Challenges of Life Counseling LLC

Southwest Florida Counseling Center is now part of Elite DNA Behavioral Health! We want to help you live your fullest, happiest life! Elite DNA Behavioral Health offers comprehensive talk therapy/psychotherapy, psychiatry and medication management to children, adults and families, including therapy for couples, families, and individuals as well as trauma therapy. We offer both in-person appointments and telehealth/virtual appointments via Zoom. Our providers are skilled and seasoned in supporting and treating people who live with depression, anxiety, postpartum depression, anger issues, ADHD, parenting issues, behavioral issues, obsessive compulsive disorder, and stress management. We accept nearly every insurance plan in Florida.

Dr. Cortman Associates is a highly trained team of professionals in Venice, FL, dedicated to helping individuals become the best version of themselves. With a personalized approach and action-based plans, their clinicians offer a range of psychotherapy services for patients of all ages, including children, teens, adults, and seniors. They specialize in addressing common patient inquiries such as anxiety, PTSD, depression, relationship issues, anger management, personality disorders, and more. In addition to their therapy services, Dr. Cortman and his team have authored self-help books and run a social-emotional learning program called The Social Black Belt.Generated from the website

We have been in operation for over 25 years, and have grown from an initial staff of two to our present staff of 11 mental health professionals from the disciplines of psychology, social work, mental health counseling and marriage and family therapy. Our recognition as leaders and innovators in the mental health field is evidenced by various members of our staff having been published in professional journals, previously appointed to the Governor's Constituency for Children, honored as the state's outstanding contributor in the field of criminal rehabilitation by the Florida Council on Crime and Delinquency and authorized to provide professional training to other licensed mental health professionals nationwide. But beyond our professional endeavors, members of our staff are also well represented in civic and cultural activities. Members of our staff either are or have been involved in the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Board of the American Cancer Society, and filled leadership roles in Sunrise Rotary, Rotary International, Big Brothers / Big Sisters, Domestic Violence Shelter Care, Kiwanis, Drug Education and Prevention Programs, and Child Care Advisory Boards. Others are recognized in the areas of poetry, music, visual arts and performing arts.