Blue Heron Psychology

03/06/2026

Yay for welcoming Dana Murphy to our team 😊 Dana Murphy is a licensed clinical social worker who is passionate about helping people feel heard, supported, and understood. She works with adolescents through older adults, offering a client-centered and trauma-informed approach to care. Dana supports individuals navigating anxiety, depression, mood disorders, trauma-related concerns, and life transitions.
With a strong understanding of family systems, she helps individuals and families strengthen communication, manage emotions, and find steadiness during times of change or crisis. Dana has experience in a variety of settings, from working with children in the foster care system to supporting older adults in nursing facilities who are adjusting to life changes or coping with depression.
Her therapeutic style blends narrative therapy, CBT, solution-focused techniques, family systems theory, and daily mindfulness practices. Dana uses evidence-based approaches while always tailoring treatment to meet each client’s unique needs and goals. She focuses on building resilience, highlighting strengths, and helping clients develop a stronger sense of self-worth and overall well-being. She truly believes everyone deserves the opportunity to cultivate a healthy, balanced mindset.
Dana values building collaborative, trusting relationships with her clients so they can grow into the best versions of themselves. She strives to be both a strong advocate and a steady source of support, while also helping clients strengthen their own support systems and community connections in everyday life.

01/30/2026

Introducing TARA! Tara is a certified good girl and part-time therapist who assists Karen in sessions by providing comfort, calm, and occasional comic relief. She is highly skilled in stealing hearts within the first five minutes. Tara does not give advice, but her presence alone has been shown to significantly improve moods (and therapy attendance). Please give us a hand in welcoming Tara to the team 👏🏼.

10/11/2025

Dr. Carelli is a proud member of FAON 🙌🏼

Did you know that NCMEC has a team of Mental Health Professionals? They provide vital mental health services for families and survivors of missing or exploited children.

Today, on World Mental Health Day🌎 , follow our FAON page on LinkedIn to hear more about this crucial work!

Learn More:
linkedin.com/posts/family-advocacy-outreach-network_today-october-10th-is-world-mental-health-activity-7382471401481601024-9oRI

10/09/2025

We are so proud of the compassionate team we have, and welcome Karen Stopford to the team. 🌟 Karen is a licensed mental health counselor, Master Certified Addiction Professional, and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. For over a decade, she has helped people heal from complex trauma, addiction, and emotional and relationship challenges that keep them feeling stuck.

She believes lasting recovery and growth come from self-compassion, identifying core values, and building inner resilience. Her approach blends psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, and creative therapies, along with mindfulness and emotional intelligence skills, to help clients reconnect with their strength and create authentic, balanced lives. Compassion, transparency, and collaboration are at the heart of her work with teens, adults, and couples.

Outside of sessions, Karen enjoys time with her three grown children, grandchildren, and therapy dog, 🐕 Tara, while her mischievous cat 😼 Munchkin, keeps watch at home. She finds inspiration in gardening, traveling, reading, and exploring nature—and considers herself a lifelong student of life and human potential. 🍃

08/06/2025

We are a team of 5 ❤️😎 We are so excited to introduce Lisa. Lisa C. Anthony holds a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling with a minor in Biology. She is a licensed mental health therapist and an ACHE-certified hypnotherapist, with additional certifications as a fitness trainer and nutrition specialist. A former member of the Psi Chi Honors Society, Lisa has also been featured in Psychology magazine.

Lisa previously led the Grief and Trauma Program at a substance abuse treatment center and brings extensive experience working with survivors of sexual trauma and all forms of abuse. Her clinical specialties include grief, anxiety, depression, and stress management.

She integrates a wide range of therapeutic modalities into her work, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eastern holistic approaches, psychotherapy, person-centered techniques, and behavior modification. Lisa believes in a mind-body-spirit approach and views therapy as a collaborative partnership between client and clinician.

With a deep commitment to helping others heal, Lisa emphasizes the importance of processing and resolving past pain to create a life rooted in peace and freedom. She considers this work not just a career, but her life’s purpose — using the tools and insights from her own journey of transformation to guide others on theirs. Her greatest reward is witnessing the profound change that takes place in the lives of those she serves.

04/10/2025

03/05/2025

We are very excited for Emilee to officially join the team March 10th. 🤩 Emilee Robins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a master’s degree in social work and over five years of experience working with children with complex needs. Holding a child welfare certificate, Emilee has extensive knowledge of the foster care system, adoption, and the unique challenges that children and families face within these systems. She also has experience working in the Broward County School District with high-risk children. Her background in advocacy and direct support has equipped her with the skills to help individuals and families navigate complex emotional and social challenges. Passionate about therapy, Emilee welcomes clients of all backgrounds and ages. Although she works with all age groups, most recently providing therapy in assisted living facilities, she has a special dedication to working with children, teens, and young adults. She provides a supportive and empathetic space where people can process their emotions, build resilience, and develop healthy coping strategies. Whether addressing anxiety, depression, trauma, or life transitions, Emilee tailors her therapeutic approach to meet each client’s individual needs, fostering
personal growth and healing. Committed to inclusivity, Emilee ensures that their practice is an LGBTQIA+ safe space and promotes body positivity. She believes in empowering clients to embrace their identities and cultivates self-acceptance in a judgment-free environment. With a compassionate and client- centered approach, Emilee strives to create meaningful connections and provide the tools necessary for lasting emotional well-being. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

10/03/2024

Dr. Carelli is proud to be a member of the Family Advocacy Outreach Network at . This is a designated team that provides sliding scale therapy to child survivors and their families.

09/23/2024

https://www.parents.com/kids/health/why-you-should-be-asking-your-pediatrician-not-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-their-weight/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8427925/ . A recent systematic review by Gillison et al,6 in addition to several additional research studies, found that parent-led weight-focused conversations were associated with increases in overweight/obesity, engagement in dieting, use of unhealthy weight control behaviors (eg, binge eating, skipping meals, taking diet pills, or diuretics), and low psychosocial well-being (eg, depressive symptoms, low self-esteem, low body satisfaction) in children and adolescents

Many health care providers struggle with if- and how-to discuss weight with their pediatric patients. This study used one-on-one interviews with primary care providers (n = 20) to better understand their: (1) perception of risks associated ...

09/10/2024

This science-based explanation from Jennifer Howell’s “Understanding and treating DID; A Relational Approach” really stood out to me, so I figured I’d share. A bit wordy, definitely, but it explains why and how the therapeutic relationship helps decrease dissociation and increases affect and/or regulation of affect. It is not always by what the therapist says, but their regulation of affect, facial expression, even tone (right brain variables). Furthermore, the fact that our sense of self is highly related to the orbital frontal cortex may provide us with the scientific explanation for why and are known to impact vision.