Welcome!

At RISE & Shine Integrated Therapeutic Services
we invite YOU to RISE & Shine as together
we create

​INNOVATIVE,

PERSONALIZED,

​HOLISTIC,​

and therapeutic approaches tailored to YOUR unique and personal needs.

Services Available for Individuals, Couples, Families, & Groups. We are now located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida!

“Compassionate Psychotherapy for When the World Spins Out of Control”

At RISE & Shine we offer a variety of OUTPATIENT THERAPEUTIC SERVICES that are tailored to meet the needs of the individuals, couples, families, and groups with whom we work.  Our staff understands and values the importance of ensuring a safe and healthy environment for you to rely on — especially in times when it might be difficult to know where we are safe.

Making the choice to work on yourself is often a difficult, but more than often, the most rewarding investment you will ever make.  Because of this, we take a unique, collaborative approach to helping our clients heal, recover, and learn from their past; empowering them to make healthy changes, and learn to cope in the present. This uniquely personal approach can make it easier for our clients to personally grow, and create a brighter future.

A Journey of Self-Discovery

Our clients are encouraged to discover and embrace who they are, while learning to make choices that will support their desire to create the future they have hoped for.

Our clinical staff has extensive and specialized training for helping clients deal with trauma and abuse-related issues, PTSD, dissociative disorders, and grief recovery. At RISE & Shine, we offer counseling and therapeutic services to help individuals and families — both traditional and non-traditional families —  heal and grow stronger. Our goal is to get to the root of the issue and develop a therapeutic plan of action to address the problem and work toward a solution. In some cases, that might mean one-on-one counseling. In others, that might mean a group dynamic, in which a client and his or her family are actively involved in the therapy regimen. In still others, it could involve intensive day programs, beachside therapy, or other customized approaches, designed to address a more acute behavioral or psychiatric need. No matter what approach or treatment regimen is undertaken, our friendly, experienced and compassionate team will be there to support each of our clients with the ultimate goal being a return to a healthy and more meaningful life.

We are proud to say that we have had clients from around the country, and around the world travel to access our specialized services, and we do our best to help clients who have to travel make arrangements that meet their needs.

A Holistic Approach to Healing Trauma

While we specialize in our Holistic Trauma Program which includes stabilizing, coping, healing, and recovery; it is important to acknowledge the importance of how trauma impacts the entire family, and not just the “identified client”, making it equally important to provide additional or supportive services for you and your entire support system.  At RISE & Shine, our team takes a collaborative approach — working as a combined “support community”  to ensure your needs as a whole person are being met, and often with external additional support to ensure those needs are fully and confidentially satisfied.

Life can get tough sometimes. But for men and women who are struggling with mental illness, addiction, trauma and stress, life can go from challenging to overwhelming. RISE & Shine can help through our comprehensive range of adult therapeutic services. We provide a wide array of community-based mental health services and programs to help adults create healthier, safer, more productive, sober, and successful lives.

Our staff provides specialized services for couples, relationships, and/or family conflict issues, helping each affected person to access both individual services, as well as joint services.  We do this by having a Primary Therapist work with each member individually to help them become more self-aware,  better understanding their role and how a traumatic event, or relationship conflict impacts their overall wellness.

An important part of any type of healing is learning to LIVE again and really enjoy our lives.  While overcoming the struggles and pain we have experienced, it is imperative that we learn or relearn how to LIVE our lives.

After being in “therapy” or “recovery” then what?  That is not how the story ends.  In order to live “happily ever after”, we work with our you to help create the life that you want to be living and actually ENJOY living.

Healing & Therapy in the Perfect Setting

We believe it’s essential to promote and create a safe space for healing both inside and outside of our office. The photos in the slideshow below include just a few of the places we’re able to povide a safe, confidential and healing environment for your personalized treatment program.  These include the inside of all three suites at RISE & Shine Integrated Therapeutic Services, as well as the incredible view, the building, and outdoor spaces we have used for experiential sessions at our clients’ requests.  We’re not confined to the office either, and often “take your treatment on the road” to non-traditional spaces, including George English Park (across the street), and the adjacent beach, a short distance down the road, which can also be used for sessions when therapeutically beneficial.

Please see our other pages as they provide you with more information about our therapeutic approaches, a variety of services, and other additional resources that you may find helpful.  If you have any questions about the website and/or the information on the website feel free to contact us to discuss the possibility of working together.  We offer a complimentary half hour consult with one of our clinicians either via phone or at the office.  Schedule your free consult TODAY!

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Coping Emotionally with COVID-19

In addition to services you might ordinarily expect to find in a center like ours, at RISE & Shine, we also tackle the completely unexpected events that affect our entire communities, and at times, our world.

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be stressful for you and your loved ones. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children. Identifying new ways of coping with stress will make you, the people you care about, and your community stronger.

Stress during an infectious disease outbreak can include

• ■ Fear and worry about your own health and the health of your loved ones
• ■ Changes in sleep or eating patterns
• ■ Difficulty sleeping or concentrating
• ■ Worsening of chronic health problems
• ■ Worsening of mental health conditions
• ■ Increased use of alcohol, prescription or illegal drugs
• ■ Sexual “acting out” or withdrawal

Ways to cope with stress

• ■ Take breaks from watching, reading, or listening to news stories, including social media. Hearing about the pandemic repeatedly can be upsetting.
• ■ Take care of your body.
• ■ Take deep breaths, stretch, or meditateexternal icon.
• ■ Try to eat healthy, well-balanced meals.
• ■ Exercise regularly.
• ■ Connect with others. Talk with people you trust about your concerns and how you are feeling.