Tonya Menz Pignato, LCSW, CAP
Director

Tonya is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Addiction Professional. She has a private practice in Lake Worth, FL where she specializes in Codependency, families of addiction, trauma, and inner family healing work.  Tonya is also trained in EMDR and is certified to administer the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.  Tonya has worked in the mental health and addiction field since 1989. She worked as a therapist with ‘the Present’ 5-day retreat.  Tonya facilitates group, individual, and couple therapies using a variety of approaches, such as experiential psycho-drama exercises, and mirroring. She believes in the Rogerian and Jungian approaches to healing and life.

Joan Marineau, LMHC, CAP,
Certified Imago Therapist Consultant

Joan is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Certified Addiction Professional and Certified Imago Coach.  Joan has worked in the mental health field since 1980.  She has had the honor of working at such agencies as CARP, South County Mental Health, Palm Beach Institute, and Anon Anew.   She opened the Present in 1990 where she created and directed a 5-day experiential retreat.  Joan currently has offices in North Palm Beach and Lake Worth, facilitating therapy groups, individual therapy, and couples counseling.  She received training in Imago Therapy in 2000 and received her certification in 2002  She remains passionate about the field and is eager for personal growth.

Sarah Gentry, LMHC, CAP, CJEA

Sarah is a mental health counselor and Certified Addictions Professional, who practices privately in West Palm Beach, FL.  She is also certified in Creative Journal Expressive Arts.  She specializes in individual, couples, and family therapy and leads an ongoing group for codependency recovery. Sarah’s areas of professional concentration include dual-diagnosis treatment, women’s issues, creative healing, and healing the inner family.  She has trained with highly regarded professionals like Patrick Carnes, Maureen Canning, Stephanie Covington, and Lucia Cappachione.  Sarah helps clients and families heal from wounds related to chemical dependency, codependency, trauma, sexual compulsivity and other process addictions. 

Noel Neu, MS, LMHC

Noel Neu is a licensed mental health counselor in private practice with offices in Lake Park and West Palm Beach, Florida. Noel has extensive, in-depth experience working with adults and adolescents in treating addiction, codependency and behavioral issues, with a special focus on helping men, women, and teens improve their communication skills and enhance their ability to set and achieve attainable goals in their lives. In addition to his private practice work, he provides group services as a consulting therapist for Behavioral Health and individual services for men in a  transitional-living environment. Noel is currently providing assertive awareness training for men and women who have experienced trauma to promote wellness in their lives and build self-esteem.

Barbara Farnan, MS, LMHC

Barbara is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with extensive experience providing counseling services to individuals, couples, families, and groups.  She is practiced in using various therapeutic modalities and tailors her approach to the needs and concerns of the client.  Barbara specializes in relationship issues, depression, anxiety, addiction, as well as recovery fears, phobias, trauma issues, and life transitions.  She has additional training in dialectical behavior therapy, breath work, guided imagery, parenting skills, and couples counseling.   She treats each client in a holistic manner that takes into account the mind, body, emotions, and spirit of the individual. 

Julia Daniels, LMHC, LMT

Julia is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Massage Therapist, and a Certified  Hypnotherapist.  She has worked throughout Florida in the field of mental health since 1988.  She is currently providing workshops to families and patients of ‘the Cottages’ with Behavioral Health.  She has a private practice office at The Present in North Palm Beach, Florida where she offers counseling, hypnotherapy, body-centered therapy, workshops, group therapy, and therapeutic massage to individuals, couples, families, and groups.   In addition, Julia integrates mind, body and spirit into her holistic practice of the healing arts since 1997.

Jennifer Nelson, MSW

Jennifer earned her Bachelor and Masters Degree from Florida Atlantic University.  She has had extensive training in Psycho-drama and continues her professional development through her studies at Miami Institute of Psychotherapy.  Jennifer is also trained in EMDR.    She is a primary therapist at Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches working with individuals in drug and alcohol recovery.  She specializes in trauma resolution using experiential therapy such as psychodrama and EMDR and employs an eclectic approach ensuring that treatment is tailored to the client’s need.