You spend your days taking care of others. Therapy gives you a place where someone takes care of you.
I help first responders, healthcare professionals, shift workers, and high-functioning adults navigate trauma, burnout, anxiety, moral injury, and the invisible weight of always being the strong one.
✔ In-person in Orlando
✔ Online throughout Florida
✔ Accepting United • UMR • Cigna • Florida Blue • Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Therapy for the People Everyone Else Depends On
Therapy with someone who’s been there.
Before becoming a therapist, I spent decades responding to emergencies, working long shifts, and making difficult decisions under pressure.
That experience taught me something that still shapes my work today:
People who spend their lives helping others often have the hardest time asking for help themselves.
Therapy with me isn't about analyzing every detail of your life or telling you how to feel. It's a collaborative process focused on helping you understand what's happening, reconnect with what matters most, and move forward in a way that fits your life.
Whether you're carrying the weight of one difficult event or years of accumulated stress, you don't have to carry it alone.
🚒 30+ Years Firefighter & Paramedic
🧠 Trauma-Informed Therapy
💻 Telehealth Across Florida
First Responders
You spend your career helping people on their worst days. Therapy gives you a place to process the experiences that stay with you long after the call ends.
Shift Workers & Healthcare Professionals
Irregular schedules, high responsibility, and chronic stress affect more than your sleep. Therapy can help you find balance again.
High-Functioning Men
People depend on you every day. Therapy isn’t about becoming someoen different. It’s about making sure the person everyone depends on has somewhere to turn too.
I also enjoy working with fellow mental health professionals seeking their own therapy. Learn more about therapy for therapists →
What Therapy Looks Like
What to Expect
Step 1
We’ll talk briefly about what’s brining you in and answer any questions
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Step 2
First appointment.
We’ll discuss what’s been happening, your goals, and decide together where to begin.
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Step 3
Move forward.
Therapy becomes a place where you can process difficult experiences, learn pracitcal skills and build a life that feels more connected and meaningful.
Not ready for therapy yet?
These articles answer some of the questions I hear most often.
📰 Why Some Emergency Calls Stay With You for Years
📰 Why First Responders Avoid Therapy (And Why It Makes Sense
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know if therapy is right for me?
Every one I meet can use a little help. Therapy is a place where you can talk about the things which have been bothering you, or just learn more about yourself.
Do you work with first responders?
Yes! I work with firefighters, police officers, Paramedics & EMTs, dispatchers & call takers, corrections officers. I bring my 30+ years of experience as a firefighter and paramedic to the therapy room.
Do you accept insurance?
I accept the following insurances:
Aetna
Cigna
BCBS/Florida Blue
United Healthcare
Do you offer telehealth?
Yes! I offer telehealth throughout Florida.
What if I’ve never been to therapy?
For many people, this is their first experience with therapy. Therapy is simply a conversation in a confidential, judgment-free space where we'll work together to better understand what's been weighing on you and identify practical ways to move forward. You don't need to have all the answers—or even know where to start—before your first session.
Contact Me
Phone: 863-510-7367
Email: joel@joelneild.com
Office & Telehealth
In-person office:
1035 South Semoran Boulevard
Suite 2 1031
Winter Park, FL 32792
Telehealth:
Online therapy for adults throughout Florida via a secure video platform.
If you are in crisis
I am not able to provide 24/7 crisis response. If you are in immediate danger or thinking about harming yourself or someone else, please use one of the following options:
Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline)
Call 911 or your local emergency services
Go to the nearest emergency room
For non-emergency support, you may also consider:
Call 211 (a comprehensive service with a wealth of resources)
Visit Get Connected: 211
You don’t have to figure everything out alone.
Whether you’re dealing with burnout, anxiety, trauma, relationship stress, or simply feeling overwhelmed, therapy can provide a place to slow down, make sense of what you’re carrying, and more toward the life you want.
