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Nye Knowles

Nye Knowles, LMHC

Florida

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LMHC in Florida - Relationships and Trauma

  • Attachment-based work
  • CBT techniques
  • Narrative approaches

About Nye

Nye Knowles is a Florida LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor - with nine years of clinical experience. He works with adults who are carrying heavy feelings of guilt or shame and with people dealing with relationship struggles, trauma and intimacy-related issues. He also supports work on self-esteem and life coaching goals.

He uses practical, conversational work to help people notice patterns that keep them stuck. Sessions include talking through relationship dynamics, past wounds, and how those things show up in day-to-day life. Practical skills from cognitive-behavioral approaches are used alongside attention to attachment and meaning in how people relate to others.

Nye pays particular attention to attachment issues and how early experiences shape expectations in adult relationships. He also helps with sexual health and kink-related concerns, and with problems that follow trauma or abandonment. He works with people who face dissociation, emptiness, or struggles tied to first responder or fatherhood roles.

Therapy blends client-centered listening with strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Motivational interviewing ideas are included to help people weigh options and move toward concrete goals. Narrative elements are sometimes used to help people tell a different story about themselves.

The overall aim in sessions is practical: clarify what matters, name the patterns that cause pain, and try small changes that feel doable. Nye encourages clear communication and step-by-step coping strategies rather than quick fixes. If someone is unsure whether this approach fits, he asks a few focused questions in the first meeting to see what might help next.

Therapeutic approaches and online work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape expectations and reactions in adult connections. It helps people understand patterns of closeness and distance and is useful for those carrying shame tied to past attachments.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes attentive listening and showing respect for a person's perspective. This approach helps people process difficult feelings and decide what matters to them without pressure to follow a specific path.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers concrete strategies for testing unhelpful beliefs and trying small behavior changes to ease persistent guilt or rumination.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjust as understanding grows.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow people to connect from different locations, which helps those who travel or have varied schedules. Therapists and licensed professionals typically adapt exercises and homework so they work well in remote sessions.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityLife purposeMen's issuesVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualityWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

9+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does he help with?

He focuses on relationship problems, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, and coaching goals. Additional areas include attachment, abandonment, dissociation, and sexual health and kink-related matters.

How would he approach feelings of guilt or shame?

He combines client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and small behavior changes. Attachment ideas and narrative work are used to reframe how someone understands past events.

What is his clinical background and experience?

He is a Florida LMHC with nine years of experience working with adults on relationship and trauma-related concerns. His work draws from several evidence-informed approaches.

Where is he licensed and practicing?

He holds the FL LMHC credential and practices in Florida. Sessions are conducted in English.

Can people outside the United States work with him?

He accepts international clients. International sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment work and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact rates depend on the option selected during sign-up.

How do I begin if I want to work with him?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.

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