Our Providers
Kim McGowan, LMHC
Kim is a licensed mental health counselor with over 2 decades of experience. Her primary area of expertise and passion is in trauma work. She has advanced certifications in Trauma Recovery as well as completion of EMDR training (and has been practicing EMDR since 2019). Kim provides individual services to adolescents (14+) and adults, couples (of all types), and family therapy. She’s confident in working with challenging and diverse issues, severe disorders, and unique cases.
Her extensive experience working with trauma informs how she approaches this field as a whole. Her clients say she is real and authentic as a professional and as a person.
Kim’s therapeutic approach, while utilizing the most recent research in evidence-based treatment protocols, is also at its core rooted in demonstrating respect and value for everyone’s unique life stories and working from within those frameworks. She helps clients identify both strengths and obstacles in developing a pathway for personal growth, leading to a healthier, happier, more peaceful version of themselves.
Ashley Leary, LPC-MHSP, (Bilingual in Spanish)
Ashley Leary, LPC-MHSP, (Bilingual in Spanish)
Ashley Leary, LPC-MHSP, (Bilingual in Spanish)
Ashley Leary, LPC-MHSP is a licensed clinical mental health counselor specializing in transformative individual therapy. With over 11 years of experience, Ashley has helped clients navigate a variety of issues, including general anxiety, social anxiety, OCD, life transitions, dating and relationship challenges, depression, and adolescent trauma recovery. Ashley is a certified anxiety treatment professional and uses the most recent evidence-based approaches to treat anxiety and OCD. When not in the office, a few of her favorite hobbies are tennis, soccer, paddleboarding, exploring new places, and thrifting.
Embracing a wellness perspective, Ashley is dedicated to leveraging her clients' inherent strengths and abilities to facilitate healing. She values individuality and tailors her treatment methods to meet diverse needs and values. Ashley holds advanced training in integrative whole health modalities and is passionate about providing psychoeducation on natural healing methods. She collaborates with clients to explore how lifestyle choices, such as nutrition and physical activity, impact mood and mental health, facilitating swift and enduring results.
Ashley offers individual telehealth counseling for teens and adults. Additionally, Ashley is fluent/able to conduct full sessions in Spanish.
Dan Renaud, CAP, ICADC
Ashley Leary, LPC-MHSP, (Bilingual in Spanish)
Ashley Leary, LPC-MHSP, (Bilingual in Spanish)
Dan Renaud, a Florida Board Certified Addiction Counselor and International Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, is considered a subject matter expert in the areas of adolescent substance use disorder and its impact on the whole family. He consults with and provides expert testimony to the Florida Juvenile Justice Association, the Circuit Advisory Councill for juvenile justice, adolescent drug court, Duval County teen court, juvenile court, local news affiliates, as well as the Northeast Florida System of Care. In 2018 Dan was asked to join The Board of Directors for The Florida Behavioral Health Association as a consultant to the adolescent behavioral health division.
Dan is not only an experienced counselor but also the Executive Director of Florida Recovery Schools, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing therapy and support since 2014. The school's mission is to create a safe and sober learning environment, nurturing a community where students can thrive academically and therapeutically.
In addition to his role at Florida Recovery Schools, Dan volunteers with the Duval County School District, offering group therapy sessions for students and their families as an alternative to suspension. He provides court-ordered and voluntary advocacy and counseling, helping individuals and families regain control of their lives.
With over 30 years of experience as a respected addiction therapist and more than 35 years in long-term recovery himself, Dan has guided numerous individuals on their path to recovery.
Emily Serio, Certified Rolfer
Ashley Leary, LPC-MHSP, (Bilingual in Spanish)
Emily Serio, Certified Rolfer
Emily is available for immediate consultation to explain the process and expected outcomes of Rolfing and to determine eligibility for treatment. Emily’s focus as a practitioner is to help alleviate the pain holistically that her clients are experiencing due to both physical and emotional trauma.
Differing from massage therapy, which tends to focus on relaxation and relief of muscle discomfort, Rolfing improves overall body alignment and functioning. Even deep tissue massage, which can focus on problematic areas of the body, does not have the same overall effect of total system alignment and structural organization one can achieve through Rolfing practices. With Rolfing, chronic strain patterns are eliminated, recovery time is decreased, and the overall range of motion is increased.
By partnering with mental health practitioners, Rolfing can greatly reduce systemic pain associated with trauma. Emily will work closely with our team of mental health practitioners to deliver comprehensive service focusing on the mind-body connection. Emily has a deep appreciation for mental health and her desire to promote overall well-being radiates from within when working with her clients.
Emily offers in-home services, and maintains a business location at:
4337 Pablo Oaks Court
Building 200
Jacksonville, FL 32224