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Nye Knowles

Nye Knowles, LMHC

Florida

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Florida LMHC - Relationships and Trauma

  • Attachment-based work
  • CBT for thoughts
  • Motivational interviewing

About Nye

Nye Knowles is a Florida LMHC with nine years of clinical experience. He works with people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, low self-esteem, and life coaching needs. He often supports young adults navigating early-adult pressures and transitions.

Nye focuses on straightforward skills and clearer communication. Sessions often involve looking at how attachments and past hurt affect current relationships. He helps people name patterns like avoidance, dependence, control struggles, or dissociation so they can try different responses.

He uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to challenge unhelpful thoughts and from attachment-based ideas to rebuild trust and closeness. Motivational interviewing shows up when someone wants to make concrete changes but feels stuck. Existential ideas are used to examine values, purpose, and the meaning of difficult choices.

Nye also works with issues that show up around kink and alternative sex culture, fatherhood concerns, first responder stress, and the effects of abandonment or family conflict. He helps people manage feelings of emptiness, shame, or guilt that get in the way of daily life.

Sessions are direct and collaborative. Nye aims to help clients set realistic goals, practice new ways of communicating, and build day-to-day coping strategies. He encourages practical steps that fit the realities of school, work, and early adult life.

How his approaches translate to online sessions

Nye often draws on attachment-based ideas to address patterns in relationships. Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds shape trust and closeness now, and it helps when intimacy feels hard or when people react strongly in relationships.

He also uses client-centered methods that keep the conversation focused on your perspective. That approach emphasizes listening, reflecting, and helping you find your own answers. Cognitive behavioral therapy is used to spot and shift thoughts and behaviors that increase anxiety or low self-esteem.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nye will collaborate with you to decide which methods suit your goals, needs, and daily life. That might mean trying different tools across sessions and checking in about what helps.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a school or work schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. Discuss format preferences during the matching and scheduling steps so sessions fit your routine.

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

Can he help someone feeling lost after university?

Yes. He works with young adults on identity, career starts, and feeling behind. Sessions focus on goals, values, and practical next steps.

What style of therapy does he use?

He blends attachment-based work, client-centered conversations, and cognitive behavioral tools. The mix depends on your needs and what helps you make changes.

How much experience does he have?

Nye has nine years of clinical experience. That includes work with trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns.

Is he a licensed therapist in the US?

He holds the LMHC credential and practices in Florida. That is the credential listed for his practice.

Does he work with people who live outside the US?

He accepts international clients. Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

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

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on your chosen plan.

How do I start working with him?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That begins the onboarding process.

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