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Our Davie Team

At Caring Therapists, we offer a variety of mental health services, including individual therapy, child and adolescent counseling, psychological testing, couple’s counseling, forensic evaluations, substance abuse evaluations and psychoeducational testing.  Our specialties include: anxiety, depression, play therapy, trauma, substance use, LGBTQ+ issues, EMDR, and Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Couple’s Counseling. We offer a competitive private pay rate and accept most major insurances.

Services available through our Davie team:

  • Anxiety therapy
  • Depression therapy
  • Child therapy
  • Teens and adolescent therapy
  • College counseling
  • Couple’s therapy
  • Medication management
  • Women’s issues
  • Addiction’s counseling
  • ADHD/ADD therapy
  • Bipolar Disorder therapy
  • Student athletes
  • LGBTQ therapy
  • Trauma
  • OCD
  • Online therapy
  • Stress management & burnout

Treatments offered by our Davie counselors:

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Gottman Couple’s Therapy
  • Play Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Trauma-Focused CBT
  • EMDR
  • Exposure Therapy

Insurances accepted by our Davie Therapists:

  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • Optum- United Healthcare, UMR, Oscar 
  • Oscar
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield

Schedule an appointment today: Appointment Request


Meet the Davie Therapy team

Adestela Bradley, LMHC

Adestela Bradley, LMHC

Specialties:
Children and Adolescents, Teaching Social/Emotional Regulation Skills to Children and Adolescents, Anxiety, Depression, Self-Esteem, Attachment
Insurances accepted:
Cigna, Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Optum- United Healthcare, AvMed, Oscar, UMR, Multiplan
Location:
In office in Davie Virtually throughout Florida
Dr. Ana Zuniga

Dr. Ana Zuniga

Specialties:
ADHD Testing Adolescent/Teens, Anxiety, Cultural Strengths/Systemic Oppression, Depression, Psychological Assessment Racial Trauma-Informed, Suicidal Thoughts, Testing and Evaluation
Insurances accepted:
Cigna, Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Optum- United Healthcare, UMR, Oscar, Avmed
Location:
In office in Davie
Virtually throughout Florida
Dr. Ayana Walls

Dr. Ayana Walls

Specialties:
ADHD, Anger Management, Anxiety, Behavioral Issues, Body Image, Depression, Domestic Abuse, Eating Disorders Gender Identity, Grief, Mood Disorders, Parenting, Self-Harming, Trauma and PTSD, Women’s Issues LGBTQIA+
Insurances accepted:
Cigna, Aetna, Florida Blue
Location:
In office in Davie
Virtually throughout Florida
Bailey Rich, LMFT

Bailey Rich, LMFT

Specialties:
ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Behavioral Issues, Couples Counseling
Insurances accepted:
Cigna, Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Optum- United Healthcare, UMR, Oscar, Avmed
Location:
In office in Davie
Virtually throughout Florida
Brandon Giostra, LCSW

Brandon Giostra, LCSW

Specialties:
Anxiety, Depression, Substance Abuse, Grief and Loss, Low Self-Esteem, Life Stressors
Insurances accepted:
United Healthcare, Cigna, Aetna, Humana, Multiplan, Blue Cross Blue Shield
Location:
In office in Davie
Virtually throughout Florida
Fatima Khan-Ali, LMFT, Chief Clinical Officer

Fatima Khan-Ali, LMFT, Chief Clinical Officer

Specialties:
Anxiety, Depression, Substance Use and Couple’s Counseling
Insurances accepted:
Aetna, Cigna, Optum- United Healthcare, UMR, Oscar, Avmed, Multiplan, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Humana, Lyra, Tricare
Location
In office in Davie
Virtually throughout Florida
Jules Hillman, LMHC

Jules Hillman, LMHC

Specialties:
Anxiety, Body Image, Depression, Gender Identity, Relationship Issues, Women’s Issues
Insurances accepted:
Cigna, Aetna, Optum- United Healthcare, UMR, Oscar, Avmed, Multiplan, Humana, Blue Cross Blue Shield
Location:
In office in Davie
Virtually throughout Florida
Lisa Hernandez, LMHC

Lisa Hernandez, LMHC

Specialties:
Children, Teens, Families, Trauma, Domestic Violence
Insurances accepted:
Cigna, Aetna, Optum- United Healthcare, UMR, Oscar, Avmed, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Multiplan
Location:
In office in Davie
Virtually throughout Florida
Marsha Pierre, LMHC

Marsha Pierre, LMHC

Specialties:
Depression, Anxiety, Panic Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Trauma, Borderline Personality Disorder, Social Anxiety
Insurances accepted:
Cigna, Aetna, Optum- United Healthcare, UMR, Oscar, Avmed, Multiplan, Humana, Blue Cross Blue Shield
Location:
In office in Davie
Virtually throughout Florida
Sheila Simchon, LCSW, LSP, Director of Testing

Sheila Simchon, LCSW, LSP, Director of Testing

Specialties:
As a School Psychologist I am a neurodevelopmental specialist specializing in conducting comprehensive evaluations which include Specific Learning Disorder (SLD), Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and giftedness.
Insurances accepted:
Aetna, Optum- United Healthcare, UMR, Oscar, Avmed, Cigna, Multiplan, Humana, Blue Cross Blue Shield
Location:
In office in Davie
Virtually throughout Florida
Stacy Lloyd, LMHC

Stacy Lloyd, LMHC

Specialties:
Substance Abuse, LGBTQ issues, Women’s and Men’s issues, Depression and Anxiety
Insurances accepted:
Optum- United Healthcare, UMR, Oscar, Avmed, Cigna, Aetna, Humana, Lyra, Tricare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Multiplan
Location:
In office in Davie
Virtually throughout Florida
Stephanie Savo-Smellie, LMHC

Stephanie Savo-Smellie, LMHC

Specialties:
Adolescent Counseling, Depression, Anxiety and Trauma
Insurances accepted:
Optum- United Healthcare, UMR, Oscar, Avmed, Cigna, Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Humana, TriCare, Multiplan
Location:
In office in Davie and Fort Lauderdale
Virtually throughout Florida