Dr. Judith (Judy) Hefren

Dr. Judith (Judy) Hefren views counseling as a collaborative effort to create change or to help people adapt when change has been imposed upon them, with the ultimate aim of improving their overall quality of life. She is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida - a credential that reflects her professional training and authorization to provide therapy (license SW15543) - and she has 6 years of clinical experience.

She holds a designation as an adoption-competent therapist and enjoys working with adoptive parents, adults who were adopted, and birth mothers. She has also completed training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to expand the approaches she can offer clients.

With formal training in both social work and accounting, Dr. Hefren is particularly well prepared to help families navigate financial challenges and the relationship stresses those challenges can create. Her combined background allows her to address practical concerns alongside emotional and relational issues.

As Mr. Rogers observed, “Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable.” Dr. Hefren echoes that belief and aims to be the kind of clinician clients can trust when talking about difficult feelings, so those feelings feel less overwhelming and less isolating.

She also embraces a simple reminder shared by a friend - “Life is not a dress rehearsal” - and invites prospective clients to reach out to see if Dr. Judith (Judy) Hefren feels like a comfortable fit. She would welcome the opportunity to help.