Amelia Flower, LMHC

Amelia Flower is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida who brings a grounded, practical approach to working with adults facing complex challenges. She earned a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Walden University in 2014 and holds the LMHC credential, which denotes licensure to provide professional mental health services in Florida. She also serves as a Qualified Supervisor for registered counselor interns, guiding early-career clinicians in developing their skills, and has credentials as a Certified Correctional Healthcare Professional along with certifications in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness.

In her current role as a Licensed Mental Health Specialty Coordinator within the county jail system, Amelia primarily works with adult offenders and routinely addresses issues such as suicidality, self-harm, psychosis, conflict and anger, depression and anxiety, homelessness, substance use, trauma, and personality disorders. Her duties include conducting risk assessments to determine whether criteria are met for involuntary psychiatric treatment and providing medication education for patients presenting with psychosis.

Clinically, Amelia draws on motivational interviewing to build rapport, DBT and mindfulness to teach distress tolerance and emotion regulation, grounding techniques for acute distress, and cognitive behavioral therapy to identify triggers and develop adaptive coping skills. She also provides conflict-resolution and anger management interventions informed by correctional experience. Amelia emphasizes empathy, compassion, ethical practice, and clear boundaries, and she favors a client-centered model that moves at the client’s pace while using existential ideas to set goals and map a path forward. She encourages clients to acknowledge fear and take steps toward change, and she notes that at this time she offers online chat and messaging services only.

How Amelia’s approaches translate to online therapy

Amelia combines client-centered therapy with skills-based approaches to help clients make practical changes. Client-centered therapy focuses on treating the client as the expert in their own life and creating a supportive space where goals emerge naturally - it is helpful for building self-esteem, processing grief, and navigating life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practice alternative responses, which is effective for anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness, supporting people who struggle with intense emotions, self-harm, or impulsivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Amelia works collaboratively with clients to determine what fits best for their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques from different models so care is practical and personalized rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how people engage in care. Video calls and phone sessions allow for face-to-face interaction when available, while live chat and text-based messaging can provide real-time support or a written space to reflect between sessions. These options can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to access trained, licensed professionals from different settings, all while maintaining continuity of care and tailored therapeutic work.