Telehealth across Florida
Breaking Through Barriers
Therapy, psychiatric care and addiction treatment by secure video, from one practice where your providers talk to each other.
Please do not send health, treatment or medication details by email. If you are in crisis, call or text 988, or call 911.
Who We Help
People who are tired of holding it together alone
Some clients come to us after a single event they cannot stop replaying. Others have been managing quietly for years and finally want something to change. Many are dealing with more than one thing at once, like anxiety and drinking, or a strained marriage and grief.
We are accepting new clients, and we see adults, teens 15 and older, couples and families anywhere in Florida.
- 01Adults carrying anxiety, low mood or old trauma
- 02Teens 15 and up, and the parents worried about them
- 03Couples stuck in the same argument
- 04People rethinking their drinking or drug use
- 05Veterans, service members and first responders
- 06Families planning how to help someone they love
Integrated Care
Three kinds of care, one conversation
Therapy
Individual, couples, family and group sessions with licensed clinicians trained in EMDR, DBT and other trauma-focused methods.
Psychiatric Care
Evaluations and medication management with our psychiatric nurse practitioner, who can talk with your therapist when you agree to it.
Addiction Treatment
Counseling, medication-assisted treatment, interventions and sober escort, coordinated with the rest of your care.
Our Principles
What EMPOWER stands for
With these principles guiding our practice, trust can be built, and progress can be made.
Services
Where to begin
Individual Therapy
Fifty-three minutes that are only about you.
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Couples and Family Therapy
Room to say the hard thing, with help.
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Psychiatric Evaluation and Medication Management
Evaluation and medication follow-up by video.
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Addiction and Recovery
Counseling and medication-assisted treatment.
Learn moreOur Team
The people you will work with
How to Start
Three steps, no pressure
- 1
Call or Email
Reach the office at (850) 328-4464 or empowerpcs@outlook.com, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Keep emails short; no health details.
- 2
Free 15-Minute Consult
A short phone call to hear what is going on, answer your questions and match you with the right clinician.
- 3
Your First Session
A 60-minute intake evaluation by secure video. You leave with a clear idea of what comes next.
Please do not send health, treatment or medication details by email. If you are in crisis, call or text 988, or call 911.
Where to Start
You can begin with the question that is closest to your life today. Our location pages describe care by telehealth for people in Florida, including the need to be physically in your clinician's licensed state at each appointment. They connect everyday work and family routines with services, without suggesting that there is an office in your city. Video care still needs private time and a stationary setting where you can give the conversation your attention.
The guides offer plain-language reading about therapy choices and difficult moments. They are general education, not a diagnosis or a treatment plan. If you are worried about a loved one's substance use, Empower's intervention services explain planned family conversations, preparation and sober escort. Crawford Winstead is a Nationally Certified Intervention Professional (NCIP) and Nationally Certified Sober Companion (NCSC), not a clinician. Reading is optional: you do not need to understand every service before asking about a free 15-minute phone consultation. Recommendations come after assessment, with your preferences and circumstances part of the discussion.
Related Pages
Insurance
In network with major plans
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem
- Cigna
- UnitedHealthcare
- Optum
- Tricare
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Oscar
- Headway
- Curative
- First Health
Call the office and we will talk through your options. Insurance
Ready to Talk?
Call or email the office. We will set up a free 15-minute phone consultation to see if we are a good fit.
Existing clients: Client Portal
Please do not send health, treatment or medication details by email. If you are in crisis, call or text 988, or call 911.