Welcome!
WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE
Specializing in Affirming Care for all individuals, partners, and groups with an awareness of intersecting identities that make up the whole of a person.
What We Do
Affirmative Counseling and Psychological Services, LLC was created with the mission of serving individuals, couples, and families by increasing a feeling of connection with themselves as well as in their relationships with others. We want to help you move toward the truest, most authentic version of yourself by engaging you in positive behaviors and identifying barriers to change. We recognize that the post COVID-19 pandemic has helped many step away from work, relationships and daily activities that no longer serve them. For others we find that what is truly important has risen to the top and you might need help renegotiating your commitments. Let us help you on this journey as you work to increasing meaning and purpose in life, whatever that may be.
We offer therapeutic treatments for individuals, families, and couples and assist with coping coping skills for stressors related to depression, anxiety, identity development, relationships, trauma and workplace distress to name a few. We offer space to feel seen and heard within context where there is no "norm" for living but rather acceptance and openness for you to be who you are and were meant to be but have yet to figure out on your own. We believe our role is to validate and support you in the growth and healing you never knew was possible. In short, we help people cope and build new skills for thriving in life.
We specialize in supporting Queer and LGBTQ+ persons inclusive of working professionals, college students, families, and teens. We support diverse populations around issues such as perfectionism, identity development including intersectionality of identity and other parts of self, relationship challenges, work-life balance and career struggles, as well as healing from trauma. We recognize that these issues often manifest with symptoms of anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, sleep issues and insomnia, and poor relationships with food, all areas that we assist individuals in understanding better, coping with, and managing in positive ways. Our primary goal is to help you get to a place where you feel they can thrive and be your best self!
We have a trauma-informed staff members trained in EMDR, Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples (EFT), CBT treatments for insomnia.
Our office is physically located in Gainesville, FL but our team serves clients throughout the state of Florida through Telehealth.
About Us
Acceptance, Inclusivity, Authenticity, Connection
Affirmative Counseling and Psychological Services, LLC is a Black, Queer, Woman Owned Mental Health Private Practice that provides counseling and psychological services to clients throughout the state of Florida. We emphasize seeing the whole of a person and all their intersecting identities, values and concerns. Under the gaze of social justice, inclusivity and authenticity we hope to meet each individual at their present places of struggle, distress, and/or pain in addition to celebrating in their successes and triumphs as they embrace the constant change of life's many mysteries.
Hi, I'm Dr. Angela Koivula and this is my practice.
Education: Ph.D. and M.A., University of Minnesota- Twin Cities
Licensure: Licensed Psychologist, PY 9897 (FL)
Specialty Training: Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and Pain, Trauma (EMDR)
Client Populations: Adult working professionals, queer/non-straight individuals, ex-military persons, and clients who are Black and POC. Particular interest in helping professions such as physicians and other helping fields, lawyers and those training for professional careers.
Contact Us
You may also send us an email to request services. Please provide only brief details and know that email is not a secure way to communicate. Please give us 48 hours to get back with you, longer if you reach out over the weekend. Your interest is important to us, but we are a small practice.
