My passion and love for my profession is to help my clients understand and have faith in their strengths, so they have the best chance of finding solutions to their problems. I provide a warm, confidential and safe place for discovering specific solutions that lead to healthy change. I love what I do and want to share my professionalism with you for a meaningful and therapeutic experience.
I have 39 years experience working with adults, children and adolescents. I specialize in anxiety disorders and treat depression, bi-polar and eating disorders, OCD, separation and divorce and marital/relationship problems. Included on my website are some featured articles on different mental health issues and concerns that I hope you will find enlightening and educational.
I have 39 years experience working with adults, children and adolescents. I specialize in anxiety disorders and treat depression, bi-polar and eating disorders, OCD, separation and divorce and marital/relationship problems. Included on my website are some featured articles on different mental health issues and concerns that I hope you will find enlightening and educational.
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I received my Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1981. I have been licensed with the state of Florida as a Licensed Clinical Social Work since 1986.
I have been practicing as a Social Worker in Tampa, Hillsborough and Pinelllas Counties since moving to Tampa in 1981, specializing in and providing treatment services for adults, children, adolescents and couples as well as providing supervision and administrative programming in other private/nonprofit and for profit organizations.I have been in private practice since 2003 and currently the owner of Joel Brooks Counseling Inc.
I have been practicing as a Social Worker in Tampa, Hillsborough and Pinelllas Counties since moving to Tampa in 1981, specializing in and providing treatment services for adults, children, adolescents and couples as well as providing supervision and administrative programming in other private/nonprofit and for profit organizations.I have been in private practice since 2003 and currently the owner of Joel Brooks Counseling Inc.
Each session is 45 min in length. Most major insurance plans are accepted. If you have a co-pay, you will be responsible for that cost at the time of service. Prior to your appointment, please be informed of your benefits in the event you have a deductible. If you have not yet met your yearly deductible, you will be charged the reimbursable rate associated to your insurance.
My name is______; I live in Tampa Florida. I do not expect you to recall that I have written to you twice before this-once expressing my concern over the financial uncertainty we Americans were experiencing, and a second expressing my gratitude for the 'safety net' in place when I found myself gravely ill-both physically (extensive cancer), and mentally (severe depression).
Joel Brooks is an excellent therapist, who has empathy and experience in equal measure. He is an ethical and skilled clinician, who works wonders with individuals, families and children to help them achieve positive goals. Joel adheres to the highest clinical standards in his profession and is an extremely adept therapist, effectively recongnizing clients strengths and weaknesses to diagnose and treat.
