Providing Support That Makes A Difference.
Professional Counseling and Life Coaching
The Coastal Wellness & Life Coaching Center Team
At Coastal Wellness & Life Coaching Center, our professional and caring staff brings decades of therapy, wellness, and life coaching experience to the Melbourne, FL, area. Our main goal is to provide the support that makes a difference. If you think you could benefit from a positive change in your life, please call Coastal Wellness & Life Coaching Center today.
Continue reading below to learn more about our team members
Colleen Easterlin, MS, Registered Marriage & Family Therapist Intern
Colleen has over 15 years of experience in helping others help themselves both physically and mentally. She earned her Master of Science degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Capella University and successfully completed the national licensing exam for the Board of Marriage & Family Therapists.
Her training allows her to look at the systemic picture of a client's life and use evidence-based treatment modalities to help clients improve the quality of their lives. She works from a strength-based approach and uses treatment modalities such as solution-focused therapy, narrative therapy, CBT, and collaborative models.
Colleen is passionate about helping others get unstuck and back on track with life and understands the challenges that come with being a partner, parent, and the unforeseen stressors of life. Colleen works with adolescents and adults, and offers therapy for anxiety, depression, relationship issues, couples counseling, adjusting to life as a new mom, and career challenges.
"Life can be hard and we can all use a little extra support and guidance. I believe clients are the expert on their own lives but sometimes need support or another perspective to find solutions that work the best for them."
Education:
- M.S. Marriage & Family Therapy - Capella University
- B.A. Business Management, Minor in Economics - University of Florida
- Gottman Level 1& 2 Couples Therapy
Population:
- Teens, Adults, and Couples
Languages Spoken:
- English
Schedule:
- By appointment only (Mondays)
- Now Accepting New Patients
Audrey Jones, MS, Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern
Audrey has 10 years of experience and training in Psychology and Mental Health Counseling. Her areas of expertise include treatment of anxiety, depression, postpartum disorders and women’s health, complex trauma/PTSD processing and recovery, consciousness and personality disorders. As a Mental Health Therapist, it is her passion to assist children, teens, adults, and couples to overcome psychological barriers that have kept them from living fulfilling lives and to learn adaptive tools that will assist in navigating life challenges with more ease. Treatment modalities she uses are: EMDR, Play Therapy, Child-Parent Relational Therapy (CPRT), Sandtray Therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy, CBT, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Gottman Couples Therapy Level 2 Certified, and Mindfulness Based CBT (MB-CBT). Audrey utilizes a client-centered, holistic approach that is grounded in mindfulness and a trauma-informed perspective.
Education:
- EMDRIA Approved EMDR provider
- Gottman Couple Therapy Level 2
- M.S. Clinical Mental Health Counseling – Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN
- B.S. Psychology – Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ
Population:
- Children 4 years and up, Teens , Adults & Couples
Languages Spoken:
- English
Schedule:
- By appointment only (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday)
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Now Accepting New Clients
Angela Bryan, MS, Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern
Angela has over 20 years experience working In the USA and internationally with adults, children and families who have suffered complex trauma. As a Trauma-Informed coach, educator and interventionist she has worked closely with adoptive and at- risk families; has trained professionals who serve vulnerable children and supported adults who have suffered trauma. As a Mental Health Therapist it is her passion to come alongside people from all backgrounds to help them find relief and move towards thriving. Angela sees clients with a variety of concerns such as Depression & Anxiety, Trauma & PTSD, Behavioral Challenges, Grief, Difficult Relationships and Big Life Changes. Treatment modalities she uses are: EMDR, TF-CBT, DBT, Art therapy, Polyvagal, Somatic, and IFS (Internal Family Systems). Angela utilizes a strength-based, trauma-informed perspective.
Education:
- M.S. Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Walden University
- EMDRIA Approved EMDR provider
- TBRI educator - TCU (Trust-Based Relational Intervention)
- B.S. Multicultural Family Counseling - University of Hagen - Germany
Population:
- Children (4 years and up), Teens & Adults
Languages Spoken:
- English, Spanish, German
Schedule:
- By appointment only (Tuesday through Friday)
- Accepting New Patients in August 2024 - waitlist available
Suzi Meffen, LCSW
Suzi Marsh Meffen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She began her career in 1983 as a counselor at an inpatient adolescent substance use disorder treatment center. Suzi went on to obtain her master’s degree in Social Work and since then has worked in outpatient and inpatient codependency treatment, general psychiatric facilities, and eventually, in private practice. Suzi’s clinical passion is for couples( Certified Sexologist), families, and group psychotherapy as an experiential therapist from a trauma-informed perspective. Suzi’s experiential modalities include role play, psychodrama, psychosynthesis, psychomotor, affect bridge, and other deep emotional release work techniques.
Population:
- 18 years of age and up
Schedule:
- By appointment only (Tuesday only)
- Now Accepting New Patients
Ariel Wilson, Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern
Ariel has been working with individuals on their healing journey since 2014. She specializes in helping teens, adults and couples struggling with substance use, depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, pre-marital counseling, codependency, and parenting.
Treatment modalities she uses include trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), Motivational Interviewing, Gottman Couples Therapy and Solution-Focused. She is trauma-informed and tailors her approach to meet your unique needs, ensuring that your sessions are a collaborative and empowering experience.
Education:
- UCF - MA- Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- EFSC- BS-Organizational Management
- EMDRIA Approved EMDR provider
- Gottman Couples Therapy Level 2 Provider
Population:
- Teens, Adults & Couples
Schedule:
- By appointment only (Tuesday, Thursday & Friday only)
- Now Accepting New Patients
Miranda Moses, MA, Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern
Miranda has 9 years of experience working with adults, adolescents, couples and families . She specializes in helping those struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, substance abuse, and intimate partner violence.
Treatment modalities she uses include trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) , and other modalities customized for each patient. She is a trauma informed, solution-focused counselor.
Education:
- UCF - MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- UCF - BA Elementary Education
- EMDRIA Approved EMDR provider
Population:
- 10 years of age and up
Schedule:
- By appointment only (Monday through Thursday)
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Now Accepting New Patients
Therapist position Open - Could it be you ?
Education:
Population:
- 18 years of age and up
Schedule:
Lisa Arnabat, MS, Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern
Lisa has 12 years of experience working with individuals in a human services setting. She has a passion for wellness counseling and supporting the whole body, mind, and soul. She has experience working with adolescents, young adults as well as adults and couples.
Lisa practices from a trauma informed cognitive behavioral perspective, incorporating aspects of mindfulness, while placing an emphasis on the therapeutic relationship. Lisa also offers nutritional coaching to her clients who maybe struggling with their relationship with food, meal planning and preparation or lifestyle changes.
Lisa is also trained in ART(accelerated resolution therapy) which is similar to EMDR . Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) is a unique approach to psychotherapy. ART is unique because the ART Therapist guides the client to replace the negative images in the mind that cause the symptoms of anxiety, depression, grief, phobia, trauma with positive images.
Education:
- Capella University - MS Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- UCF - B.S. Psychology, Minor Multicultural Anthropology
- OFNC - Personal training and nutritional coaching
- Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
Population:
- Adolescents (10 years to 18 years old)
- Adults
- Couples
Languages Spoken:
- English & German
Schedule:
- By appointment only (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday)
- Now Accepting New Patients
Dr. Neeley Hughey
Neeley R. Hughey, Ph.D., LMHC, is the founder of Coastal Wellness. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Certified Life Coach in Florida and Virginia. With over 24 years of experience, Dr. Neeley offers services for individuals interested in EMDR from a trauma-informed perspective. Neeley is a miliary spouse (Retired Navy)and also worked for the Department of Defense for 16 years before relocating to Melbourne, FL. She has specialized experience in working with active-duty military, military veterans, military spouses, DoD civilians, and contractors.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy (Capella University)
- Master of Science in Psychology (Southern Methodist University)
- Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
- Certified in many treatment modalities:
- EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing – EMDRIA certified)
- TF-CBT (Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy)
- Solution-focused
- Neuro-linguistic programming
- Internal family systems (level 3)
- Somatic therapy
- Qualified supervisor for registered interns (marriage and family therapy and mental health counseling)
- Specializing in the following using EMDR:
- CPTSD
- PTSD
- Trauma
- Depression and anxiety
Population:
- Adults (18 and up)
Schedule:
- By appointment only (Monday through Wednesday)
- Now Accepting New EMDR Intensive Patients
- Not Accepting New Weekly Patients -waitlist available
* Appointments for new patients seeking EMDR therapy who are motivated to get started can explore EMDR intensives offered by Dr. Hughey. Please click here for more information about EMDR Intensives.
Office Staff
Evelyn Hogan
Office Manager
Krys Maciorowski
Office Assistant
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