Holistic therapy and wellness in Gainesville, FL

Step into the Arena

and become your best self

We provide a redefined and holistic mental health experience for individuals, couples, and families with highly trained professionals.  Centrally located in downtown Gainesville. 

We're happy you're here

Welcome to the journey back to you

  • Elevated Experience

    Feel comfortable, respected, and cared for in our modern, well-designed space. Treat yourself to complimentary coffee, tea, snacks, and books.

  • Satisfaction Guaranteed

    You will be connected with a highly qualified therapist best suited for your needs from our team of experienced clinicians. If you wish to switch for any reason, your next session with a new therapist at Arena is on us.

  • Get Started

    You can call, text or email us to get started. We will listen to your goals and provide you with a complimentary 15-minute consult to get to know any of our therapists before you begin.

The spirit of Arena: daring greatly

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."


~ Theodore Roosevelt

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Schedule Your Free 15 Minute Consultation

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Easy scheduling

We take care of everything. Reach out to us and we'll match you with your ideal therapist, or you can pick your own, and set an appointment directly. Like asking a friend to go out: text, set date, and meet.

Step 1

We know taking the first step is often the hardest part -  so reach out in whatever way feels best to you.   We pride ourselves on being readily available and responsive!

Call, Text, or Email

Step 2

When you contact our front desk, we will explore your needs and preferences and recommend a therapist tailored to your individual goals.

Personalized Intake Process

Step 3

We want you to feel comfortable and for therapy to be a welcoming space. You can decide to begin with a full intake session or get to know your therapist with a free 15-minute consult.

Meet Your Therapist

How we can help you

Individual therapy is all about you.  These sessions can be a soft place to land and, as you may already know, they can also be an intense, engaging, and collaborative process. The purpose of therapy is for you to more deeply discover who you are, what you want, and how to get it. Therapists hope to serve as a mirror, designed to help you know yourself better. Therapy is not as much a place to detach from the world and your personal experiences; rather it is a place to engage them. Our purpose together is to empower you to face and embrace all of life. 

Couples therapy helps individuals in a partnership improve their relationship, resolve conflicts, and gain a deeper understanding of each other. Our trained therapists support couples in strengthening their bond by fostering better communication, emotional intimacy, problem-solving skills, and mutual respect.


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Group therapy is a form of psychotherapy that involves one or more therapists working with several people simultaneously. Many groups are designed to target a specific problem, such as depression, panic disorder, social anxiety, or substance abuse. Other groups generally focus on improving social skills and dealing with anger, shyness, loneliness, and low self-esteem.


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Family therapy is designed to help families with issues affecting their mental health and functioning. It can help individual family members build stronger relationships, improve communication, and manage conflicts within the family system.


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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR) is a mental health therapy method. It treats mental health conditions due to memories from traumatic events in your past. It's best known for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).


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Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a type of talking therapy. 'Dialectical' means understanding how two opposite things could be true. It's specially adapted for people who feel emotions very intensely.


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Internal Family Systems (IFS) is an approach frequently used as evidence-based psychotherapy. It is a way of understanding personal and intimate relationships with the 8 Cs: calm, compassion, clarity, confidence, creativity, curiosity, connectedness, and courage. By accessing the core, IFS therapy helps heal wounded parts and restore mental balance.


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Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can help you manage your problems by changing your thoughts and behavior. It's most commonly used to treat anxiety and depression, but it can be helpful for other mental and physical health problems. This can also feature family counseling or couple counseling.


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Child counseling offers a safe space and an empathetic ear while providing solutions to their daily problems. We work with tools for your kid to understand changes in thoughts, behaviors, and feelings. Child therapy can be practiced with one child and a parent or parents, or even with more than one family.


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Animals can offer an extraordinary amount of emotional support. Equine-assisted psychotherapy incorporates horses into the therapeutic process. People engage in activities such as grooming, feeding, and leading a horse while supervised by a mental health professional.


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For your convenience, we offer sessions through secure telehealth providers. This has been an important option for our providers and clients since the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also beneficial for providing consistent care for people on the go or traveling. It is also an excellent tool for students returning home for breaks. 

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