Metta Wellness LLC

09/14/2026

September is Su***de Prevention Awareness Month.

As a therapist, I hear the same fear from clients and families all the time: "If I bring it up, I'll make it worse." The research says otherwise. Asking someone directly — "Are you thinking about su***de?" — doesn't plant the idea. It opens a door. It tells them they don't have to carry it alone.

This month I'll be sharing what the warning signs actually look like, how to have that conversation, and what support exists for Veterans, LGBTQIA+ folks, neurodivergent adults, and older adults — the communities I work with every day.

September is also National Recovery Month, and the two are deeply connected. Healing is possible. Help is real.

If you or someone you love is struggling, call or text 988 (Su***de & Crisis Lifeline), available 24/7. Veterans: dial 988, then press 1.

An expanded version of this post is on the blog at mettawellness.info.

09/11/2026

Twenty-five years ago this morning, I was walking to my civics and U.S. government class when I heard it was happening. The TV at the front of the room was already on when we walked in. We watched for the rest of the period.

I had family and friends in the area. I remember the not-knowing. 🤍

"Anniversary" has always felt like the wrong word for September 11th. An anniversary means something ended.

For the people who lived down there, who worked in those buildings, who ran toward the smoke instead of away from it — it didn't end. Many have been managing chronic illness ever since: respiratory disease, cancers, conditions traced straight back to that air. Some have lost friends not on the day itself, but in the twenty-five years since.

That's grief that keeps arriving. Trauma that never got to become past tense, because it's still happening inside their bodies.

If today sits heavy on you — because you were there, because you lost someone, because you or someone you love served in the wars that came after — that's not weakness. That's what a human nervous system does with something this big.

Two things I want people to know:

🤍 Trauma and grief are treatable, even decades on. It is genuinely not too late.

🤍 The World Trade Center Health Program offers free monitoring and treatment — physical and mental health — for eligible responders and survivors. A lot of people who qualify still don't know it exists.

Take care of yourselves today. Be gentle with the people around you.

08/31/2026

Something new is launching at Metta Wellness — and I'm excited to share it.

Introducing the Experiential Therapy Group: Outdoor Water-Based Program.

A structured 4-hour therapeutic group on South Florida's waterways — not behind a closed office door. We paddle, we breathe, we process, and then we talk about what came up. No prior experience needed and all equipment is included.

Sessions take place at Riverbend Park (Jupiter), Jupiter Lighthouse Park, and John D. MacArthur Beach State Park in Palm Beach Gardens.

Pricing:
→ $150/session · $500 for a 4-session series
→ FSA/HSA accepted · Sliding scale spots available

This program is private pay only — outdoor settings can't be billed to insurance under any circumstances. I explain exactly why in the full blog post.

Space is limited to 10 participants. If this resonates, reach out soon.
📞 561-865-6889 · 📧 [email protected] · 🔗 Starting September 26, 2026, weather permitting! Full post on the Metta Wellness blog [link]

For informational purposes only. If you are in a mental health emergency, call 988.

08/30/2026

And grief is not a problem to fix — it's love, continuing.

If your grief feels stuck, or heavier than you can carry alone, support exists. Not to rush you through it — to walk beside you in it.

🌐 mettawellness.info

08/24/2026

Fall is the season people finally make the call. 🍂

Something about the return to routine makes September the busiest season for new therapy clients. Which means late August is the smartest time to reach out — before schedules fill.

I currently have openings for:

🛋️ Individual therapy — trauma, PTSD, anxiety (in-person, Palm Beach Gardens)
💻 Telehealth — FL, TN & IL residents
🌿 Walk & Talk Therapy — outdoor sessions, PBG area
📋 Qualified supervision — FL LCSW candidates building toward licensure

In-network with Optum & VA Community Care Network. Sliding scale available.

The consultation is free, low-pressure, and just a conversation. If this fall is your fresh start — let's talk.
🌐 mettawellness.info

08/17/2026

📣 We're excited to announce that we're now in-network with Cigna!

Cost and coverage should never be a barrier to getting support. That's why we're proud to be in-network with a growing list of insurance providers:

✅ Cigna (newly added!)
✅ Optum Behavioral Health
✅ Veterans Affairs Community Care Network – Region 3
✅ United Behavioral Health
✅ Florida Medicare
✅ Florida Medicaid
✅ Oscar Health

Whether you're returning or reaching out for the first time, we'd be honored to support you. Have questions about your coverage? Send us a message and we'll help you verify your benefits — no pressure, just answers.

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08/17/2026

Real talk for the parents this week: 🎒

Everyone asks how the kids are handling back-to-school. Almost no one asks how YOU are.

The logistics avalanche. The schedule whiplash. The lunches, forms, carpools, and costs. The worry about how your child will do this year — socially, academically, emotionally. The strange grief of watching them grow another year older.

Parental stress is real stress. And here's the part worth remembering: your regulation is contagious. Kids co-regulate with the adults around them. The calmer and more supported you are, the more steadiness they borrow from you.

So this season, put your own oxygen mask on too:
✔ Guard one small daily ritual that's yours
✔ Lower the bar on what "handled" looks like
✔ Say no to one thing this month
✔ And if the stress runs deeper than logistics — talk to someone

Supporting the supporter is some of my favorite work. Free consultations available. 💙
🌐 mettawellness.info

Explore heart-centered mental health care with Metta Wellness. Access personalized therapies like CBT, DBT, EMDR and mindfulness via tele-health. Get started today.

08/10/2026

Some of the best conversations happen side-by-side, not face-to-face. 🌿

That's the idea behind Walk & Talk Therapy — real therapy sessions, held outdoors, in motion, in the parks and green spaces of Palm Beach Gardens.

Why it works:

🚶 Movement regulates. Walking activates both sides of the body rhythmically — which can calm the nervous system and even mirror some of the bilateral stimulation principles behind EMDR.

🌳 Nature restores. Time in green space is consistently linked with lower stress and improved mood. The setting does some of the work.

💬 Side-by-side feels safer. For many people — especially men, teens, and trauma survivors — eye contact across a room feels like pressure. Walking shoulder-to-shoulder loosens that. Words come easier.

🧠 Motion unsticks thinking. Ever solved a problem on a walk that you couldn't solve at a desk? Same principle.

It's not a stroll with small talk. It's structured, confidential, clinical care — just with sky instead of ceiling.

Curious? Free consultations available. 🌐 mettawellness.info

Explore heart-centered mental health care with Metta Wellness. Access personalized therapies like CBT, DBT, EMDR and mindfulness via tele-health. Get started today.

08/04/2026

August is a month of in-between. ☀️

Summer winding down. School gearing up. Routines shifting. For a lot of people, August carries a quiet undercurrent of stress — the anticipation of change, even good change.

It's also National Wellness Month, which makes it the perfect time to say this: transitions are exactly when your mental health needs the most attention, and exactly when it tends to get the least.

New school year. New job. New city. Empty nest. Recovery milestones. Even positive transitions ask your nervous system to recalibrate — and that takes real energy.

This month at Metta Wellness, I'm focusing on navigating change: back-to-school stress (for kids AND parents), why movement helps (hello, Walk & Talk Therapy), and how to build routines that hold you steady when everything else is shifting.

If you're heading into a season of change and want support through it — my door is open.

Free consultations available. 📍 Palm Beach Gardens + telehealth (FL, TN & IL)
🌐 mettawellness.info

Explore heart-centered mental health care with Metta Wellness. Access personalized therapies like CBT, DBT, EMDR and mindfulness via tele-health. Get started today.

07/28/2026

July is wrapping up — and before it goes, a question worth sitting with. 💭

This month was BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month, a reminder that access to mental health care hasn't been equal, and that stigma shows up differently in every community and every family.

So here's the question: if you've been thinking about therapy but haven't started — what's actually stopping you?

"It's too expensive." → I'm in-network with Optum and VA Community Care, and I offer a sliding scale. Let's talk about it before assuming.

"I don't have time." → Telehealth fits into lunch breaks and after bedtimes.

"My problems aren't bad enough." → Therapy isn't only for crisis. Wanting more peace is reason enough.

"I tried it once and it didn't work." → The fit matters more than anything. One wrong fit isn't proof therapy fails.

"People like me don't go to therapy." → That's stigma talking — and it's exactly what this month exists to challenge. Getting support isn't a betrayal of your strength. It's an investment in it.

August starts Monday. It could start differently. 🌿

Free consultations always available.
📍 Palm Beach Gardens + telehealth (FL, TN & IL)
🌐 mettawellness.info