Antoinlete Pennycooke, M.A., Q.S., LMHC
Antoinlete is the owner and clinical manager of Florida Mental Health & EAP Services (FMHEAP). Licensed by the Florida Department of Health as a Mental Health Counselor, she has approximately 15 years of clinical experience in treating both adults and children using a variety of counseling methods, including individual, family, and couples therapy. Antoinlete is also highly qualified in providing critical incident stress management (CISD) services for small businesses & large corporations. Particularly, Antoinlete has extensive experience addressing workplace crises such as armed robberies, employee death/suicide, and workplace shootings. She also provided support to the victims and first responders of the Orlando nightclub shooting, which occurred in June 2016.
Antoinlete also has extensive training in treating children and adults who are victims of sexual trauma/abuse, including harassment, rape, spousal abuse, molestation, incest, sex trafficking, and high-profile cases. She is also highly skilled and qualified to treat family problems (separation, divorce, blended, fostering), work-related difficulties, adult/childhood addiction, adult/child attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), self-harming behavior, suicidal thoughts, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, civilian/military post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), grief & loss, child behavioral problems, parenting challenges, physical/emotional/verbal abuse, life changes and adjustment disorders (i.e. new baby, blended/adoptive/foster families, moving, deployment). She is also trained and qualified to offer mental health counseling for veterans, active duty members, and such affected family members.
When scheduling with Antoinlete, you will experience genuine care during the treatment process. She believes that the client & therapist relationship is vital; in order for the client to thrive, Antoinlete provides ample time, attention, and commitment to each and every client. She provides ample time by scheduling regular phone or face-to-face appointments as well as periodic check-ins between appointments if needed. She provides attention by listening to the needs of her clients and being emotionally and physically present for every appointment. Lastly, she is committed to do what is clinically best and necessary to achieve the client’s goals. The client relationship is the foundation of treatment, which is why Antoinlete’s approach is to truly know each client, learn their struggles and how to overcome them, listen to what clients want to achieve from their time in counseling, and work as a team with other professionals (i.e. teachers, psychologist, psychiatrist, case managers) when required to help clients actually experience the change they so long for.
After 15 years of helping clients, Antoinlete has learned that most people want a measurable, tangible change. Over the years, she has had the honor and privilege of seeing this kind of real change in countless clients. If you are ready for this kind of change in your life, give us a call today. We are here to help!