Edna Schaefer

Edna Schaefer accepts Centivo, Prime Health, and Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in Florida are estimated at $185-195 per session.

Edna Schaefer is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). Edna is licensed to practice in Florida, so clients located in Florida can book sessions. Edna’s Florida license number is MH8098, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Edna Schaefer has been practicing therapy for 22 years. Edna’s education and training include MA - Counselor Education, University of Central Florida. Over that time, Edna has worked closely with Geriatric clients, Veterans, First responders, Neurodivergence, Blended families, and Students. Octave therapists average more than a decade of experience, and Edna is part of that group.

Edna Schaefer works with Geriatric clients, Veterans, First responders, Neurodivergence, Blended families, and Students and specializes in ADHD, Adoption/Foster Care, Anxiety, Burnout, Caregiver Burnout, Couples Therapy, Depression, Grief, Life Transitions, OCD, Panic, Phobias, Pregnancy/Peripartum/Infertility, Relationship Concerns, and Sleep, among other areas. These are the areas where Edna spends most of their clinical time. Edna also sees couples together in joint sessions. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Edna is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Edna Schaefer draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i), Couples [The Gottman Method], Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP or EXRP), Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic, Relational, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Edna’s style is action-oriented, empowering, engaging, and warm. In Edna’s words: “Change is a part of life, and harnessing its power to move toward fulfillment is the foundation of our work together.”

Edna Schaefer (she/her) offers therapy in English. Edna identifies as Hispanic/Latinx.

Edna Schaefer offers online sessions over secure video as well as in-person sessions at 406 McIntosh Avenue in Orange Park. Edna is licensed in Florida, and you need to be located in that state at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Edna Schaefer is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Edna will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Edna’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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