Find the best intake therapist in Fort Lauderdale, Florida – without the wait

Your child deserves more than a generic therapist. Emora Health connects kids, teens, and young adults with licensed intake therapists who specialize in their exact age group and understand their unique challenges – all through convenient online therapist matching from the comfort of home.

Anxiety keeping them up at night? ADHD making school a struggle? Life transitions feeling overwhelming? Our Fort Lauderdale-area intake therapists don't just listen – they create personalized plans that actually work. And here's the best part: book within 48 hours. No endless waitlists. No frustrating phone tag.

In-network with many insurance plans. Most families pay $0 per session.

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9 verified intake therapists in Florida available for you.

Emora Health accepts <7% of intake therapist to ensure the highest quality of age, experience, and condition-specialized care.

Taryn Witkowski

LCSW

Virtual session

Intake specialist

Child Intake therapist 10-12

Teen Intake therapist 13-17

Adult Intake therapist 18-24

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Play Therapy

Taryn really listened and was able to distill a ton of inputs into the right data points to help us match with the right care provider for our daughter. She was warm and thoughtful, and made us feel like we were in exactly the right place to help our daughter get the support she needs.

Parent of a 11 year-old

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1 month ago

Next available: Jan 26

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Kristie Papuchis

LCSW

Virtual session

Intake specialist

Child Intake therapist 1-12

Teen Intake therapist 13-17

Adult Intake therapist 18-24

Art Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Family Therapy

Play Therapy

Mindfulness-Based Therapy (MBT)

Kristie listened and was great with Aubrey. She also spoke to us in terms we would understand. I'm excited for future sessions!

Parent of a 6 year-old

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3 months ago

Next available: Jan 26

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Teah Polvado

LCSW

Virtual session

Intake specialist

Child Intake therapist 10-12

Teen Intake therapist 13-17

Adult Intake therapist 18-24

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Family Therapy

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Psychodynamic

Ms. Polvado was amazing I feel like she really understood me and listened. I’m really looking forward to her methods and excited that I found her to help my daughter and us on this journey!

Parent of a 14 year-old

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12 days ago

Next available: Jan 31

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Taylor Burch

LMFT

Virtual session

Intake specialist

Child Intake therapist 10-12

Teen Intake therapist 13-17

Adult Intake therapist 18-24

Attachment-Based Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Family Therapy

Play Therapy

Motivational Interviewing

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

Taylor is absolutely amazing. She is personable and listens and put me at ease immediately. It feels incredible to know that we have someone knowledgeable and experienced as our go-to for any help we need. That's a level of support we haven't felt other times we've tried to get help. It is so, so appreciated.

Parent of a 16 year-old

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13 days ago

Next available: Jan 26

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Jennifer Guzman

LPC

Virtual session

Intake specialist

Child Intake therapist 10-12

Teen Intake therapist 13-17

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

She was a wonderful listener and communicator. My daughter felt at ease with her and it was very informative.

Parent of a 12 year-old

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1 month ago

Next available: Jan 26

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Jennifer Clark

LCSW

Virtual session

Intake specialist

Child Intake therapist 5-12

Teen Intake therapist 13-17

Adult Intake therapist 18-24

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Family Therapy

Play Therapy

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Motivational Interviewing

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

Mindfulness-Based Therapy (MBT)

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

It went really great! She was so easy to talk and open up too for my daughter.

Parent of a 13 year-old

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15 days ago

Next available: Jan 26

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Catherine Campos

LCSW

Virtual session

Intake specialist

Child Intake therapist 5-12

Teen Intake therapist 13-17

Adult Intake therapist 18-24

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Motivational Interviewing

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

The clinician made our daughter feel safe & comfortable, in explaining how she has been feeling. She was kind, patient, understanding, professional, & helped match her up with the right therapist.

Parent of a 15 year-old

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16 days ago

Next available: Jan 27

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Aishah Crosley

LPC

Virtual session

Intake specialist

Child Intake therapist 1-12

Teen Intake therapist 13-17

Adult Intake therapist 18-24

Art Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Family Therapy

Motivational Interviewing

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

Psychodynamic

Mindfulness-Based Therapy (MBT)

This was a very great start to our son well being. It is too early to say how it would go so far we are impressed. And really appreciate her listening and involved everyone..

Parent of a 14 year-old

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19 days ago

Next available: Jan 26

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Jacqueline Blodgett

LPC

Virtual session

Intake specialist

Child Intake therapist 1-12

Teen Intake therapist 13-17

Adult Intake therapist 18-24

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Mindfulness-Based Therapy (MBT)

Jeremiah likes his therapist. He is 7 and we have a few hard topics to talk through, so it means a lot that he likes her and feels comfortable with her.

Parent of a 7 year-old

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1 month ago

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