strain relationships. Marriage counseling can help strengthen the bond between partners by fostering understanding, empathy, and support, which are crucial for navigating mental health challenges together.
- Trauma-Informed Care: Specifically for trauma, counselors trained in trauma-informed care can help individuals and couples understand how trauma impacts their relationship and individual behaviors. They can work through trauma-related issues in a way that’s sensitive to the trauma survivor’s needs.
- Referral to Individual Therapy: Sometimes, issues like severe depression, anxiety, or trauma may require individual therapy in addition to couples counseling. A marriage counselor can recognize when this is the case and refer one or both partners to appropriate individual therapy.
- Enhancing Emotional Intimacy: By working through issues together in therapy, couples can enhance their emotional intimacy and connection, which can be a powerful antidote to feelings of isolation that often accompany depression and anxiety.
- Creating a Supportive Environment: For someone dealing with mental health challenges, knowing that their partner understands and supports them can be incredibly healing. Counseling can help create this supportive environment within the relationship.
It’s important to choose a marriage counselor who is experienced in dealing with trauma, anxiety, and depression, and who can provide a therapeutic approach that’s tailored to the couple’s specific needs and situations.
Talk to Someone Who Understands.
Our Counseling Services List
Our group of counselors is composed of experts and specialists. They are all relational, approachable, and accepting of our clients’ needs. We provide counseling for children, adolescents, and adults, treating various mental health concerns, relationships, domestic violence, abuse, addictions, and more.
We also provide support for individuals who need healing with an experienced abuse counselor in Winter Park, FL, or specialized guidance from licensed therapists in Winter Park.
- Adolescent Substance Abuse or Addictions
- ADHD or ADD – Trouble Focusing, Impulse Control, Incomplete Tasks, School Accommodations
- Anger Management – Self-Referred or Court Ordered
- Orlando Anxiety Counseling – Fears, Phobias, Obsessing, Worrying
- Consultation & Seminars – School, Business, Community or Professional
- Cyberbullying
- Day Camps – Social Skills, Support, Leadership, Assertiveness Training
- East Orlando Depression counseling
- Divorce
- Co-Parenting
- Divorce Support
- Recovery & Family Transition
- Eating Disorders – Bulimia, Anorexia, Bing Eating, and Over Eating
- Groups
- Image Coaching
- Leadership Coaching
- Lake Mary Marriage counseling
- Mentally Disabled
- Oppositional Defiance Disorder
- Parenting
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder – PDD
- Phobias & Social Phobia
- Play Therapy
- Portuguese
- Pre-Marital Counseling
- PTSD-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Reactive Attachment Disorder – Behavior Issues with Adopted Children or Foster Care Parent Support
- Resolve Conflict
- Retreats
- Self Harm
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addictions
- Social Skills Groups – Social Skills, Support, Leadership, Assertiveness Training
- Sports Counseling
- Substance Abuse – Adult or Adolescent
- Summer Camps – Social Skills, Support, Leadership, Assertiveness Training
- Trauma – Physical, Sexual and Emotional Abuse
Our approach incorporates the following and more:
- Traditional Counseling
- Individual & Family Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Supportive Relational Counseling
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Emotion Focused Therapy EFT – Trauma & Abuse
- Emotion Freedom Techniques EFT – Substance or Sexual Abuse & Trauma
- EMDR – Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

Coaching Services
Need Some Direction? A Total Life Coach Can Help
Student Mentoring or Coaching
Some students might need coaching or mentoring in the absence of a parent or significant other to encourage them in the right direction. ADHD Coaching for Students or Adults: Inventors, CEO’s, Entrepreneurs often have ADHD and need coaching to maximize their strengths and develop a team around them to compliment their weaknesses. Parent Coaching: Parents may need parent coaching to deal with children that have unique needs.
Business or Leadership Coaching:
Adults often look to a business coach to maximize their talents and bring out the best in their team to take their business to the next level. Your business, school or church might be interested in providing the following services to employees or members at a discounted rate:
Licensed Counselors & Therapists
Meet Our Team of Certified & Experienced Professionals
Total Life Counseling Center consists of Licensed Counselors, Masters Level Therapists, Espanol Counselors, Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Business Coaches, Image Enhancement Coaches who provide counseling for emotional, mental, physical and spiritual care including marriage, individual, family, substance abuse and more. Our team of certified and experienced professionals, dedicated to serving a comprehensive spectrum of mental health and relationship issues such as couples, women and men’s issues, children and teens with oppositional defiance, video game addiction, ADHD, ASD, anxiety, depression, and trauma survivors, is here to support and guide you through your journey towards healing and navigating life transitions. This approach not only enhances the effectiveness of the counseling provided but also builds trust within the community and among potential clients, who may be seeking support.
We offer next level counselors specialized in areas such as relationships, video game & drug/alcohol addictions, abuse, trauma, depression, and ADHD. Our Therapists are EMDR (eye movement desensitization) trauma therapy trained, cognitive behavioral therapy, specialize in ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Children, and are also professional Gottman method marriage couples counselors to give the best results to couples and to provide the best comprehensive spectrum of mental health and relationship care for our clients.
Struggling with Anger? We offer 8 hour anger management group therapy!
Discounted Rates and the president of Total Life Counseling Center Jim West does not want to turn people away and we have counselors at various levels of experience at a discounted rate that are trained by our next level counselors!
Pedro Michael Valdez IV
MA, LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR
Licensed Mental Health Counselor specializing in personality disorders, trauma, depression, and anxiety for individuals, families, and couples.
Audrey DeBruler
MS, LMHC, Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Children, Adolescents, Young Adults, Faith Based Counseling, Trauma Recovery, Anxiety and more!
Katherine Waldheim
MS, Registered Mental Health Counseling Intern
Trauma, anxiety, couples counseling, and child & adolescent counseling services and more!
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I expect during my first marriage and family therapy appointment in Winter Park?
Expect a comfortable, supportive conversation focused on understanding your relationship goals, concerns, and history. Your therapist will help identify patterns, explore communication challenges, and create a plan for progress so both partners feel heard, respected, and hopeful.
How do I choose the right marriage therapist in Winter Park, FL?
Look for experience with couples, strong reviews, specialized training like EMDR or the Gottman Method, and someone you both feel comfortable with. Trust, fit, and expertise matter most when selecting a marriage therapist who supports your growth.
Are there therapists in Winter Park who specialize in family therapy for children and teens?
Yes, many therapists in the area specialize in supporting children, teens, and families dealing with behavior issues, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, and communication struggles. They help strengthen family dynamics, improve coping skills, and create more peace at home.
Do any therapists practice out of their homes, is this unsafe?
Some therapists may practice from home offices, but safety depends on professionalism, licensing, confidentiality standards, and a private, secure environment. Always verify credentials, reputation, and reviews to ensure a safe and appropriate therapeutic setting.
Can anyone provide any male therapist recommendations?
Yes, several licensed male therapists in Winter Park work with couples, teens, and adults. Consider asking offices directly about availability, specialization, and appointment openings to find the best match based on your personal goals and preferences.
Are you struggling with figuring out your relationship?
If you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected, a Winter Park relationship counselor can help you gain clarity, improve communication, and rebuild emotional connection. Supportive guidance makes it easier to understand each other and move forward with renewed confidence.
How do the counseling approaches differ among top Winter Park counselors?
Top Winter Park counselors differ in philosophy and techniques, offering approaches like CBT, EMDR, EFT, trauma-informed care, holistic wellness, and family-systems therapy. They customize treatment based on age, goals, mental health needs, and preferred structure or flexibility.
What is the difference between therapy and counseling in Winter Park providers’ descriptions?
Counseling usually focuses on specific challenges, short-term goals, coping skills, and guidance. Therapy often explores deeper emotional patterns, trauma, long-term mental health, and behavioral change. Many Winter Park providers blend both, depending on the client’s history, complexity, and readiness for deeper work.
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Getting There
Directions to Total Life Counseling Center- Winter Park
Winter Park Office
1950 Lee Road Suite 115
Winter Park, FL 32789
(407) 248-0030
• From Kissimmee: Get on FL-528 W/FL-528 Toll W in Orange County from N John Young Pkwy. Take I-4 E to FL-423 N/Lee Rd/U.S 17 Truck/U.S 92 Truck in Fairview Shores. Take exit 88 from I-4 E. Use the right 2 lanes to turn right onto FL-423 N/Lee Rd/U.S 17 Truck/U.S 92 Truck (signs for Eatonville/Winter Park). Destination will be on right.
• From Tampa: Get on I-275 N from N Florida Ave. Follow I-4 E to FL-423 N/Lee Rd/U.S 17 Truck/U.S 92 Truck in Fairview Shores. Take exit 88 from I-4 E. Use the right 2 lanes to turn right onto FL-423 N/Lee Rd/U.S 17 Truck/U.S 92 Truck (signs for Eatonville/Winter Park) Destination will be on the right.
• Downtown Orlando/East Orlando: Take I-4 East toward Orlando/Downtown to Lee Road in Winter Park. Take Right on Lee Road EXIT 88. Use the right 2 lanes to turn right onto FL-423 N/Lee Rd/U.S 17 Truck/U.S 92 Truck (signs for Eatonville/Winter Park) Destination will be on the right.
• From Daytona/Sanford/Lake Mary/Altamonte Spgs/Longwood: Take I-4 W toward Winter Park to Lee Road Exit 88. Take Left on Lee Road Use the right 2 lanes to turn right onto FL-423 N/Lee Rd/U.S 17 Truck/U.S 92 Truck (signs for Eatonville/Winter Park) Destination will be on the right.



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Total Life Support Team

With our team of professionals, and by special arrangements, we can handle most any emotional, mental, or spiritual need. As a team we have several counselors specializing in most areas of concern. Our support team really cares about you and desire to help match you with the perfect counselor or coach to meet your needs!
They are standing by Monday – Friday from 8am – 5pm and can be reached at: (407) 248-0030







