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New Heights Counseling & Consulting, LLC

Enhancing people's lives for more than 20 years with individual, couples, and family counseling for anxiety, trauma, depression, and addiction recovery.

Services include counseling, consulting, and coaching.

01/15/2026

Navigating an emotional slump alone can feel exhausting. Support often changes the experience by bringing clarity, structure, and a sense of direction when things feel uncertain.

At New Heights Counseling, we help people make sense of their thoughts and emotions, recognize patterns, and develop tools that support real change. Therapy offers a steady space to pause, reflect, and move forward with intention rather than feeling stuck in the same cycles.

Support strengthens your ability to cope, respond, and grow. With guidance, many people find it easier to feel grounded and more confident as they navigate challenging seasons.

If you are ready to take the next step, please call 850 757 9444 or follow this link to get started https://florida-counseling.com/staff/whitnie-scruggs/

01/13/2026

Many people try to push through emotional slumps by staying busy or ignoring what they feel. Over time, emotions often resurface and become harder to navigate.

At New Heights Counseling, we are experienced in helping people slow down, understand their emotions, and develop tools that actually fit their lives. Through therapy, individuals learn how to recognize patterns, process emotions with clarity, and move forward with intention rather than overwhelm.

Support can change the way this season feels. Having guidance makes it easier to navigate emotions, gain perspective, and feel less stuck.

If you are ready to take the next step, please call 850 757 9444 or follow this link to get started https://florida-counseling.com/staff/whitnie-scruggs/

01/12/2026

When emotional heaviness lingers, people often look for a big solution. In reality, change usually begins with small, intentional steps.

Simple practices like reestablishing routines, creating moments of movement, or naming what you are feeling can help bring a sense of grounding. These tools do not remove everything at once, but they can create space for relief and clarity.

Therapy helps people identify which tools actually fit their life and season. With guidance, it becomes easier to build support that feels realistic and sustainable. Moving forward does not require having everything figured out. It starts with learning how to take the next step.

Please call 850-757-9444 or follow this link https://florida-counseling.com/staff/whitnie-scruggs/ to find out more

01/08/2026

Winter can intensify emotional experiences for many people. Shorter days, colder weather, and less sunlight often affect mood, energy, and emotional regulation. For individuals carrying trauma, these seasonal shifts can make emotions feel heavier or more difficult to manage.

Trauma often lives in the nervous system, and environmental changes can influence how the body responds to stress. Winter may heighten feelings of isolation, anxiety, or emotional numbness.

Therapy provides a steady place to navigate these seasonal challenges. Through support and guidance, people can develop tools to feel more grounded, understand their responses, and move through the colder months with greater care and stability. Healing unfolds one supported step at a time.

Please call 850-757-9444 or follow this link https://florida-counseling.com/staff/whitnie-scruggs/

01/07/2026

Time with family can bring closeness, but it can also awaken old emotions. Familiar dynamics return. Longstanding roles resurface. Moments meant to feel joyful sometimes uncover feelings that have been carried quietly for years.

Sadness, frustration, anxiety, or guilt may linger well beyond the holidays. These emotions often point to experiences that still need understanding and care.

Therapy helps people navigate these moments with compassion and clarity. It creates space to explore what was triggered, how it connects to the past, and what healing can look like moving forward. With support, it becomes possible to respond with greater awareness and intention.

Please call 850-757-9444 or follow this link https://florida-counseling.com/staff/whitnie-scruggs/

01/06/2026

The holidays end, the decorations come down, and everything suddenly feels quieter. January often brings emotional heaviness, exhaustion, or a sense of fog that is hard to put into words.

After weeks of full calendars, social expectations, and emotional energy, the shift can feel jarring. When life slows down, emotions that were set aside during the holidays often rise to the surface. Many people find themselves feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or unsure how to regain balance.

Therapy offers support in navigating this transition. It provides space to process what the season stirred up, make sense of lingering emotions, and gently reconnect with yourself. With guidance and care, it becomes easier to find steadiness and move forward with intention.

We can help - Please call 850-757-9444 or follow this link https://florida-counseling.com/staff/whitnie-scruggs/ to find out more

01/05/2026

We all carry stories.

Some are marked by joy and connection. Others by loss, disappointment, or seasons that changed us in ways we never expected. Every experience we live through becomes part of the story we tell ourselves about who we are and what we deserve.

January has a way of slowing things down. When the noise of the holidays fades, we are often left with space to reflect. Not to reopen old wounds, but to finally look at them with compassion and curiosity. To ask what they shaped in us and what they no longer need to control.

At New Heights Counseling, we believe pain is never meaningless. It can carry insight. It can hold growth. It can become a turning point rather than a permanent identity. Healing is understanding the past with compassion, finding your voice again, and learning how to move forward with intention and support.

Your story is still being written. The hardest chapters do not get the final word.

When you are ready, we are here to walk alongside you as you continue your story.

Please call 850-757-9444 or follow this link https://florida-counseling.com/staff/whitnie-scruggs/

01/01/2026

A new year brings fresh energy
New possibilities
And the chance to make meaningful change

Goals don’t have to be perfect to be powerful
They just have to move you closer to the life you want

This year can be about growth
Confidence
And choosing yourself in new ways

Small steps still count
Consistency matters more than perfection
And progress deserves to be celebrated

Here’s to setting goals with hope
Moving forward with intention
And welcoming the changes ahead

Happy New Year from our family to yours

12/31/2025

As the year comes to a close
It’s natural to reflect on where you’ve been

On what challenged you
What changed you
And what you carried longer than you expected

Reflection doesn’t have to mean judgment
It doesn’t have to come with resolutions or pressure
It can simply be a quiet noticing

Noticing how you grew
How you adapted
And how you kept going, even when it was hard

Some chapters were joyful
Some were heavy
And all of them shaped you in ways worth honoring

As you step forward, take only what serves you
And let yourself rest from the rest

However this year met you
You did your best with what you had
And that is enough

12/30/2025

Anxiety shows up in many ways
Racing thoughts
Tightness in your chest
Feeling on edge for no clear reason

You don’t have to push through it by yourself
Having support can make a real difference

We’re here to help

Please call 850-757-9444 or follow this link https://florida-counseling.com/staff/whitnie-scruggs/ to schedule your free 15 min consultation today

12/24/2025

’Twas the night before Christmas
And all through the place
Everyone’s nervous
And losing their pace

The to do lists were long
The patience was thin
The wrapping was crooked
And stress settled in

Thoughts started racing
Sleep wouldn’t stay
Anxiety whispered
You’re behind anyway

But pause for a moment
Unclench your jaw
Drop your shoulders
Breathe once more

You don’t need perfection
Or holiday cheer
To deserve a little calm
At the end of the year

So be kind to your mind
And gentle with you
Healing counts too
As something to do

Merry Christmas Eve
From our hearts to you

Address

1992 Lewis Turner Boulevard, Suite 1057
Fort Walton Beach, FL
32547

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+18507571552

Website

https://florida-counseling.com/

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