Counseling Center
An Interfaith Ministry providing professional clinical services regardless of ones personal faith, belief or customs.
ALL ARE WELCOME.
Mary S. Saxon, LMHC, CAP, NCC, MAC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Certified Addiction Professional
Located at:
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
100 NE First Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601
Phone: 352-377-9333
Fax: 352-375-1797
The interfaith counseling center seeks to be a part of the life of the community and its religious congregations by providing a ministry of therapeutic healing and growth. This is reached by offering pastoral counseling, mental health, marriage and family, substance abuse, and spiritual growth. The center is unique in combining an interfaith perspective of life with the methods and insight of professional psychotherapy, while working within the context of each person’s religious beliefs and sensitivity.
Our ministry is to empower people to:
- Communicate better with the important people in their lives.
- Enrich their marriage or prepare for marriage.
- Heal from the effects of abusive relationships, avoid repeats.
- Recover from divorce or rebuild their life after a significant loss.
- Recover from alcohol/substance abuse.
- Resolve the causes of depression, anxiety, anger, confusion or insecurity.
- Receive Peace through giving and receiving forgiveness.
- To become fulfilled in body, mind and spirit.
Marriage/Family/Couples Counseling
Conflict resolution, forgiveness issues, strengthening the family bonds. Setting and keeping healthy boundaries. Understanding, forgiving, healing. Renewal.
Depression and Anxiety
There is a point at which a combination of the intensity and duration of symptoms indicate that depression has ceased to be a temporary “mood” and has become a clinical state. Learn how to identify and manage depression/anxiety. Also, how to get your loved one to seek help and how you may remain healthy.
Premarital Counseling Program
“Loving your Differences”
Anger Management
God gave us the emotion of anger and it has a purpose. Learn how to avoid creating anger and how to identify and keep your anger levels in a healthy balance.
Divorce Adjustment
Open to all members of the family.
Addictions – Substance Abuse
Individual and family sessions. Assessments, interventions, aftercare, family work, 12 step offered. ACOA, Co-Dep focuses also.
Life Transitions
Counseling for those deciding to make a transition. (job, home, retirement, moving).
Internet Issues
Temptations, spending, over use, consequences, relationships, “breaking the habit”.
Individual Psychotherapy
Private sessions to address personal problems, to find resolution and reach personal goals.
College Life Adjustment
Socialization, relationships, “getting to class”, stress, relating to parents/family back home, moving back in, spiritual growth, “loneliness, anxiety, depression.” Graduation anxiety.
Forgiveness Therapy
Somewhere behind all emotional healing is “Forgiveness”. Learn the process and experience the joy and peace.
Pastoral Counseling
Finding strength in one’s personal beliefs and practices to meet the day’s challenges.
Mary S. Saxon, LMHC, CAP, NCC, MAC graduated from the University of Florida with bachelors and masters degrees. She obtained licensure to practice and has served individuals, families, and couples for more than 17 years.
Appointments
Call the private counseling office number: 352-377-9333
Office Hours
9:00 – 5:00 weekdays
Fees
A standard fee is charged for services. Most insurance is accepted.
