Practice Description
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Randy Heller has been an Educator, Exceptional Student Specialist, and Family Counselor for The Broward County School Board.She also gained a wealth of insight working for seven years in Exceptional Student Education and Guidance. Randy is founder of The Family Network where she currently maintains a private practice. She has had highly successful experience working with all aged individuals, families, parents, couples, step-families, children of divorce, and students with educational, motivational, and behavioral challenges; facilitating positive change in their behavior, interactions, and relationships. Over the years Randy has earned an excellent reputation as an effective, resourceful, innovative psychotherapist; utilizing an integrated approach to assist clients in moving forward toward where they want to be. At the Family Network, Randy utilizes an integrated, systemic approach to counseling; collaborating with and empowering people to define what is not "working for them" in their lives and to discover the possibilities for "making life work." In doing this, clients are guided towards identifying their strengths, accessing their resources, tapping into their own potential for success, and taking action toward achieving their desired goals.
Randy has a special interest in working clinically and conducting research with families in divorce. She has received specialized training in Collaborative Family Law. In the Collaborative process, she works together with members of a couple, family law attorneys and when needed a neutral accountant or financial planner as part of a team facilitating the peaceful resolution of issues related to marital dissolution while maintaining the integrity of family relationships, particularly with and about the children.
Randy serves as a consultant for other mental health professionals engaged in Collaborative Process, and is the committee chair for development the protocols of practice for the Mental Health Professional in Collaborative Process for the State of Florida. She has been named a member of the Collaborative Council of Florida and is a member of the research committee for the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. She has recently completed her dissertation to exploring “Competency and the Role of the Mental Health Professional in Interdisciplinary Collaborative Family Law."
Randy is also a AAMFT approved supervisor and a state approved supervisor for those seeking licensure in Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling.