Andrea Mason, MA, LMHC, RTP-S
Founder & Director, The Place for Counseling
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor
Many time folks to come to therapy worried they will be judged based on the problems they share and feel like nothing could possibly help. Sometimes people feel immense guilt that the issues that they face have gotten so out of control. Asking for help from a stranger for help can be scary and overwhelming.
I have a unique supportive approach and marries evidence-based and research-based treatment with a holistic strength-based approach. I have a nonjudgmental approach to meet you and your family members where they are and work together as a team to move forward towards healing and repair.
It is my goal to create a safe, and genuine, secure place where children as well as adults feel safe to begin to approach and work through the tough issues that are causing them pain and struggle. I will support you in your journey to make the changes you want in your life and feel better.
Experience
Andrea has been providing therapeutic services to adults, children, and families for 25 years. Andrea has a master’s degree in Counseling Education from University of South Florida. She Licensed Mental Health Counselor (2004) and Registered Play Therapy Supervisor (2019) and has extensive experience providing therapy to children and families.
Andrea worked in community mental heath for 15 years as an in-home counselor, a Supervisor at Directions for Mental Health and a Clinical Director at Family Enrichment Services. She contracted with Pinellas/Pasco County Family Courts Division to complete child custody/social investigations and provide written custody evaluations to the court from 2005 to 2008. She has extensive experience with providing therapeutic services and was a frequent Expert Witness in Unified Family Court related to reunification of dependency families, adoption and dependency issues with children and their families from 2004 to approximately 2020.
Andrea is serves as an expert for the Department of Health: Division of Medical Quality Assurance. Serves as an expert for standard of care and ethics complaints against Florida Licensed Mental Health Professionals since 2020. Andrea founded the Place for Counseling, Inc. in 2011. She works extensively within the Family Law system providing therapeutic services to children and family in high conflict family dynamics. She frequently serves as an Expert Witness Testifying in Family Court related to child custody issues, high conflict divorce situations and reunification counseling/family systems integration therapy, child therapy from 2005 to present.
Types of Services
Child Therapy
Family Therapy
Play Therapy
Parenting and Parenting Coaching
Parenting Coordination
Reunification Therapy
Collaborative Divorce
Neutral Facilitator
Child Specialist
Clinical Supervision
Family Law Guardian Ad Litem
Specialties
Clinical therapy expertise in the area of attachment and trauma in children and adults.
Family Therapy and Counseling for Parents
Separation and Divorce
High Conflict Divorce with Children and Adults
Reunification Counseling (family systems therapy with children and parents)
Parent-Child Contact Issues (alienation/estrangement)
Individual Counseling for Adults
Multiple Play Therapy Modalities and Expressive Arts
Child Welfare and Adoption
Special Needs Children
Family Therapy with Complicated Family Dynamics.
Current Groups and Affiliations
Association for Play Therapy
Florida Chapter for Play Therapy
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
Florida Chapter- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
Canakaris- Inn of the Court- Pinellas County
Suncoast Mental Health Counselors Association
Clearwater Bar Association
