Mended Wing Counseling

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Mended Wing Counseling

We desire to help you create the life that you have always wanted. Sometimes we are overwhelmed, and we don't know where to start.

At Mended Wing, we want to collaborate with you and develop an evidence-based treatment plan together. Mended Wing Counseling offers therapy for mood disorders, substance use, and trauma related disorders. With a focus on evidenced based treatment, Mended Wing offers a safe and hopeful environment in which to recover. Mended Wing Counseling’s philosophy is that mental health issues are driven by a

combination of factors occurring at the biological, cognitive, and interpersonal levels of a person’s life. Accordingly, interventions can be utilized at any given level, depending on the needs of the individual.

04/06/2025

Almost the whole crew, we escaped!!

02/26/2025

Please join us in welcoming back our clinician, Tonya Thomas, M.S.! Tonya recently graduated and obtained her Registered Intern status. She is available now for clients. Please call our office at 850.250.1441 or visit our website www.mendedwingcounseling.com to schedule.

Are you seeking a compassionate, skilled counselor to help you navigate life’s challenges? Tonya Thomas, a dedicated Registered Mental Health Intern from Pensacola, is here to support you on your journey to greater peace and relational harmony.

With a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Troy University (2022) and a Master of Science in Counseling (2024), Tonya blends clinical expertise with deep empathy, intuition, and encouragement to create a safe and transformative space for healing.

Tonya is passionate about working with individuals facing depression and anxiety, life transitions, women’s issues, and relationship challenges. She takes an integrated approach to therapy, incorporating various evidence-based modalities to meet each client’s unique needs. Her therapeutic approach includes Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Strengths-Based Therapy (SBT), Trust-Based Relational Interventions (TBRI), Sand Tray Therapy, and Play Therapy.

Tonya works with children (ages 5+), teens, and adults who seek support and personal growth. She offers self-pay options and sliding scale fees for those who qualify.

01/19/2025

Leslie is offering another class! Feel free to reach out for more info. Leslie@mendedwingcounseling.com and www.emeraldcoastyoga.org

01/17/2025

Please join us in welcoming back our clinician, Sarah Maness, M.S.! Sarah recently graduated and obtained her Registered Intern status. She is available on January 27th for new clients. Please call our office at 850.250.1441 or visit our website www.mendedwingcounseling.com to schedule.

Sarah Maness is dedicated to helping others navigate life stressors and towards their best sense of self. Sarah has earned her Undergraduate degree in Social Science from The University of Arizona Global Campus in 2022, and her Master of Science in Counseling from Troy University in 2024. She is currently earning hours to become a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in the State of Florida.

Sarah is committed to providing a safe and judgment-free environment for clients to work through their unique experiences. Her professional interests include anxiety, depression, PTSD, burnout, grief, and stressful life changes. She has experience working with the military community, LGBTQ+, seniors, and adolescents. Sarah uses an integrated approach to counseling that is person-centered and involves various cognitive-behavioral interventions including DBT, and ACT.

Sarah welcomes individuals 12 and up seeking support, empowerment, and growth. She is currently accepting new clients for self-pay with a sliding scale option.

01/08/2025

It's easy to look back and question decisions you have made in the past, but it’s unfair to punish yourself for them.
You can’t blame yourself for not knowing back then what you know now, and the truth is you made each decision for a reason based on how you were feeling at the time.
As we grow up, we learn and we evolve.
Maybe the person you are now would have done things differently back then, or maybe you are the person you are now because of the decisions you made
back then ..

Charlotte Freeman ✨

Artist Credit: Loetitia Pillault

12/19/2024

Please join us in welcoming our newest clinician, Kristina Akers, M.A.! She is available immediately for new clients. Please call our office at 850.250.1441 or visit our website www.mendedwingcounseling.com to schedule.

Kristina Akers, M.A., Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern, is a warm and compassionate clinician who creates a safe place to sit with those struggling to move through depression, overcome anxiety, or recover from trauma. Whether you are wanting to explore your identity, heal from childhood trauma, or change your day-to-day experiences of suffering, Kristina offers space for adults (age 18+) to feel heard and accepted as they pave their path to peace. She aims to foster curiosity and encourage self-compassion.

Kristina has professional interests in complex trauma and the long-lasting impacts on a person’s nervous system. She is Level I certified in Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST) which integrates aspects of cognitive behavioral therapy, internal family systems, and attachment-based theories into a holistic approach to facilitate transformational change.

11/21/2024

Attention, attention!!! We've got a group set up and ready to launch. Interpersonal Processing group starting January 6, 2025. See below for details, and reach out to Info@mendedwingcounseling.com or call our office at 850.250.1441.

08/04/2024

For all of those attending yoga: we are taking a break for the month of August and will resume in September.

08/04/2024

Clarissa@MendedWingCounseling.com

06/13/2024

Happy Pride month

05/27/2024

We are grateful for the ultimate sacrifice that so many of our service members have made to help us be free. We also want to highlight Pacific Islanders and Asian American service members who have historically helped our nation be free.

From battling the enemy on the front lines to steering massive naval ships, Asian-Americans have proudly served in our country's military since the War of

05/06/2024

Mother's day is coming up, which is often a complicated holiday. Someone recently shared this quote with me, which brought tears to my eyes. Wishing you grace and self-compassion this Mother's day.

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1011 N 12th Avenue
Pensacola, FL
32501

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Our approach is to treat the whole person. We work with our clients to develop a treatment plan using evidence-based interventions. Some of the concerns that we help our clients with include anxiety and depression, but we also help our clients with deep rooted, unresolved issues with self (i.e., eating disorders, trauma, and substance abuse) and others (i.e, coupes and family problems).

Our clients have several options to meet their goals. In addition to individual therapy, our clients can attend our Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) groups which provides a non-judgemental, safe environment to develop skills like Mindfulness, Emotional Regulation, Tolerating Distress, and Skills in Relationships. We have separate groups for teens and adults. Our teen group is facilitated by Casey Becker, LMHC, while our adult groups are coordinated by Catherine Loveless, LMHC.

In addition to DBT, we are the only counseling facility on the gulf coast that offers Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT). EFT is a warm, cooperative form of therapy that helps our clients resolve deep conflicts and improve their connections in their relationships with partners and within their families. Some of the comments we hear from our clients is things like, “We used to feel like roommates, but now we are actually friends” and “For the first time in my life, I’m not alone.” Our client's who desire their relationships to be safer and more meaningful can include EFT in their treatment plan. Our ICEEFT Certified EFT therapist is Virginia Walls, LMHC.

If you would like more information about individual, group, or couples/family therapy, please visit our website http://www.mendedwingcounseling.com/ or call us at 850-250-1441.