Ashlyn Douglass-Barnes, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker and is licensed as a qualified supervisor to supervise new therapist. Ashlyn obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Social Work from Florida State University.

Ashlyn also works full time for a local non-profit counseling center as the Clinical Director.

Ashlyn has worked in a variety of settings including outpatient community based mental health, inpatient/admission psychiatric hospital, substance abuse/DUI, dialysis/medical, and in home/office outpatient therapy.

Ashlyn is trained to complete pre-surgical mental health clearance for bariatric surgery, as well as counseling before and after bariatric surgery for individuals and couples. 

Ashlyn’s therapeutic orientation is cognitive behavioral, collaborative, client- centered and self-empowering. Ashlyn’s strengths lie in her unique ability to connect with people by the use of empathy, acceptance, and understanding, through active listening and genuine care for her clients. 

Jessica Mauger, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in providing pre-surgical bariatric psychological assessment. Jessica is bilingual and able to conduct evaluations in Spanish.

Iliana Torres, LMHC in 2011, she obtained her masters in counseling from Palm Beach Atlantic University and began her career while interning at a residential drug treatment facility for teenagers.  She then worked with under privileged children at title one schools and provided individual, group and family therapy.  Iliana is trained in bariatrics in order to help patients get cleared psychologically for bariatric surgery. As a post bariatric patient herself for the last 6 years she not only has the formal school education but also the real life experience having walked the road from morbid obesity to health.