Office Line (904) 559. 1944 ext. 1
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Fax Line (904) 559. 1998
Email hayne@elbowtreeflorida.com
FL License Number MH16012
Hayne is a veteran having served in the Florida Army National Guard with the 3153rd Finance Battalion stationed in St. Augustine, Florida. 
Hayne recently completed a 2 day full immersion course designed for clinicians desiring to learn more about the unique firefighter culture in order to be more effective in treating firefighters. The class provides an extensive understanding of firefighter culture, lingo, lifestyle and details about the unique stressors the job entails. This training includes both classroom and live scenarios, including wearing turnout gear, watching a live burn training scenario, visiting fire stations and interacting with firefighters all over the state of Florida, including a few who were first on the scene at the Pulse Nightclub and Parkland High School shootings. 
Hayne currently serves on a Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) with St. Augustine Youtb Services (SAYS) working closely with local and county-law enforcement to help reduce an alarming increase of involuntary children hospitalizations (Baker Acts) in the St. Johns County area. 
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​Read on below and you can find all sorts of helpful information about how to get started with me. I've included a sampling of some of the common situations I work with, but it is not exhaustive. If you are experiencing something different than what you see there, get in touch. It's likely that I can help you too.   

Just scroll down the page here to find: 
(1) scheduling information
(2) the range of counseling I do 
(3) a snapshot of my journey into counseling

GETTING STARTED WITH ME:

Scheduling
I do all of my own scheduling. I have a variety of times available. The quickest and easiest way get an appointment with me is to schedule online. You'll be able to see my available slots and grab one for yourself, as well as leave me personal note if you wish. If the online scheduler is giving you trouble, or if you think there is something we need to discuss before you schedule, feel free to email, text or call. 

Communicating 
Your confidentiality is of the utmost important to us. Outside of the counseling room, our communications can include telephone, video chatting, texting, email, snail mail, and online scheduling. When communications are “secure”, it indicates that there are means in place, such as encryption, to keep things private. Front to back end encryption means that the sender and receiver are both operating on a secure channel. Ask me about opportunities we have for you to participate in secure video chatting, email and texting. Telephone conversations and online scheduling are not able to be secured at this time, so keep this in mind when choosing to utilize these means of communication. It is Elbow Tree’s policy, in compliance with HIPAA, to not send a client’s PHI (protected health information) over unsecured channels. This would include any “personally identifiable” health data. If you, as a client, send your PHI to us, it will be unsecured unless we have pre-established a secure channel together.

​Payment
The fee for a 50-minute session is $100.. I accept cash, personal checks, debit cards, credit cards, and health savings account cards. All card charges will include a $3.55 service fee. It is the policy of Elbow Tree that the Session Fee is to be paid prior to the beginning of each session. There will be a $25.00 processing fee for all returned checks. An invoice or receipt will be available if you request one.

Insurance
If you have insurance, I can participate as an "Out of Network" provider. Serving you as an "Out of Network" provider means you pay my regular Session Fee, then I provide you with a receipt that has all the point-of-service information necessary for you to file and possibly get a rebate from your insurance company.
Forms 
All forms will now be completed online through your smart phone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer. When you request your first appointment, you will be sent a secure link via email for you to complete each of these documents. 

Counseling and Care Offerings

I've included a sampling below of some of the common situations I work with, but it is not exhaustive. If you are experiencing something different than what you see there, get in touch. It's likely that I can help you too.   

Individuals

  • Adolescent Issues  (Victims of Bullying, Anger, Self Worth,) 
  • Grief and Loss
  • Depression
  • Cutting & Self Injury
  • Anxiety
  • Feelings of Abandonment
  • Grief and Loss
  • Major Decisions & Life Transitions
  • Unmasking True Identity 
  • Men’s Issues (Workaholism, Pornography, Isolation)
  • Anger & Reactivity
  • Communication Skills (How It's Said VS What Is Said)
  • Recovering From Any Type of Broken Relationship (Divorce, Death, Betrayal)
  • Impact of Fatherlessness  
  • Unpacking Post-Traumatic Stress 
  • Crafting a Vision for the Future
  • Growing Spiritually (Spiritual Formation & Soul Care​

Couples / Marriage

  • Marriage counseling 
  • Pre-marital Counseling
  • Pre-engagement Counseling
  • Emotional attachment
  • Communication
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Learning to listen
  • Understanding and overcoming reactivity
  • Healthy boundaries
  • Developing "Fair Fight Rules"
  • Exploring Forgiveness & Reconciliation 
  • Investigating Intimacy Issues (Emotional, Spiritual & Physical)
  • Pursuing Oneness
  • Recovering romance and adventure  
  • Demystifyng Power Struggles
  • Growing Spiritually 
  • Becoming a Healing Influence

Families

  • Navigating Grief & Loss
  • Opening Up Lines of Communication
  • Loving Highly Reactive and Oppositional Children
  • What to Do with Dashed Expectations
  • Laying Down Perfectionism
  • Earning the Right to Be Heard - Investing Relationally with our Children
  • Anticipating & Navigating Transition &  Change
  • Military Family Issues - Deployment & Navigating the Re-entry of a Loved One
  • "Our Child is Tearing Us Apart"
  • Adoption Transition
  • Media Addiction Interventions
  • Divorce Recovery (Adults & Children)
  • Fathering Issues
  • Dealing with Substance Abuse with Friends or Family

Therapy Groups Hayne has Facilitated at Elbow Tree

​A Little More About Me

I grew up on the north Florida coast and met my wife at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida where we were both students and Young Life leaders. Since 1992 we have been serving together in full time ministry with Young Life and the local church all over the southeast. 

Prior to our move back to St. Augustine, I worked in private practice as a Marriage and Family Therapist for six years while co-drecting The SoulCare Project, serving as the Director of Counseling and Care. Most of my role with The SoulCare Project was focused on facilitating retreats and offering individual soul care and spiritual direction to missionaries, ministry leaders, artists, and marketplace leaders all over the globe.

In July 2017, I launched a local counseling practice in St. Augustine, Florida called Elbow Tree Christian Counseling, LLC which is locally owned and independently operated. Currently three licensed clinicians and three graduate interns are providing mental health counseling services for individuals, couples and families. 

We have recently launched a an exciting Elbow Tree spiritual care initiative advocating for the care of self and soul called Self & Soul offering spiritual direction, soul care retreats and written resources.

​In just a few short months of existence, Self & Soul has already provided 3 weekend soul care retreats for organizations and 5 week long Soul Care Intensives for individual ordained pastors kicking off a sabbatical season or preparing to move through some vocational transition. 

Feel free to email me at hayne@elbowtreeflorida.com if you have any additonal questions.

For your heart,
​Hayne

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