CREDENTIALS:
– Licensed Mental Health Counselor Supervisor (LMHC-S)
– Board Certified Sex Therapist
– EMDR Therapist
– Registered Play Therapist Supervisor (RPT-S)
– Juvenile and Adult Forensic Evaluator
– Qualified Parent Coordinator
– Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator
– Florida Supreme Court Certified County Court Mediator
– Florida Supreme Court Certified Appellate Mediator
– Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP)
– Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-Level II)
– Certified Advanced Grief Counseling Specialist (CAGCS)
– Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP)
– Certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (C-DBT)
– Certified ADHD Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP)
– Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist
– Certified Specialist in Anger Management (CSAM)
Dr. Heidi M. Jackson is the Clinical Director for Counseling Specialists of Central Florida. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Qualified Supervisor MHC with the State of Florida. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with her PhD in Clinical Sexology through the American Academy of Clinical Sexologists, graduated Summa Cum Laude with her Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling from Webster University, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Interpersonal Communications from the University of Central Florida.
Dr. Jackson is a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor (RPT-S) through the National Association for Play Therapy and completed a post-graduate certification in Play Therapy from the University of Central Florida. As a Sandtray Therapist, she has completed extensive post-graduate trainings from numerous organizations throughout the US.
She is a Board Certified Sex Therapist, EMDR trained trauma therapist, Certified Prepare/Enrich Facilitator for couples and families, Adult and Juvenile Forensic Evaluator, a Qualified Parent Coordinator, and a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family, County Court, and Appellate Mediator.
She has worked extensively in both non-profit and for-profit environments with special populations including trauma, self-harm, neurodevelopmental disorders including schizophrenia, domestic violence, and with government affiliates including active and inactive military, law enforcement, and first responders. Dr. Jackson has worked for residential treatment centers for children, adolescents, and adults suffering from severe cases of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Dr. Jackson specializes in working with those dealing with severe trauma (including grief/loss, abuse, rape, and PTSD), anxiety (including phobias and OCD), depression, mood disorders, and neurodevelopment disorders (including ADD/ADHD and autism). She regularly helps families through various legal and mediation stressors as well as helping parents and their children navigate homeschool, dual enrollment, and educational challenges. She has been a guest lecturer on the topic of mental health counseling, sexual education, sex therapy, and sexual issues at both the University of Central Florida and Palm Beach Atlantic University’s Master Degree programs for Mental Health Counseling.
She has been married for more than 25 years to her husband Ken Jackson. Together, they have three children who are in their late teens and early twenties.