- Stress and anxiety
- Body image work
- Gender identity support
About Aeron
Aeron DeGroat is a Florida LMHC with seven years of clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma, and supports people navigating LGBT and gender identity concerns. Guilt and shame are listed among areas she helps address.
She focuses on women's issues, body image, and eating and food-related concerns, and she also works with abandonment and attachment difficulties. Aeron pays attention to how communication problems, workplace stress, and life purpose questions affect daily living. She names sexual assault and post-traumatic stress as part of her practice focus.
Aeron brings an open, direct style to sessions and does not present as a blank slate. She speaks about the roles of racial and cultural factors, sexism, transphobia, homophobia, misogyny, generational and religious trauma, colonization, and political or economic pressures when those things are relevant to a person's distress. Conversations can address how those forces shape guilt, shame, and self-esteem.
In practical terms she balances encouragement with challenge, acting as both supporter and accountability partner. That can mean naming patterns, offering alternative ways to think about a situation, and working on small behavioral steps between meetings. Her approach includes attention to identity and how it connects to eating issues, body relationship, and gender dysphoria.
Sessions are conducted in English and she practices in Florida as an LMHC. International clients are not currently accepted. For people interested in starting, the process uses a matching questionnaire and scheduling flow to set up an initial session.
How evidence-based methods translate to online sessions
Many people mention trauma and identity when they seek help, so Aeron draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address those concerns. One approach focuses on processing traumatic memories and reducing their hold on daily life by pacing exposure and helping people build skills to manage strong reactions. Another approach targets body image and eating-related patterns by identifying unhelpful thoughts and practicing small behavior changes that support a steadier relationship with food and self-image.Choosing the right approach is a collaboration. Aeron works with each person to find what fits their needs, goals, and comfort level, and she adjusts methods over time based on how a person responds. That process includes clear conversations about identity, culture, and systems that affect mental health.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time so sessions can happen during a lunch break or after work. Licensed professionals can use different formats to help people continue therapy when in-person visits are difficult, and Aeron will discuss which options best fit practical needs and therapeutic goals.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and LGBT-related concerns, and also lists guilt and shame among focus areas.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
Her style is direct and authentic; she discusses how identity and cultural factors shape those feelings and offers both encouragement and challenge in sessions.
What background does she have in practice?
She has seven years of clinical experience working with trauma, gender identity, body image and related concerns.
What credential and location apply to her practice?
She is an LMHC licensed in Florida and practices there.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are conducted in English and aimed at people within Florida.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not specify formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.