Counselors

Robbie Goss

Robbie Goss

Robbie Goss is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. He has had a practice in Tampa since 1990.

He specializes in marriage recovery from conflict, affairs and sexual addiction. He is also certified in EMDR to reduce trauma effects in clients. His further training is a certification as a sex therapist to help those with sexual difficulties.

He works mainly with adults and has weekly office hours available.

Robbie Recommends:

Falling Forward by John Maxwell
Intimate Encounters by David Ferguson
The Shack by William Young
Caring Enough to Forgive by David Augsberger
Every Man's Battle by Stephen Arterburn
Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction by Mark Laaser
Why You Do the Things You Do by Tim Clinton
Boundaries by Cloud and Townsend
Safe People by Cloud and Townsend

Amanda Allard

Amanda Allard

Amanda has multiple degrees including a Master’s degree and an Educational Specialist degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling from the University of Florida. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in Counselor Education at USF. She also holds a certificate in EEG Neurotherapy. She enjoys working with individuals, couples, and families. Her goals with those that come into her office are to help each person make positive change in their lives and families.  She is married with two children.

Amanda Recommends:

Why Marriages Succeed or Fail by John Gottman
Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child by John Gottman
When Men Batter Women: New Insights into Ending Abusive Relationships by Neil Jacobson and John Gottman
Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
Parents & Adolescents Living Together: Part I and Part II (two books) by Gerald Patterson and Marion Forgatch
Discerning the Voice of God: Recognizing When God Speaks by Priscilla Shirer
Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyer

Jeannine Jones

Jeannine Jones

Jeannine holds a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from the University of South Florida and is currently working on doctorate degree in counseling psychology focused on child anxiety and social skills with expectations of completion in 2009. She is also registered as a Mental Health Counselor Intern and certified in Biofeedback Therapy. She enjoys working with adolescents and individuals working through depression, anxiety, family conflict, self esteem, and marital issues. For the last year and half she has been working for the department of defense providing counseling for service men and women currently on active duty focused on the areas of PTSD, anxiety, depression, marital conflict, parenting skills, and readjustment into family life. Her goal as a counselor is to build and maintain a therapeutic relationship that will foster the growth needed for each client to reach their goals.  Jeannine is married with one son.

Jeannine Recommends:

Unstuck by James Gordon, M.D.
Depression: A Stubborn Darkness by Edward Welch
From Panic to Power by Lucinda Bassett
Why Can't You Read My Mind? by Jeffery Bernstein
The Power of Two by Susan Heitler, PhD
Covenant Marriage by Gary Chapman
Why Do They Act That Way by David Walsh

Andrea Anderson

Andrea Andreasen

Andrea Andreasen has enjoyed a career in social work for approximately 15 years. Her work has included managing home healthcare workers, working as a grief and patient-family counselor with Lifepath Hospice and in recent years counseling individuals and families at The Christian Counseling Center and at Life Builders Counseling. Andrea is married, has six children and nine grandchildren. Her rich life experiences combined with her professional training, and active involvement in her church and community make her an excellent choice in providing marriage and family counseling, work with children and adolescents, and cope in dealing with grief, trauma, anxiety and depression.
 
Andrea has day and evening hours available at the Grace Family Church Eastlake office of Life Builders located in Tarpon Springs.

Andrea Recommends:

The Power of The Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian
Love and Respect by Emerson Eggerich
The Shack by William Young
You Are Special by Max Lucado
Just Like Jesus by Max Lucado
The Bait of Satan by John Bevere