Rene has been with OCP since they opened their doors to the community of Marion County in 2013.  Rene has over 16 years of experience working with children and adolescents that have been abused both sexually and physically. Rene graduated from Florida State University with her Master’s in Social Work. As a Qualified Supervisor for the State of Florida, Rene supervises master’s level social work clinicians throughout the state for licensure requirements.

David has worked in the mental health field for many years and specializes in trauma and addiction as well as sexual dependency. David is a Christian based counselor that also enjoys working with couples and families. David has a long professional history of working with multiple populations.

Jacque’s specialty is in the area of trauma and has a special passion for healing the impacts of cultural/ethnic/religious/sexuality/transgender traumas. Jacque uses evidence-based practices such as DBT, CBT, narrative therapy, and expressive therapies in her practice. 

Matt has multiple areas of specialty that include counseling in anger management, substance abuse, and mental health. Matt works with adolescents and adults and specializes in Industrial/Organizational psychology and a strong approach of CBT in all his work. Matt is OCP’s liaison for multiple organizations within the community and is a management team member.

Tracy is an EMDR practitioner and has multiple specialties to include Substance, Marriage &Family Counseling Programs, and trauma focused counseling.

Mary has worked with young adults and students in the K-12 school system utilizing different modalities including play therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and strengths-based approach. Mary is very active in volunteer work in the community, and she has many years of experience with working with both children and young adults with special needs.

Ashley has worked with children and families for 6 years as an adoption case manager and practices mental health and substance abuse counseling with a focus on anxiety and relationships. Ashley specializes as an A.R.T. Certified Practitioner and is very attuned to working with children and adolescents and within the family system. Ashley is also Certified in Mindfulness for Kids & Teens. She specializes in Mindfulness Interventions for ADHD, Anxiety, Trauma, and Emotional Regulation.

Cheryl specializes in working with the Geriatric Population, Children/Adolescents with ADHD, Anxiety & Depression, and Unresolved Trauma Utilizing Art Expression Therapy, CBT, Client Centered, Play Therapy, Power of Positivity, and Building Healthy Self Esteem.

Yvonne specializes in working with children and adolescents in the areas of trauma and behavioral modification utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapies in conjunction with mental health coping skill building.

Jason specializes in mental health, substance abuse, anger management, Motivational Interviewing and Life Skills development  counseling with young adults and adolescents.

Vinessa works with  adults, adolescent, and children. Vinessa has over 25 years of experience as a clinician, and 16 years as supervisor in her mental health career.  She has worked with hundreds of individuals and groups in the areas of bipolar disorders, depressive disorders, anxiety disorders and substances use disorders. Vinessa also has worked with individuals in life balance, character development, personal empowerment, self-esteem improvement, grief and loss, empty nesting, and relationships.

Melissa has worked in the mental health, substance abuse and case management fields for 8 years and has a passion for guiding people through their healing journey with motivational interviewing and CBT techniques.

Kevin works with children and youth at OCP and in the community. He has many years of experience working in the  behavioral health and Addiction field and is an advocate for youth who are experiencing mental health, behavioral, and/or substance abuse concerns. Utilizing CBT, Kevin brings a gentle, safe, and healthy approach to youth he works with at Ocala Consulting & Prevention.

Christina works in the school setting utilizing her abilities in mental health counseling and person centered, individualized approaches.

Sonia provides counseling in the schools of Marion County utilizing her abilities in mental health counseling and person centered, individualized approaches.

Cindy has been providing services as a mental health counselor throughout the community for over 17 years. She has worked with all ages and has a great passion for working with children, teens, parenting, families, and couples.  Cindy uses many therapeutic tools and techniques but specializes in cognitive behavioral and solution-focused therapies, in addition to both anger management and parenting skills. She works with clients struggling with anger issues, addiction, depression, anxiety, ADD, parenting skills, and more.

Michelle is currently earning her Master’s Degree and has achieved her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work. She enjoys serving our community in her compassionate, informed and passionate desire to foster healing within our community.