Supportive Counseling, LLC

Supportive Counseling, LLC Supportive Counseling, LLC provides compassionate, trauma-informed online therapy for women located in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, and Washington.

Supportive Counseling offers online therapy that provides a safe and confidential space for people to explore their thoughts and emotions. Services focus on mental health concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship issues. I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (MH 22166) and the proud owner of Supportive Counseling, LLC. I specialize in counseling professional women who strugg

le with anxiety, depression, or trauma-related issues. My clients typically aim to improve their self-care, coping practices, relationships, self-esteem, and self-worth. I help them recognize triggers, negative coping mechanisms, and unhealthy life patterns. As a therapist with a specialization in Trauma and Victims of Crime I have clinical experience with anxiety, depression, and trauma disorders. I use evidence-based approaches, with a focus on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I’m passionate about supporting women struggling with trauma-related struggles and am interested in participating in workshops, speaking engagements, webinars, and podcasts. If you want to schedule a consultation with me, please request an appointment.

💛 How we recognize and respond to domestic violence can shape whether someone feels safer seeking help—or more alone in ...
09/09/2026

💛 How we recognize and respond to domestic violence can shape whether someone feels safer seeking help—or more alone in what they are experiencing.

That is why we’re grateful to partner with University Behavioral Center for an upcoming in-person educational event in Orlando:

Behind Closed Doors: Understanding, Assessing, and Responding to Domestic Violence with Compassion and Competence

Our founder, Jessica Straughn, LMHC-QS, LPC, NCC, CCTP-II, will lead this training focused on helping professionals move beyond common assumptions about domestic violence and better understand patterns of power, control, coercion, and safety risk.

During our time together, we’ll discuss how domestic violence may present through anxiety, depression, trauma symptoms, shame, dissociation, sleep difficulties, and barriers to accessing care. We’ll also explore screening and assessment, risk considerations, documentation, safety planning, culturally responsive care, and practical referral strategies.

📅 Friday, October 9, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
📍 University Behavioral Center | Orlando, FL
🎓 2 complimentary CE credits available
☕ Light refreshments provided

This event is open to professionals and community members interested in increasing their knowledge and strengthening the way we collectively respond to domestic violence.

At Supportive Counseling, LLC, this work is deeply connected to our mission: creating spaces where survivors are met with greater understanding, safety, dignity, and choice.

🎟️ Learn more and register through Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/understanding-assessing-responding-to-domestic-violence-with-compassion-tickets-1998370518014

Thank you to University Behavioral Center for partnering with us to make this important conversation available to our community.

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day. Today we honor the hard work, strength, and resilience it takes to keep showing up through busy schedules, responsibilities, and the invisible emotional load so many women carry. May this holiday be a reminder that your worth is not measured only by productivity, and that rest is something you deserve.

🌿 “I thought I’d be further along by now.”Many women have this thought when an old trigger resurfaces, difficult emotion...
09/04/2026

🌿 “I thought I’d be further along by now.”

Many women have this thought when an old trigger resurfaces, difficult emotions return, or symptoms feel heavier after a period of stability. It can seem as though healing has stopped—or that you have somehow gone backward.
But trauma healing is not linear.

Recovery may include periods of growth, vulnerability, renewed awareness, and rest. Symptoms can return when you are facing new stress, accessing deeper layers of healing, or realizing that an old coping strategy no longer meets your needs. None of this erases the progress you have made.

In our September blog, “I Thought I’d Be Further Along”: Why Trauma Healing Isn’t Linear, we explore:
✨ Why symptoms sometimes resurface
✨ How perfectionism can affect the healing process
✨ The stabilizing role of self-compassion
✨ What trauma recovery progress can actually look like
✨ How therapy can help you trust the process

Progress may be recovering more quickly after a trigger, recognizing a pattern sooner, asking for help, or setting a boundary with less guilt. Healing is not always dramatic. Sometimes, progress is simply continuing with greater awareness and support.

📖 Read the full blog: https://www.supportivecounselingllc.com/blog

If you are feeling discouraged by the ups and downs of trauma recovery, you do not have to navigate them alone. Visit our website to learn more about trauma-informed online therapy and schedule a free consultation.

🌿 Sometimes the people who spend their days creating space for others need intentional space to reconnect, too.We’re exc...
09/02/2026

🌿 Sometimes the people who spend their days creating space for others need intentional space to reconnect, too.

We’re excited to share the next Mental Health Counselors of Central Florida (MHCCF) Creative Connections experience:

✨ Restore & Reconnect: A Mini Half-Day Retreat at The Refuge: A Healing Place

📅 Saturday, September 12, 2026
⏰ 10:30 AM–1:30 PM
📍 The Refuge: A Healing Place | Ocklawaha, Florida

Hosted by the Mental Health Counselors of Central Florida (MHCCF), this special event invites mental health professionals and others in the helping professions to step away from the day-to-day and spend a few hours focused on restoration, reflection, and meaningful professional connection.

Attendees will experience a guided tour of The Refuge, A Healing Place's peaceful, nature-filled campus, meet members of its clinical leadership team, connect with colleagues, and enjoy lunch together onsite.

At Supportive Counseling, LLC., we believe strong professional communities matter. When clinicians have opportunities to connect, learn from one another, and care for their own well-being, that support extends into the work we do with the individuals and communities we serve. 💚

Our founder, Jessica Straughn, is honored to serve as Vice President of MHCCF for 2026 and to continue supporting the Creative Connections Series, which she originally launched while serving as Social & Special Events Chair in 2025.

We would love to see fellow mental health and helping professionals there!

🔗 Learn more and register through the MHCCF event page: https://mhccf.wildapricot.org/event-6818202

🌿 Therapy does not always have to happen while sitting across from someone in an office.Supportive Counseling, LLC offer...
08/31/2026

🌿 Therapy does not always have to happen while sitting across from someone in an office.

Supportive Counseling, LLC offers Walk & Talk Therapy for women who may feel more comfortable processing their thoughts while gently moving outdoors.

Walking side-by-side can make the therapeutic environment feel less formal and may help some clients feel more grounded, present, and comfortable opening up.

You are always encouraged to move at a pace that feels supportive, take breaks, or sit when needed.

Walk & Talk Therapy may be helpful for women experiencing:
• Anxiety and persistent overwhelm
• Burnout or work-related stress
• Life transitions
• Relationship concerns and boundary challenges
• Low motivation or emotional disconnection
• Trauma-related concerns, when clinically appropriate

These sessions include the same compassionate, trauma-informed, and evidence-based care provided through our other therapy services—simply in a different setting.

Walk & Talk Therapy is available in select Central Florida locations near Winter Park.

Learn more and schedule a free 15-minute consultation:
https://www.supportivecounselingllc.com/walk-and-talk-therapy

08/28/2026

✨ Your monthly reminder ✨

You don’t have to figure it all out alone.
Our YouTube channel is filled with calming, evidence-based practices to support your emotional well-being—anytime you need them. 💚

🎥 Explore our videos on:
✔️ Emotional regulation (like 4-4-6 breathing)
✔️ Somatic grounding techniques
✔️ Stress management strategies for busy women
✔️ New wellness content added regularly

Whether you're between sessions, having a rough day, or just need to breathe—you’re not alone in this.

🔗 Subscribe & watch here: www.youtube.com/

Community partnerships help create more pathways for healing. 🌿🐴Our founder, Jessica Straughn, recently attended the mon...
08/26/2026

Community partnerships help create more pathways for healing. 🌿🐴

Our founder, Jessica Straughn, recently attended the monthly Board of Directors meeting for Life Reins, Inc., . As a Life Reins board member—and as Supportive Counseling, LLC continues its involvement as a founding member—Jessica is honored to help support the organization’s growth, outreach, and mission.

Life Reins creates opportunities for healing, confidence, connection, and resilience through equine-assisted programs. These board meetings provide important time to collaborate, plan upcoming initiatives, and explore how the organization can continue responding to the needs of individuals and families in our Central Florida community.

We are grateful to contribute to work that reflects our shared belief that healing can happen through many meaningful experiences, relationships, and supportive spaces.

Stay connected as we share more about our work with Life Reins, Inc. and opportunities to support their mission. 💚

Are you a Florida Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern looking for a Qualified Supervisor?Supportive Counseling, LL...
08/24/2026

Are you a Florida Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern looking for a Qualified Supervisor?

Supportive Counseling, LLC welcomes inquiries from interns seeking thoughtful, ethical, and professionally supportive clinical supervision.

Supervision with Jessica Straughn, LMHC-QS, LPC, NCC, CCTP-II, is designed to support the development of:
• Clinical judgment and case conceptualization
• Ethical and legally responsible practice
• Trauma-informed and client-centered care
• Professional confidence and counselor identity
• Documentation and treatment-planning skills
• Healthy professional boundaries and sustainable self-care
• Reflective practice and continued professional growth

Jessica brings experience in private practice, trauma treatment, domestic violence and victim advocacy, community-based services, and professional leadership. Her approach recognizes that developing into an independently licensed counselor involves more than completing required hours—it involves learning how to provide competent care while remaining grounded, ethical, and authentic in the work.

Supervision opportunities are intended for Florida Registered Mental Health Counselor Interns completing their post-master’s experience toward licensure.
To ask about current availability, send us a direct message or contact Supportive Counseling, LLC through our website.

At Supportive Counseling, LLC, we walk alongside people who are rebuilding after painful relationship experiences — and ...
08/21/2026

At Supportive Counseling, LLC, we walk alongside people who are rebuilding after painful relationship experiences — and the friends & family who want to support them. In partnership with Harbor House of Central Florida, we offer ongoing group and one-on-one support focused on practical skills, emotional calm, and connection.

• Healing & Empowerment — simple calming tools, body-based skills, and compassionate peer support

• Loved Ones Support — guidance for caring for someone while also caring for yourself

If you’re curious about group or individual options, message us “GROUPS” and we’ll reply privately to share next steps. All conversations are confidential — we’ll help you find the right fit. 💜

💜 Beginning a New Year of Community and PurposeRecently, our founder, Jessica Straughn, joined fellow members of the Har...
08/19/2026

💜 Beginning a New Year of Community and Purpose

Recently, our founder, Jessica Straughn, joined fellow members of the Harbor House of Central Florida Young Professionals Board for its August gathering at Redlight Redlight.

The evening offered an opportunity to reconnect and learn more about the board’s plans for the new fiscal year. These moments of connection help strengthen the collaboration behind Harbor House’s life-saving work with survivors of domestic violence and their families.

As this year’s YPB Recruitment Chair, Jessica looks forward to helping more compassionate community members find meaningful ways to contribute their time, skills, and voices to this mission.

At Supportive Counseling, LLC, our commitment to survivors extends beyond the therapy room. We are grateful to serve alongside people who share the belief that every survivor deserves safety, dignity, healing, and hope.

☕ Have you considered becoming involved with Harbor House or its Young Professionals Board? Send us a message. Jessica would be glad to meet for coffee and help you learn more.

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PO BOX 2161
Winter Park, FL
32790

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Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 3pm

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+14079065537

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