








Lifeskills Orlando
Lifeskills Orlando
Lifeskills Orlando
About Lifeskills Orlando
Lifeskills Orlando provides residential treatment for adults with complex mental health and co-occurring disorders. Their program can address anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder (BPD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, psychosis, behavioral addictions, and co-occurring substance use concerns, while using low client-to-staff ratios and real-time support to guide care.
Match Care to Clinical Needs
Treatment uses specialized clinical pathways, psychiatric care, and therapies matched to each client’s symptoms, history, and goals. With support from doctoral- and master’s-level clinicians, clients can work on emotional regulation, distorted thought patterns, trauma responses, substance use triggers, daily routines, relationships, and practical skills. Care can shift as symptoms change, helping treatment stay connected to each client’s progress and stability needs.
Recover in a Homelike Orlando Setting
The Orlando residence offers a homelike environment in downtown Orlando with 24/7 staff support and low client-to-staff ratios. Clients can take part in recreation and social integration activities such as art therapy, writing, hiking, eating at local restaurants, and other community-based experiences. These activities add structure, connection, and practice while helping clients apply treatment skills outside formal clinical sessions.
Continue Care After Stabilization
Lifeskills Orlando is part of Lifeskills’ broader Florida continuum, helping clients plan next steps after residential care. Depending on clinical needs, clients may step down to another Lifeskills level of care, coordinate outpatient services, join alumni programming, or continue recovery planning with support for routines, relationships, family needs, and independent living.

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Meet Your Care Team

Joe Soutar
Board-Certified Healthcare Executive, Regional Executive Director
MHA, CRRA, FACHE

David Ockman
Executive Director of Clinical Services
PsyD, CAP

Myrtho Branch
Board Certified Psychiatrist, Medical Director
MD

Ryan Murphy
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
MSN, PMHNP-BC

Klay Weaver
Chief Executive Officer
BAS, CRRA

Jennifer Hounshell
Lead Clinician
LMFT, QS, EMDR Trained, IFS Trained, TF-CBT Trained, DBT-Intensively Trained

Tonja Christopher
Primary Therapist
PhD, MS, MA

Yolanda Wade-Williams
Primary Therapist
EDD, LMHC, EMDR-Trained, DBT-Intensively Trained

Adriana Lasanta-Bondy
Primary Therapist
PhD

Ariana Guevara
Primary Therapist
LMHC, QS

Heather Dawson
Family Therapist
LMHC, QS, Gottman Level II Trained

Maaria Ahmad
Family Therapist
LMHC

Marnita Patton
Art Therapist
MA, ATR, CCBT, CGT, CDP

Kimberly Denis
Certified Life Coach + Case Manager + Alumni Care Coordinator
BA

Curtis White
Certified Recreational Therapist
CTRS

Mario Seabrook
Milieu Supervisor

George Tillman
Shift Supervisor
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Learn More About the Center
Medical Detox Services
Learn how Lifeskills provides 24/7 medical supervision during detox and stabilization.
The Link Between Alcohol and Anxiety Disorders
Understand how co-occurring anxiety and alcohol use disorders feed into one another, and how Lifeskills can help.
Alumni Program
See how alumni support helps clients stay connected after treatment.
Treatment Outcomes
Review Lifeskills’ reported outcomes and how they measure treatment progress.
