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Virtual trauma and PTSD treatment statewide, from an EMDRIA-Approved Consultant
I’m Jordan Nodelman, LCSW, BCD — an EMDRIA-Certified therapist and EMDRIA-Approved Consultant, licensed to practice throughout Florida. I work with clients anywhere in the state by secure video, with in-person sessions also available at my Wilton Manors office, the Island City nestled in the middle of Fort Lauderdale.
I’m also licensed in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia and Vermont — which matters more to some Florida clients than you’d expect. More on that below.
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Florida has fewer providers than almost anywhere else in the country
Florida has roughly 228 mental health providers for every 100,000 residents, against a national average closer to 345 — close to a third fewer providers per capita than the rest of the country. The average wait for a first appointment in Florida runs about twice as long as the national average. Rural counties fare far worse than cities: urban centers have more than 13 psychiatrists per 100,000 residents, while rural counties have fewer than 4, and rural residents typically travel five times as far for care.
If you’ve called down a list of therapists and heard “not accepting new clients” more than once, or been quoted a wait of a month or more for an intake, that’s not bad luck — it’s a documented statewide shortage.
Virtual therapy removes the distance and availability problem at once. Roughly three-quarters of my EMDR caseload has been virtual since 2020, and for most presentations the outcomes are comparable to in-person work. You need a private space, a reliable connection, and a device.
Hurricanes don’t get easier the more of them you live through
Most people assume repeated exposure to something frightening builds tolerance. A study** that followed more than 1,600 Florida residents through Hurricane Irma and then Hurricane Michael the following year found the opposite: people who had already experienced significant loss or injury in Irma showed more post-traumatic stress after Michael, not less. Researchers called it a sensitization pattern rather than habituation — each storm made the next one harder to weather psychologically, not easier.
(**Association Between Repeated Exposure to Hurricanes and Mental Health in a Representative Sample of Florida Residents https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9204543/)
If you’ve noticed your reaction to hurricane season getting worse rather than better over the years — the anticipatory dread starting earlier each June, difficulty relaxing when a forecast shifts, an outsized reaction to a storm that ultimately missed you — that’s not an overreaction or a personal failing. It’s a threat-detection system that has learned, accurately, that this keeps happening, and it responds to treatment. EMDR is well suited to this kind of cumulative, storm-related trauma, whether it’s from one event or a decade of them. [More on hurricanes and mental health in Florida → Click Here]
If you split your time between Florida and DC, Maryland, Virginia or Vermont
A large number of Florida residents aren’t here year-round — retirees who spend part of the year up north, and remote or hybrid professionals who kept a home in the DC area or New England and split their time.
Telehealth licensure follows where you are physically located during a session, not where you’re registered to vote or where your primary home is. A therapist licensed only in Florida legally can’t see you once you’ve crossed into another state for the season — which means therapy that works in January can become unavailable in July.
I’m independently licensed in Florida, Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia and Vermont. If your other home — or your grown kids’, or the place you spend summers — is in any of those places, your care doesn’t have to pause when you do.
If you moved here for work
Florida’s lack of a state income tax has drawn a steady wave of executives, finance professionals and entrepreneurs relocating from higher-tax states in recent years, many of them to South Florida specifically.
Relocation is its own stressor even when it’s a financial upgrade. It strips away the informal support that absorbs difficulty in a familiar place — the friend you’d have called, the routine that kept things steady — right as the pressure to perform in a new market or a new office often increases. What I see most in this group isn’t a single crisis; it’s the accumulation of things postponed during a career build-out finally catching up once the move settles and the adrenaline of “new city, new opportunity” wears off.
LGBTQ+ affirming care, statewide
A substantial part of my practice is LGBTQ+ clients, including many gay men. My office is in Wilton Manors — one of the most established LGBTQ+ communities in the country — and virtual sessions extend that same affirming, culturally fluent care anywhere in Florida. [More on LGBTQ+ affirming therapy in Fort Lauderdale and Wilton Manors]
What I treat
PTSD and complex trauma — single incidents, and the accumulated developmental kind that never had a name.
PTSD triggers — a sound, a smell, a change in the weather, and your body responds as though it’s happening now. Not an overreaction: a threat-detection system that learned something and was never told it was over. [More on PTSD triggers]
High-functioning anxiety — invisible from the outside. Constant scanning, difficulty being still, physical symptoms with no medical explanation.
Imposter syndrome and negative core beliefs — “I’m not enough,” “if they really knew me.” These feel like accurate self-assessment, which is exactly why arguing with them fails. [More on imposter syndrome]
Compartmentalized trauma — sealed away so you could keep functioning, and now surfacing. [More on compartmentalizing trauma]
Burnout and moral injury, particularly in healthcare, public service and high-pressure professional roles.
ADHD and the shame of masking — especially in adults who compensated well enough that nobody noticed, including them. [More on ADHD and shame]
Survivors of sexual violence and childhood abuse, with careful, paced work.
Why a specialist
Most therapists who list EMDR completed a basic training. That’s the entry point, not the ceiling.
I’m an EMDRIA-Approved Consultant — credentialed to train and certify other EMDR clinicians, which is how therapists earn EMDRIA certification — and a Board-Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work.
Standard EMDR is an eight-phase treatment, and most of what goes wrong goes wrong in the first two. Reprocessing begun before the person could tolerate it. Targets sequenced by chronology rather than by charge. Dissociation missed at intake. Looping mistaken for resistance. Helping other clinicians untangle exactly those cases is a significant part of my professional work.
So if you’ve tried EMDR and it didn’t go the way you hoped, that history is useful information rather than a verdict. I have become known in the community of Fort Lauderdale as the EMDR Clinician clients are referred to when other EMDR therapy “didn’t work.” I’m inventive, think outside the box, and trained beyond the standard protocol. EMDR is an art form and I’m comfortable using it that way.
[How EMDR therapy works] · [What to expect in your first session]
Fees and insurance
Intake session: $250. A longer first appointment to take history, understand what’s happening, and decide together whether I’m the right clinician.
Ongoing sessions: $225 for 60 minutes.
Original Medicare is accepted for Florida clients. I also accept some commercial insurance — the current list is on the insurance and FAQ page, since participation changes. Superbills are available for out-of-network reimbursement, and private pay is always an option for clients who’d rather nothing be submitted to an insurer.
Most therapy hours are 45 or 50 minutes. EMDR reprocessing doesn’t reliably fit in that, and stopping someone mid-processing to watch the clock is poor practice. The full hour is a clinical decision.
Serving all of Florida
Sessions are virtual, so I work with clients throughout the state:
South Florida — Fort Lauderdale, Wilton Manors, Hollywood, Pompano Beach, Miami, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach (in-person sessions available — [Fort Lauderdale in-person page)
Central Florida — Orlando, Winter Park, Kissimmee and the surrounding area (dedicated page: [EMDR therapy in Orlando])
Tampa Bay — Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Brandon [EMDR therapy in Tampa]
Northeast Florida — Jacksonville, St. Augustine, the First Coast
North Florida and the Panhandle — Tallahassee, Pensacola, Panama City
Southwest Florida — Naples, Fort Myers, Cape Coral
Central-West and inland Florida — Lakeland, Ocala, the I-4 corridor
Wherever you are in Florida, sessions work the same way — secure video, at a time that fits your schedule.
Frequently asked questions
Do you have an office in Florida? My office is in Wilton Manors, near Fort Lauderdale, and I see clients there in person. Clients anywhere else in Florida are seen virtually by secure video.
Is online EMDR as effective as in-person EMDR? For most clients, yes. Virtual EMDR uses adapted forms of bilateral stimulation and has made up roughly three-quarters of my EMDR caseload since 2020. Significant dissociation is the main presentation warranting careful assessment first.
Why is it so hard to find a therapist in Florida? Florida has roughly a third fewer mental health providers per capita than the national average, and wait times for a first appointment run about twice as long as the national average. Rural areas are considerably worse off than cities. Virtual therapy removes the distance barrier and widens who you can see beyond whoever happens to have an opening nearby.
Does hurricane season actually affect mental health, or is that overstated? It’s well documented. A study following Florida residents through consecutive hurricanes found that people who had already experienced loss or injury in one storm showed more post-traumatic stress after a second one, not less — a sensitization effect rather than growing tolerance. EMDR is well suited to treating this kind of storm-related trauma.
I split my time between Florida and another state. Can you still see me? Possibly. I’m independently licensed in Florida, Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia and Vermont, so if your other home is in one of those places, your sessions can continue wherever you are. I’m not able to see clients located in other states.
Do you work with LGBTQ+ clients? Yes. A substantial part of my practice is LGBTQ+ clients, including many gay men. My office is in Wilton Manors, one of the most established LGBTQ+ communities in the country, and that same affirming care extends to virtual clients statewide.
Do you accept insurance or Medicare? Original Medicare is accepted for Florida clients with all supplements (there are a few I will not work with anymore due to lack of payment–contact me for more information). Some commercial insurance is also accepted; see the insurance and FAQ page for the current list. Superbills and private pay are also available.
How long does EMDR take? It depends on what we’re treating. A single-incident trauma in an otherwise stable adult may resolve in relatively few reprocessing sessions. Complex or developmental trauma takes considerably longer, mostly because preparation does. Be skeptical of anyone who quotes a number before assessing you.
Get started
A short consultation call costs nothing and commits you to nothing. You describe what’s going on; I’ll tell you honestly whether I’m the right person — and if I’m not, I’ll point you somewhere better.
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What is EMDR Therapy?
EMDR is not just “talk therapy.” It is a neurobiological intervention recommended by the APA and WHO for treating PTSD and anxiety. Jordan has honed the art of applying EMDR to most, presenting concerns. By using bilateral stimulation—such as guided eye movements or physical or machine-controlled tapping—we help your brain “re-file” traumatic memories so they no longer trigger an emotional or physical distress response.
Who Benefits Most?
My Florida practice is uniquely tailored to those navigating:
- Complex Trauma & PTSD: Resolving the root of the “stuck” feeling.
- High-Functioning ADHD: Specialized strategies to regulate focus and emotional overwhelm.
- Florida-Specific Stressors: From first responder trauma and military transition to hurricane-related anxiety.
- The Burden of Success: Workplace burnout and the unique stress of high-visibility roles.
Why Choose Jordan?
In a sea of generalists, working with a Board-Certified Diplomate and EMDRIA-Approved Consultant ensures you are receiving the gold standard of care.
- Florida Roots, Global Standards: I combine local South Florida intimacy with the highest level of national certification.
- Medicare & Out of Network Insurance Use: I believe trauma care should be accessible. I am one of the few EMDR-Certified Consultant specialists in Broward County who accepts straight–Medicare, ensuring our senior and Medicare-eligible community members receive top-tier trauma therapy while working with you to obtain out-of-network reimbursement (see here for more information).
- Flexible Modalities: Choose from in-person sessions in Wilton Manors or high-resolution Virtual EMDR (through a special EMDR portal) available to any resident in Florida (including the pan handle, Tallahassee, Orlando, and the Keys).
Your Roadmap to Recovery
- The Clinical Deep-Dive: We assess your history and identify the specific “targets” or issues or unhelpful thoughts holding you back.
- Preparation: You will gain coping tools to manage stress between sessions and this will take as long as you need.
- The Reprocessing: When appropriate, we will utilize EMDR to desensitize painful memories and install positive, adaptive beliefs.
- Transformation: EMDR has the capacity to help individuals move from a state of “surviving” to a state of high-level functioning and clarity.
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Nodelman Counseling & Psychotherapy, LLC is not a crisis service. If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room. 988 is the free, 24-hour US Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.