Are you feeling lost, alone or like you’re standing on shaky ground? We all need a firm foundation to stand on. There are times in our lives that are unpredictable. Life changes, emotional stressors, traumatic events, grief, and unstable relationships can leave us feeling empty, alone, lost or even broken. I help my clients every day by bringing healing, clarity, and hope through these types of challenges. Together we will work to find your new normal and get you back on a solid and strong foundation. I am passionate about working with individuals, couples, and families to reconnect and find peace in their relationships.
YOUR HEALING JOURNEY
Welcome To Healing Horizons Therapy
Healing Horizons Therapy Specializes In
Individual Therapy
At Healing Horizons Therapy, we recognize that every stage of life brings its own set of challenges and opportunities for growth. Whether you’re an adult trying to navigate life with unresolved trauma, a couple facing relationship difficulties or a family needing help to reconnect and find balance, we provide a safe space for healing and support. Our goal is to provide a personalized & compassionate plan of action to help you, or your loved ones overcome life’s challenging obstacles.
You will be met with empathy, compassion and understanding, with therapy that focuses on your individual needs and experiences. At Healing Horizons Therapy, we are here to help guide you. We do this by building strength, embracing hope and navigating a new healthier version of self.
EMDR Trauma Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, also known as EMDR Therapy is a trauma focused therapy. Trauma comes in all shapes and sizes and its effects are unique to everyone. Traumatic events or memories should not be minimized or dismissed. If you remember “it” and that memory or event brings up distressing thoughts or emotions, EMDR Therapy could be the tool to help you heal. EMDR Therapy is a powerful therapeutic technique to deal with unresolved trauma in your life. When we address and resolve the negative events in our past we decrease or eliminate the symptoms of the present. This guided therapeutic process helps to reprocess and reframe distressing or traumatic memories/events from your past. As this process takes place in the brain mental injuries start to repair, allowing new pathways to form. The transformation starts breaking down negative beliefs, easing pain and changes the need for maladaptive coping patterns. EMDR therapy is a complex, medical and evidence-based approach to healing trauma. If you or someone you love is suffering from past or even recent traumatic event(s) please don’t hesitate, call us today and start your individual path of healing.
Family Therapy
Are you a parent to a child of any age and struggling with your parent-child relationship? If so, we can help. Maintaining a balanced family dynamic in any size of family can become challenging at times. Our family systems-based approach is one of our professional specialties. Whether seeing one member of a family or ten, the goal is to work on the family dynamic by exploring all parts of the family system. We identify the strengths and weaknesses and empower you to make choices that bring the desired changes needed to balance your family system. The end goal is to bring hope and a positive restoration to strained or broken relationships.
Couples Therapy
All relationships have peaks and valleys and for the most part we find ways to navigate through them but there are times in life when we find ourselves stuck in the valley. It’s at these times that seeking couples therapy can be a vital tool in restoring the relationship. Many Couples can face a multitude of trials and tribulations, such as loss of trust, betrayal, traumatic loss, financial strain, emotional or physical neglect. The list of relational traumas can be very long and one of the most painful & emotional injuries one can endure. If you are experiencing a deficit or pain in your relationship, please call us today. There is hope in restoration and it can be a part of your life and relationship.
Couples Therapy
Every relationship has its ups and downs, but sometimes, the downs can seem overwhelming. At Thrive Therapy, available in Fort Myers, Naples, and The Woodlands, we’re dedicated to helping couples rediscover their connection, improve communication, and resolve conflicts through our tailored couples therapy / marriage counseling sessions.
We believe in the power of relationships to provide support, happiness, and fulfillment. Our therapists utilize a variety of therapeutic techniques to help couples navigate challenges and rediscover their relationship’s strengths. From communication issues to rebuilding trust, we’re here to guide you every step of the way.
Family Therapy
Often, parents come to therapy seeking help for their child, but they soon realize that including the entire family in the process can bring about deeper, more enduring transformation. Working together as a family allows everyone to address challenges collectively, build stronger connections, and foster a supportive environment for one another.
Our approach to therapy extends beyond focusing solely on individual concerns; it emphasizes enhancing the dynamics of the family unit. Whether you’re facing significant life changes like divorce or relocation, or managing behavioral challenges, our therapists provide guidance to help families develop healthier communication, empathy, and a greater sense of mutual respect. Together, we work to create a foundation for lasting growth and understanding within your family.
Healing Horizons Therapy Focuses On
Family Conflict
Marital and Premarital
Relationship Issues
ADHD
Adoption
Alcohol Use
Anger Management
Antisocial Personality
Anxiety
Asperger’s Syndrome
Autism
Career Counseling
Chronic Illness
Chronic Impulsivity
Codependency
Coping Skills
Depression
Divorce
Domestic Abuse
Domestic Violence
Emotional Disturbance
Grief and loss
Infidelity
Life Coaching
Life Transitions
Men’s Issues
Obesity
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
Parenting
Recent exposure to traumatic event
Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
Suicidal Ideation
Self-Harming
Sexual Abuse
Trauma and PTSD
Stress
Monique Smith
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MHC1, EMDR
About Healing Horizons Therapy
We offer in-person and virtual options!
As a Marriage, Family Therapist and Counselor with fifteen years of experience, Monique has enjoyed being a part of many journeys of reunification, redemption, resolution, healing and hope. It’s that same healing and hope that we offer you today.
If you have found yourself feeling lost, alone, empty or broken, regardless of the reason, we invite you to take the first step in your healing process by calling us today for a free phone consultation.
Reach out now. You don’t have to suffer alone. We can help.
Connect With Us
If you or someone you love could benefit from our services, we invite you to contact our office today for a free 15 minute phone consultation. At that time we can have a brief conversation to confirm that our services are a good fit for you. We look forward to supporting you on your journey to a happier and healthier future.
