Beachside Behavioral Health Services

Beachside Behavioral Health Services Beachside Behavioral Health Services is your community-rooted all-inclusive collaborative for mental health counseling and associated services.

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Connection, Collaboration, and Community 🤝🌊Drew, Jill, and Kate stepped out of the office this week to spend time with a...
06/18/2026

Connection, Collaboration, and Community 🤝🌊

Drew, Jill, and Kate stepped out of the office this week to spend time with a longtime friend and trusted ally—Ryan, Clinical Director and EMDR guru at Design Recovery on Jacksonville Beach.

Design Recovery is something special. Nestled in a charming historic home just a block from the ocean, the space is intentionally created to foster serenity, healing, and real growth. You can feel the thought and care the moment you walk in.

Drew and Ryan go way back—sharing roots at the same residential treatment center, training in EMDR together, collaborating on cases over the years, and most importantly, building a genuine friendship along the way.

In a field that can be challenging to navigate, relationships like these matter. We deeply value working alongside providers who are committed to ethical, clinically sound, and compassionate care.

Big thank you to Ryan, Chris, and the entire Design Recovery Jax crew for taking the time to connect with us 🙏

Drew and Jill out in the field today at Lake County Jail, conducting a full forensic evaluation for a female patient cur...
06/18/2026

Drew and Jill out in the field today at Lake County Jail, conducting a full forensic evaluation for a female patient currently incarcerated on a probation violation out of Marion County.

What we uncovered highlights a critical issue we see far too often:

➡️ A pre-incarceration misdiagnosis of a mood disorder
➡️ Underlying neurodivergence that had gone unrecognized
➡️ Significant executive functioning impairments, confirmed through comprehensive testing including the BRIEF-2

This distinction matters.

The misdiagnosis occurred before involvement with the criminal justice system—meaning the patient was navigating life, treatment, and legal expectations without an accurate understanding of how her brain actually works.

Research shows that neurodivergence is frequently misunderstood and mislabeled as mood or behavioral disorders. Executive functioning deficits—impacting impulse control, planning, emotional regulation, and follow-through—can easily be misinterpreted as defiance, irresponsibility, or noncompliance.

In reality, these are neurologically-based impairments, not character flaws.

When the diagnosis is wrong:
• Treatment is ineffective or inappropriate
• Symptoms persist or worsen
• Functional impairment increases
• Legal consequences can escalate

This is where forensic, evidence-based evaluation becomes essential.

At Beachside Recovery Interventions + Consulting, our assessments are grounded in methodologies that align with Daubert standards—meaning our clinical opinions are:
✔️ Based on scientifically validated methods
✔️ Subject to peer review and established research
✔️ Supported by standardized testing and measurable data
✔️ Reliably applied within the field

Using structured interviews, psychological testing, and tools like the BRIEF-2, we are able to clearly identify executive functioning deficits and differentiate neurodivergence from mood pathology.

Why this matters in the criminal justice system:

A misdiagnosis doesn’t just impact treatment—it can directly influence:
• Legal outcomes
• Perceptions of intent and behavior
• Sentencing and supervision decisions
• Risk of recidivism

Accurate diagnosis creates a pathway for:
✔️ Appropriate clinical care
✔️ Better-informed legal decisions
✔️ More effective rehabilitation
✔️ Long-term stability

This is the work—bringing clarity where there has been confusion, and ensuring that individuals are understood through a clinical lens grounded in science, not assumption.

We are incredibly grateful for the trust families place in us during some of life’s most challenging moments.Recently, D...
06/14/2026

We are incredibly grateful for the trust families place in us during some of life’s most challenging moments.

Recently, Drew, Chris, Jen, and Reece had the privilege of supporting an adolescent client through an intervention and transport from a Baker Act receiving facility to residential treatment. It was an honor to help guide the process and ensure the client arrived safely at the next step in their recovery journey.

To the family who shared this amazing review: thank you for trusting us with the care and well-being of your child. Your kind words mean more than you know, and we are grateful for the opportunity to support your family during this important time.

💙 Beachside Recovery Interventions + Consulting - a specialized program of Beachside Behavioral Health Services

🌴 Meet Summer Stocks 🌴📚 Clinical Intern | University of Central Florida🧠 Bachelor of Science in Psychology❤️ Enneagram 2...
06/13/2026

🌴 Meet Summer Stocks 🌴

📚 Clinical Intern | University of Central Florida
🧠 Bachelor of Science in Psychology
❤️ Enneagram 2
🌊 Florida Native

We’re excited to introduce Summer Stocks, Clinical Intern with Beachside Teaching Clinic + Supervision and psychology student at the University of Central Florida.

A Florida native born and raised in Satellite Beach, Summer graduated from Satellite High School in 2024 and is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Science in Psychology at UCF, with plans to continue her education through a Master of Social Work program. Her passion for helping others—especially children and families—continues to guide both her academic and professional journey.

As part of her internship experience with Beachside Behavioral Health, Summer has been gaining exposure to many facets of the behavioral health field. She observes individual and group therapy sessions, assists with behavioral activation activities, participates in forensic evaluation and court testimony observations, and supports a variety of clinical and administrative initiatives.

This week, Summer had the unique opportunity to tour the inside of a behavioral health hospital and Baker Act receiving facility alongside members of the Beachside Behavioral Health team. Experiencing all levels of behavioral healthcare firsthand is a rare opportunity for a student who is still pursuing her bachelor’s degree, providing invaluable insight into the continuum of care and the realities of mental health treatment.

Beachside Teaching Clinic + Supervision, a specialty program of Beachside Behavioral Health, was created to provide students and aspiring clinicians with early access to the field, meaningful mentorship, and real-world learning experiences. Our mission is to help develop clinically competent, ethical, and compassionate future therapists who will serve and strengthen our community for years to come.

We’re proud to be part of Summer’s educational journey and look forward to watching her continue to grow as a future behavioral health professional.

Another Life Changed. Another Family Supported. 💙Today, the Beachside Recovery Interventions + Consulting team—a special...
06/11/2026

Another Life Changed. Another Family Supported. 💙

Today, the Beachside Recovery Interventions + Consulting team—a specialized program of Beachside Behavioral Health Services—had the privilege of completing another successful adolescent intervention.

After a recent mental health crisis involving substance use and co-occurring mental health concerns, a young man and his family found themselves facing some very difficult decisions. Through collaboration, patience, compassion, and clinical guidance, our team worked alongside the family to identify an appropriate treatment path and support them through every step of the process.

Following his stabilization at a receiving facility, we were able to spend meaningful time building trust and therapeutic rapport with this remarkable young man. During our journey together, we listened to his favorite music, talked about life, explored his interests and dreams, and most importantly, helped him recognize the opportunity in front of him.

Today, he made the courageous decision to accept the gift his parents were offering: the chance to invest in his mental health, recovery, and future. We could not be more proud of him for choosing himself, his wellness, and the possibilities that lie ahead.

As a specialized service within Beachside Behavioral Health Services, our Beachside Recovery Interventions + Consulting program is dedicated to helping individuals and families navigate some of life’s most challenging moments with compassion, professionalism, and clinically sound guidance. Cases like this remind us why this work matters so deeply.

We would also like to extend our sincere gratitude to Kyle, Dion, Anj, and the entire team at Family First Adolescent Services for their professionalism, compassion, ethical care, communication, and clinical excellence throughout this case. Collaborative partnerships like these make all the difference for families in crisis.

Most importantly, we want to recognize this young man’s parents. Their strength, patience, love, willingness to hold healthy boundaries, and trust in the process created the foundation for today’s success. It was an honor to walk beside them during such a challenging time, and we are deeply grateful they entrusted us with their son.

Recovery is rarely a straight line, but when families, treatment professionals, and communities come together with hope, accountability, and purpose, incredible things can happen.

Today is a reminder that healing is possible. 💙

Beachside Recovery Interventions + Consulting
A Specialized Program of Beachside Behavioral Health Services

May was all about connection, movement, and supporting mental health in our community. 🥊 💙 A huge THANK YOU to Classen B...
06/11/2026

May was all about connection, movement, and supporting mental health in our community. 🥊 💙

A huge THANK YOU to Classen Boxing and The Cycle Studio for partnering with Beachside Center for Trauma + Anxiety during Mental Health Awareness Month!

Through the sale of our collaboration shirts and an incredible donation-based boxing class, together we raised $1,000 for mental health counseling scholarships. These funds will help make therapy more accessible for individuals in our community who may not otherwise have access to the support they need.

We are especially grateful for your continued partnership through our monthly Behavioral Activation Group, where we encourage individuals to improve mental wellness through movement, connection, and meaningful activities. Your commitment to supporting mental health both inside and outside the gym makes a lasting difference.

Thank you to everyone who purchased a shirt, attended the class, donated, and supported this initiative. Together, we’re breaking down barriers to mental health care and creating a stronger, healthier community.

🌊💙 Heal. Connect. Grow. 💙🌊 Weekly Treatment TeamThis week, our Beachside Behavioral Health Services Treatment Tea...
06/10/2026

🌊💙 Heal. Connect. Grow. 💙🌊
Weekly Treatment Team

This week, our Beachside Behavioral Health Services Treatment Team traded the conference room for the beach.

Every Friday, our clinical team comes together to review and discuss every patient across our specialty programs and outpatient services. Treatment Team is a cornerstone of the care we provide, ensuring that each individual benefits from the collective expertise, perspectives, and support of our multidisciplinary team.

For the high-acuity mental health populations we serve, collaboration is essential. Research consistently shows that multidisciplinary, team-based care is associated with improved treatment outcomes, stronger engagement in services, enhanced care coordination, and better overall mental health stability. By bringing together clinicians from different disciplines, we can develop more comprehensive and individualized treatment plans that support meaningful healing.

This week, we combined that important clinical collaboration with something equally important: team self-care. Taking time to connect outside of the office helps strengthen relationships, reduce burnout, and support the well-being of the professionals who dedicate themselves to helping others heal. Research has found that provider wellness and team cohesion contribute to higher-quality care, stronger communication, and better patient outcomes.

At Beachside, we believe that exceptional mental health care starts with a connected team. Whether we’re meeting in the office or on the sand, our commitment remains the same: working together to help our patients heal, grow, and rewrite their stories.

💙 Because healing happens through connection—and strong teams create stronger outcomes.

🐾🧩 ANIMAL ASSISTED PLAY THERAPY 🧩🐾At Beachside Behavioral Health Services, we believe healing happens through connection...
06/03/2026

🐾🧩 ANIMAL ASSISTED PLAY THERAPY 🧩🐾

At Beachside Behavioral Health Services, we believe healing happens through connection.

For many children, talking about big feelings, anxiety, trauma, or difficult experiences can feel overwhelming. That’s why we integrate evidence-based play therapy with the powerful human-animal bond.

Research shows that Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) can improve social-emotional functioning, increase engagement in treatment, reduce anxiety, and support emotional regulation in children and adolescents.

Play Therapy is one of the most widely researched therapeutic approaches for children. Through play, children communicate experiences, emotions, and needs in ways that often feel safer and more natural than words alone.

When combined, Animal Assisted Play Therapy creates a unique environment where children can:

💙 Build trust and emotional safety
🧩 Learn through play and exploration
💙 Strengthen emotional regulation skills
🐾 Practice social connection and communication
💙 Increase confidence and self-expression

Sometimes healing starts with a game, a smile, a wagging tail, and a safe relationship.

At Beachside Behavioral Health Services, we’re committed to helping children and families Rewrite Their Story.

🌴 A New Chapter Begins: Beachside Behavioral Health ServicesSince 2017, we have had the privilege of serving our local c...
05/30/2026

🌴 A New Chapter Begins: Beachside Behavioral Health Services

Since 2017, we have had the privilege of serving our local community—and communities throughout Florida and across the country—as Beachside Recovery Interventions + Consulting.

What began as a practice rooted in the dual-diagnosis recovery space has evolved into something much larger. Our founder’s work started in residential and outpatient behavioral healthcare, specializing in substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions, before expanding into interventions, forensic evaluations, and consulting services. Over the years, our team, expertise, and mission have grown far beyond those original beginnings.

Today, we are excited to officially introduce the next evolution of our organization:

🌊 BEACHSIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
Rewrite Your Story

This rebrand reflects who we have become as a comprehensive behavioral healthcare organization and better represents the full spectrum of services, specialties, programs, and professionals that make up our team.

While our commitment to excellence, compassion, and clinical integrity remains unchanged, our new name more accurately communicates the breadth of care we provide—from general outpatient counseling and wellness services to highly specialized behavioral health programs serving unique populations and complex clinical needs.

Our team includes licensed therapists, registered clinical interns, graduate student therapists, undergraduate trainees, behavioral health professionals, and subject matter experts in criminal, family, and administrative law.

Our areas of expertise include:

✅ Complex Trauma
✅ Anxiety Disorders
✅ Personality Disorders & Personality Dynamics
✅ Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
✅ EMDR Therapy
✅ Family Systems & Relationship Dynamics
✅ Substance Use Disorders & Recovery
✅ Forensic Behavioral Health Services
✅ Clinical Training & Supervision

In addition to traditional outpatient counseling and wellness services, Beachside Behavioral Health Services is comprised of several specialized programs:

🌴 Beachside Center for Trauma + Anxiety

A specialized outpatient mental health program focused on high-acuity mental health concerns, complex trauma, anxiety disorders, emotion dysregulation, and associated personality traits. Our program is grounded in evidence-based treatment, including comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

⚖️ Beachside Recovery Interventions + Consulting

The program that started it all continues as one of our specialized divisions, providing interventions, family support services, forensic evaluations, expert witness services, criminal, family, and administrative law evaluations and expert services, and organizational health consulting.

💪 Resilience: Complex Trauma Intensives

Extended and intensive therapy experiences designed for individuals seeking accelerated healing. These services are ideal for those with demanding schedules, executives, organizations, and specialized populations requiring focused trauma treatment, including intensive EMDR therapy.

🎓 Beachside Teaching Clinic + Supervision

Dedicated to developing the next generation of behavioral health professionals through meaningful clinical experiences, mentorship, training opportunities, and qualified supervision provided by approved Qualified Supervisors (QSs).

🧠 Beachside Behavioral Analysis (Coming Soon)

Our upcoming Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) division will expand access to specialized behavioral services and further strengthen our commitment to comprehensive care.

In addition to our specialty programs, we continue to offer a broad range of outpatient behavioral health and wellness services, including:

• Individual Counseling
• Couples Therapy
• Marriage & Family Therapy
• Child Counseling
• Adolescent Counseling
• Family Therapy
• Play Therapy
• Sand Tray Therapy
• Art Therapy (with Registered Art Therapists)
• Trauma Therapy
• Anxiety Treatment
• Substance Use Counseling
• Medication Management
• Primary Wellness Services through our partnership with Rocket Health Care

This rebrand is more than a new name or logo. It represents nearly a decade of growth, learning, service, and dedication to helping individuals, families, organizations, and communities heal and thrive.

To everyone who has trusted us with your care, referred a patient, partnered with our team, or supported our mission over the years—thank you.

We are honored to continue serving you as Beachside Behavioral Health Services and look forward to helping even more people Rewrite Their Story.

💙🌴

🖤 Not every healing environment is built the same — and that’s intentional.Some counseling spaces operate from a softer,...
05/21/2026

🖤 Not every healing environment is built the same — and that’s intentional.

Some counseling spaces operate from a softer, highly affirming, emotionally centered approach to therapy. That model resonates deeply for many people, and there is absolutely value in validation, emotional safety, and compassionate support.

But for others — particularly men, first responders, military personnel, survivors of trafficking, justice-involved individuals, unaccompanied youth, executives, professionals under chronic stress, and people navigating complex trauma — that approach may not fully connect with their lived experience.

At Beachside Behavioral Health, we believe therapy can be compassionate and direct.

We believe patients are the experts on themselves, while also recognizing that every person has blind spots, patterns, defenses, and survival strategies that can be difficult to see alone. That’s why people seek help in the first place. Walking beside someone sometimes means validating them. Other times, it means challenging them with honesty, accountability, psychoeducation, and practical solutions that create real-world change.

Our clinical philosophy leans more experiential, medically informed, gestalt-oriented, behavioral, and solution-focused than performative or overly polished. We prioritize authenticity over aesthetics. Depth over buzzwords. Real conversations over rehearsed therapeutic language.

While we proudly work with both men and women, we are unapologetically supportive of men’s mental health and breaking the stigma surrounding it. Many men have historically been underserved, misunderstood, or conditioned to believe vulnerability equals weakness. Through our programs, we aim to create spaces where men can engage in meaningful, clinically competent work without feeling shamed, infantilized, or out of place in the process.

Through our programs we aim to:
• Break the stigma surrounding men’s mental health
• Support both men and women equally in their healing journey
• Create a haven for individuals and couples facing complex trauma
• Offer practical, real-world solutions for real-life problems
• Provide ethical, clinically sound care through innovative approaches that do not look like every other practice
• Provide an ethical and clinically competent environment for teaching and supervision for developing clinicians

Clinical services delivered within our programs include, but are not limited to:
• Individual counseling (child, adolescent, and adult)
• Couples therapy
• Child sandtray and play therapy
• A true adult and adolescent outpatient DBT program
• Deep-rooted work for complex trauma resulting in personality-disordered behaviors (with Certified Personality Disorder Treatment Clinicians)
• Mental health evaluations and testing
• Forensic evaluations and qualified expert witness services (Criminal, Family, and Administrative Law)
• Professional interventions and consulting
• EMDR intensives for traveling professionals, organizations, and special populations
• Organizational health and crisis intensives
• Applied Behavior Analysis + Counseling services (coming soon)

We are proud to not look like every other counseling practice.

Being the “black sheep” brand does not mean sacrificing ethics, compassion, or clinical competence. It means understanding that healing is not one-size-fits-all — and having the courage to practice in a way that genuinely meets people where they are.

For the populations we serve, that difference matters.

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1640 Highway A1A Suite C
Satellite Beach, FL
32937

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+13219784041

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