Janeen Herskovitz, LMHC (she/her)
Licensed Mental Health Counselor | EMDR Trauma Therapist | Podcaster | Autism Strategist
Please Note: All of our clinicians at Puzzle Peace are equipped to work with neurodivergent and autistic individuals. Their individual bios provide additional information about their training and specialty areas. We have a team approach to treatment and will often consult as a team to provide the best care possible for your family’s individual needs.
Often in life, we need someone who “gets it”. Someone who truly understands what we’re going through and can guide us through the most difficult parts of life. If you’ve been looking for counselors who “get it”, you’ve come to the right place.
How I can relate
Autism affects the entire family. With it comes marital issues, sibling problems, sensory needs, educational struggles, and even depression, anxiety and grief. I understand, first-hand, what it means to survive and thrive in the world of autism, and the family issues that accompany it. My husband, Joe and I have been married since 1995, and together, we have two teenage children. Our son, Ben was diagnosed with profound autism in 2001, and since then it has been my life’s work to help other parents with similar struggles.
I am a licensed mental health counselor in the state of Florida and owner of Puzzle Peace Counseling, LLC. I founded this practice with your needs in mind, in an effort to provide families with all of the things I wished were available when I was going through the most difficult parts of my own journey.
I have been helping parents of children with Autism Spectrum Issues since 2006. In an effort to meet the specialized needs of autism mommies, I created the Extra-Special Moms Therapeutic Group Counseling Program. This group program has helped hundreds of special-needs moms find the help, connections and support they need.
I am the creator and host of the Autism Blueprint Podcast, which focuses on navigating autism in the home for families and caregivers.
My Education and Training
I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Special Education from Rowan University in New Jersey, (1995) and my Masters of Arts in Mental Health Counseling from Webster University (2010). I am fully trained as an EMDR Trauma Therapist, and enjoy working with parents of neurodivergent kiddos.
In addition, I have specialized training in systems of control, cult recovery and recovery from high control religious systems.
Articles by Janeen
How To Survive An Autism Crisis
5 Things I Wish I Had Known When My Child Was Diagnosed With Autism
