The Team
Who We Are
Erin Richard, LCSW
Owner and Therapist
About Me
Erin started Healing Thoughts Counseling in 2021. Erin meets with clients who suffer from trauma, depression, anxiety, personality disorders, mood disorders, and general life stressors. Erin works with her clients to reframe negative thoughts into positive ones, learn skills to overcome intrusive thoughts, and learn how to focus on their strengths.
Specialties
Erin works with clients ages 13 and up. She specializes in Mood Disorders, Anxiety, and Trauma Therapy.
Populations
Individuals
Therapeutic Techniques
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Strength-Based, Positive Psychology, Trauma Focused, and Solution Focused
Certifications
Trauma and Resilience Therapy Level 1
&
Qualified LCSW Supervisor
Offices
Tampa and Telehealth
Sarah Roof, LMHC
Therapist
About Me
Sarah joined the team in 2022 and focuses on meeting with clients who suffer from trauma, depression, anxiety, life transitions, and mood disorders. Sarah also helps those who just need someone to talk to about life stressors and life decisions. She believes by working together she can assist her client to find their internal strengths and overcome their stressors.
Specialties
Sarah works with clients ages 9 and up. She specializes in Mood Disorders, PTSD, Anxiety, Substance Abuse, and Womens Issues.
Populations
Individuals
Therapeutic Techniques
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), emotionally focused, Mindfulness-Based, Rational Emotive Behavior, and Trauma Focused
Certifications
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) for Trauma and Infertility, pregnancy loss and reproductive trauma
Offices
New Port Richey and Telehealth
Alyssa Stead, LMHC
Therapist
About Me
Alyssa joined the team in 2023 and helps clients process stressors, trauma, grief, and handle various mental health difficulties such as anxiety, depression, and mood disorders. She assists clients with addressing a lack of motivation, low self-esteem, and building confidence. Alyssa works with her clients to focus on their needs, values, and goals. It can be challenging to take the next step in building a more fulfilling and happier life, but she is there to support her clients through each step of the journey.
Specialties
Alyssa works with clients ages 5 and up. She specializes in Eating Disorders, Mood Disorders, Anxiety, and ADHD. Alyssa also works with parents to create coparenting plans.
Populations
Individuals, Couples, & Co-Parenting Support
Therapeutic Techniques
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior (DBT), Person Centered, Motivational Interviewing, and Trauma Focused
Certifications
Disordered Eating Behaviors and Underlying Trauma
Offices
New Port Richey and Telehealth
Rose Gallagher, LCSW
Therapist
About Me
Rose joined the team in 2025. Rose specializes in trauma-focused therapy, parenting skills, and psychoeducation on various mental health symptoms. She has experience working with youths who have difficulty with emotional regulation, coping with mental health symptoms, and setting/accomplishing goals. Rose also has experience working with ADHD, anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting skills, boundary setting, anger management, and learning how to implement coping mechanisms in their day to day lives. She can provide clients with a better understanding of who they are to best achieve their goals.
Specialties
Rose works with clients ages 5 and up. She specializes in ADHD, Trauma, Depression, and Anxiety
Populations
Individuals
Therapeutic Techniques
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Rational Emotive Behavior Reality Therapy, Trauma Focused, and Solution Focused
Certifications
ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider, Trauma- Focused Cognitive- Behavioral Therapy, and Guiding Women through Postpartum Depression, Perinatal Loss, and Grief.
Offices
Lakeland and Telehealth
Ryan DeMoss, LCSW
Therapist
About Me
Ryan joined the team in 2023. Ryan works closely with those who have experienced significant trauma, loss of loved ones, abuse, and relational difficulties. His approach to treatment includes an emphasis on social connectedness and empowering individuals to learn their potential and make decisions that will benefit them and their loved ones. Ryan's main goal is to help individuals realize their full potential in life.
Specialties
Ryan works with clients ages 16 and up. He specializes working with clients who have suffered a traumatic incident, substance abuse and mood disorders (anxiety, depression, bipolar.)
Populations
Individuals and Couples
Therapeutic Techniques
Schema Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
Offices
Clearwater and Telehealth- evening availability
Jonathan Jones, RCSWI
Therapist
History
Jonathan started his journey for his counseling degree and went to school at University of South Alabama and received his Bachelors in Anthropology. From there he continued with his education at Florida State University and received his Masters in Social Work. Jonathon has been working in the field for 2 years, working in inpatient dual diagnoses treatment centers and private practice. Jonathon joined the team in 2026.
Specialties
Jonathon works with clients ages 18 and up. He specializes in Substance abuse, anxiety, depression, and other mood disorders.
Therapeutic Techniques
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, and solution focused therapy.
Offices
Telehealth
Linda Ciotoli, LMHC
Therapist
About Me
Linda joined the team in 2025. Linda's purpose as therapist is to gain insight and understanding into her client’s journey. She strives to offer guidance along with coping tools and techniques to help her clients achieve their goals.
Specialties
Linda works with clients ages 5 and up. Linda received clinical supervision from a Certified Sandplay Therapist, where she developed foundational skills in sandplay techniques and their therapeutic application. While she is not yet certified, she thoughtfully incorporates these approaches when clinically appropriate. Linda also specializes working with anxiety, depression, and trauma. Linda also sees families and works with parents needing coparenting plans or guidance.
Populations
Individuals, Couples, & Co-Parenting Support
Therapeutic Techniques
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) , Solution Focused Therapy, CBT -Trauma Focused Therapy
Offices
New Port Richey, Wesley Chapel and Telehealth- evening availability
Robin Ruybal, LMHC
Therapist
About Me
Robin joined the team in 2023. Some areas Robin specializes in are depression, anxiety, chronic illness/pain, and adult trauma. She strives to teach her clients that while they cannot control how they feel, they can control how they think and behave by developing healthy coping skills that work for them. Together, Robin forms a partnership – to discover what is holding them back from having the life they want.
Specialties
Robin works with clients ages 12 and up. She specializes in Couples Counseling, Mood Disorders, Substance Abuse, and Anxiety.
Therapeutic Techniques
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Person-Centered, Strength-Based, and Solution-Focused Therapy
Populations
Individuals and Couples
Certifications
Level 1 Gottman Therapy and Breaking Free from Abandonment Trauma through Inner Child Healing, and Guiding Women through Postpartum Depression, Perinatal Loss, and Grief
Offices
St. Petersburg and Telehealth
Lindsey Lafferty, LMHC
Therapist
About Me
Lindsey joined the team in 2023. Lindsey specializes in working with clients who experience anxiety, and depression. She also helps people process and manage their past traumatic experiences. Lindsey finds it important to build the therapeutic relationship, by creating a safe, nonjudgemental space to use for healing. She can help facilitate goals and together take the steps to reach them.
Specialties
Lindsey works with clients ages 6 and up. She specializes in Mood Disorders, Anxiety, and Trauma.
Populations
Individuals
Therapeutic Techniques
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, and Client-Centered Approaches
Certifications
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) for Trauma and Guiding Women through Postpartum Depression, Perinatal Loss, and Grief.
Offices
Telehealth
Hillary Reed, LMHC
Therapist
About Me
Hillary joined the team in 2023. Hillary specializes in working with BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and all other minorities who have mood disorders, trauma, and/or substance-related addictions. She utilizes a person-centered and holistic approach to sessions. This approach helps clients to explore their own individuality and empowers them to create their own world filled with meaning, purpose, and authenticity. Hillary works with clients to create a unique relationship where they can feel safe to laugh, cry, scream, or have any other emotions in between.
Specialties
Hillary works with clients ages 10 and up. She specializes working with BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and all other minorities who have mood disorders (anxiety, depression, bi-polar), trauma, and/or substance-related addictions
Populations
Individuals, Couples, & Families
Therapeutic Techniques
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Person-Centered, Strength-Based, and Solution-Focused Therapy
Certifications
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Guiding Women through Postpartum Depression, Perinatal Loss, and Grief
Offices
Tampa and Telehealth
Alyssia Boldin, LCSW
Therapist
About Me
Alyssia joined the team in 2025. Alyssia utilizes trauma-informed approaches to be able to meet each client where they are in their journey. Alyssia believes every individual should be given an environment that is nonjudgmental, a safe space to be able to process their experiences, and a willing heart that can come alongside one in their navigation toward mental health and wellness.
Specialties
Alyssia works with clients ages 10 and up. She specializes working with anxiety, depression, and trauma.
Populations
Individuals
Therapeutic Techniques
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma Focused Therapy.
Certifications
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Offices
Telehealth
Brendon Solomon, LMHC
Therapist
About Me
Brendon joined the team in 2024. Brendon has worked with people from many walks of life, including combat veterans and law enforcement that have experienced trauma/PTSD. He strives to work with clients towards achieving their goals together. Brendon provides an open, genuine, & non-judgmental approach where he tends to ask questions that explore/challenge/clarify client's beliefs further, uncover the root(s) of what brought them to therapy, & assist in developing coping strategies.
Specialties
Brendon works with clients ages 16 and up. He specializes working with anxiety, ADHD, substance abuse, mood disorders (bipolar and depression), and PTSD.
Populations
Individuals
Therapeutic Techniques
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Positive Psychology, and Trauma Focused
Certifications
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
Offices
Tampa and Telehealth- evening availability
Courtney Crowley, LCSW
Therapist
About Me
Courtney joined the team in 2026. Courtney's goal is to build on each client’s strengths while working collaboratively to achieve their meaningful goals. She emphasizes increasing acceptance of what cannot be changed, while helping clients harness their own strengths and skills to create meaningful change, and strives to provide a supportive, grounded, and compassionate therapeutic presence.
Specialties
Courtney works with clients ages 18 and up. She specializes working with anxiety, depression, mood disorders, substance use issues, and trauma.
Populations
Individuals
Therapeutic Techniques
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Trauma Focused Therapy.
Certifications
Guiding Women through Postpartum Depression, Perinatal Loss, and Grief
Offices
Wesley Chapel and Telehealth
Loriann Antemesaris, LMHC
Therapist
About Me
Loriann joined the team in 2026. Loriann provides cognitive-behavioral therapy while incorporating mindfulness and strengths-based techniques. With children (or anyone who wants it!), she incorporates play into her sessions as an important tool to communicate. Loriann's main goal is building a strong therapeutic relationship founded on trust and connection. From there, she feels clients can dive deeper and gain awareness that promotes growth and change. She tries to provide insight and outside perspective on patterns of thinking that may be getting in the way of clients achieving personal goals. Loriann tries not to offer advice, but rather empower clients to develop their own solutions and understanding.
Specialties
Loriann works with clients ages 6 and up. She specializes working with behavior disturbances, ADHD, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and trauma.
Populations
Individuals and Couples
Therapeutic Techniques
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Positive Psychology, play therapy, and Strength-Based Counseling.
Offices
Lakeland and Telehealth
Sylvie Silva, LMHC
Therapist
About Me
Silvie joined the team in 2026. Silvie specializes in working with children, teens, and adults navigating identity, relationships, trauma, and life transitions. Her approach is warm, direct, and grounded in presence. Silvie is proud to provide affirming care for LGBTQ+ individuals and families and centers her work around the unique needs and strengths of BIPOC clients. Whether clients are exploring childhood wounds, present-day stressors, or spiritual growth, she meets clients with nonjudgment, curiosity, and a strong belief in their inner capacity to heal. Silvie draws from Eastern psychology, attachment theory, and depth work to help clients reconnect to their own wisdom, strength, and sense of self. Clients don’t need to be “ready” or have it all figured out. They just need to start. Silvie will meet clients where they are—with warmth, curiosity, and respect.
Specialties
Silvie works with clients ages 6 and up. She specializes working with trauma, depression, anxiety, ADHD, Bipolar, and LGBTQ+.
Populations
Individuals, Couples, and Families
Therapeutic Techniques
Gestalt Therapy, Attachment Based Therapy, Transpersonal Therapy, Strength-Based Therapy, and Experiential Therapy.
Certifications
Gestalt Therapy from The Gestalt Institute of the Rockies , Circle of Security Facilitator, Child Parent Psychotherapy, Nurturing Parent Psychotherapy, ARC therapy, and Ketamine-Assisted Therapy
Offices
St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and Telehealth
Jennifer Booker, LMHC
Therapist
About Me
Jennifer joined the team in 2026. Jennifer is a trained DBT therapist and specializes in adult ADHD, LGBTQIA+ identities, substance use, and mood disorders. She tries to integrate a warm and approachable style using authenticity, humor, and empathy. Jennifer's work may include building practical skills, learning to make room for difficult emotions, and examining the stories clients have come to believe about themselves. She will make space for both processing and problem-solving, because sometimes clients need a concrete tool, and sometimes they just need someone to sit with them while they figure out what is really going on.
Specialties
Jennifer works with clients ages 16 and up. She specializes working with adult ADHD, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and LGBTQIA+.
Populations
Individuals
Therapeutic Techniques
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Therapy
Certifications
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Certification (C-DBT)
Offices
Tampa and telehealth
