Veronica M Scott LMHC LMFT

05/04/2026

05/01/2026

May 6, 2026 marks 20 years since I opened my private practice. Over the years, I have had the honor and privilege of people trusting me with their most precious family members' care, referring their friends, and sharing their deepest hurts, concerns, and fears. I sincerely want to thank every one of you for all that I have learned about life, love, relationships, and human nature through your stories. We have laughed, cried, and shared many hours together over the years...some of us for 1 session while others of us for dozens of sessions. Some of us have grown older together and we now share the aches and pains of aging and some of you, I have watched grow up to become parents to your own beautiful children. Some have been lost along the way to death from cancer, accidents, moving, drug overdose, other health problems, or need to refer out for other forms of care. One client's death due to an accident that I heard about in the news on TV a few years after I treated him, broke my heart. Some of you (or your children) I have helped to name or rename...what an honor! Some previous clients still check in from time to time and let me know how they are doing and how I helped them to get where they are now. Some I never hear from again and I sometimes wonder how they are doing. One child I never met, drew me a picture thanking me for saving their parents' marriage. That picture hangs on the wall in my office to this day because that is the reason I became a marriage and family therapist...to help minimize the number of divorces so that more children could grow up without the pain of a broken family, but I have also witnessed the joy of how therapy can help blended familes to heal and grow. No matter why you came, stayed, or left, you helped make me the therapist and person I have become. I look forward to continuing this journey for as long as I am able and continuing my practice of delivering therapy in the most authentic way I can...which is to be me, the therapist, and the person. With gratitude for 20 years, Veronica M Scott, LMHC, LMFT

07/28/2025

Extra precautions should be taken

07/28/2025

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/recalls/article311241515.html

The potential problem in the warning wasn’t why it was recalled, however.

06/21/2025

For our Veterans:


Call Veteran's Hotline: 988 #1 or 844-647-1354

11/23/2024

On retreat for Catholic Therapists in St Augustine at the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche at Mission Nombre de Dios with Bishop Eric Pohlmeier. I think this picture captures one of the very important things we discussed today. God cannot force dependency upon us. We have to be childlike by accepting a greater dependence on God.

11/20/2024

Update 2/28/25 on insurances being accepted:

As you may know, I started accepting insurances this year and I am using Headway to do my credentialing and process insurance payments. These are the insurance companies I am currently accepting through Headway:

BC/BS of MA (virtual network only)
Quest Behavioral Health
Oxford
Horizon BC/BS of NJ (virtual network only)
Cigna, including Cigna EAPs
Aetna
Oscar Health
Carelon Behavioral Health
Anthem EAP - Bank of America
United Healthcare
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage (this is the only Medicare plan Headway accepts in my area at this time).

Headway is working to accept other insurances so check back if you do not see yours listed as it could be added at some point in the future. As you can see, the list has grown quite a bit since I last posted.

Yes, I do still accept private pay clients with a sliding scale for those grossing under $60K in their household annually. MC/VISA/Discover/AmEx/Zelle/Personal Check/Cash.

I offer in-office and telehealth sessions for those using insurance.

I offer in-office, telehealth, email, and text sessions for those who are private pay (my email is now encrypted. Encrypted chat is also available).

I have 15 to 30 min free consultations available by phone Mon - Sat, or in office Mon - Fri.

Sessions for established clients are scheduled Mon - Fri. Some evening appointments are available, but they fill up quickly.

So...how can I help you?

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03/30/2024

01/27/2024

I stumbled upon this and it got me thinking. First of all, the sentiment in this picture is true, but is also works in reverse. There are also many men who tend to take on "damsels in distress". People tend to be drawn to others who are in similar emotional places, which may explain why so many men AND women seem to keep ending up in these types of relationships over and over again. The best way to actually break that cycle is to work on your own emotional health. If you are seeing maladaptive patterns in your relationships, that's the first step. Consider therapy to help you learn more about yourself. The healthier you are, the healthier of a partner you will likely choose.