Edna Schaefer, LMHC
Assisting Families in Transition
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is a process entered into with the purpose of processing and resolving life’s issues. During psychotherapy, you work with your counselor to identify your issues and develop a treatment plan to address those issues.
Edna Schaefer, LMHC
After spending childhood in a military family and living in Lousiana, Illinois, Virginia and Florida, Edna graduated from the University of Central Florida with a B.A. in Psychology and a M.A. in Counselor Education. In the past ten years, Edna has worked for local mental health centers, a Fortune 500 Insurance Company and a major medical hospital. Through these experiences, she has been exposed to a wide array of environments and people. She truly believes that family is the most important and crucial system and enjoys working towards positive goals to assist others to have their ideal relationships. Edna lives with her husband and three young children in Jacksonville.
Everyone has stress and challenges and it is how you think and what you do that is important.
For more information on therapy services, please see her profile on Psychology Today.
Edna Schaefer, LMHC provides individual counseling, couples and family counseling and group counseling.
It is believed that your time is valuable and that time is of the essence; therefore Edna prefers to use a brief, solution-focused model and cognitive-behavioral techniques. Knowing that each person is an individual, she uses the most appropriate interventions and techniques for the situations and issues presented.
Edna Schaefer, LMHC is a provider on numerous insurance and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) panels. Your insurance company can provide your mental health benefit information to you and the number can usually be found on the back of your insurance card. Typical questions to ask your insurance provider include: Please call Edna for the most up-to-date information on insurance and availability. Have your insurance information available when you call to schedule. Payment for all psychotherapy services is due at each visit. Cash, Check, Mastercard, and Visa are accepted. The office will bill your insurance and will accept the negotiated rate; however any sessions or charges not reimbursed by your insurance company are your responsibility, including missed appointments.
Rates: $115 initial session $100 per session
$50 college student rate $30 per group
Sessions are 45-50 minutes in length. Please make cancellations no less than 24 hours prior to appointment time to avoid a $50 fee.
Located in the Avenues Professional Center
10175 Fortune Parkway, Suite 1102
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Schedule appointment online
or call (904) 305-8380 and leave a message with questions
Edna Schaefer, LMHC is listed at AllTherapist.com
Please use schedulicity to schedule an appointment with Edna 
