Find solid ground again.
Evidence-based therapy for anger, trauma and the moments that test your strength, led by Aaron Plotz, MS, LMHC.
Three reasons clients choose to pay privately.
Especially common for anger management work, where confidentiality matters most.
Nothing filed with an insurer
No diagnosis code on a permanent record. For professionals, clearance holders, and anyone in a custody matter, that privacy is often the deciding factor.
No prior authorization, no session caps
You and Aaron decide what you need and how long it takes, not a claims adjuster.
No referral needed
Most clients are seen within the week, not waiting on an authorization to clear.
A few of the places people get stuck.
Clinically proven techniques, applied to the specific thing that brought you here.
Depression & Anxiety
Recover the motivation, perspective and joy that anxiety and low mood have crowded out.
PTSD & Trauma
EMDR helps the brain reprocess painful memories so they stop running the show.
Life Transitions
Career changes, becoming a parent, divorce, retirement. Support for the moments that reshape everything else.
Music taught him rhythm. Counseling taught him people.
Born and raised in Jacksonville, Aaron earned his BA in Music Performance from the University of North Florida before completing his MS in Mental Health Counseling at Capella University. He's worked across inpatient and behavioral health settings, supporting both veterans and civilians through trauma, anxiety, depression and anger.
In 2021 he founded Stay Strong Counseling, an integrative practice built on EMDR, CBT and Existential Therapy, and on the belief that no client should face their hardest moments alone.
Sometimes you don't need therapy. You need a plan.
Life coaching is for people who are functioning, not in crisis: stuck in a career, circling the same decision, or just short on structure and follow-through. It's entirely self-pay, off insurance paperwork, and since coaching isn't bound by state licensing the way therapy is, Aaron works with clients anywhere in the country, not only Florida.
Simple, transparent pricing.
What clients say after the first few sessions.
Tools to support the work you're already doing.
Written by Aaron, as a companion to therapy or coaching, not a replacement for it.
Live It: A 4-Week Guided Journal
A four-week journey to build habits of gratitude, confidence, and focus, one short daily reflection at a time, designed to shift mindset and motivation without needing a session to do it.
Workbooks and journals are educational tools, not a substitute for therapy, and using them doesn't create a therapeutic relationship with Aaron or the practice.
Make the call.
Saint Augustine, FL 32086
If you are in crisis or in immediate danger, please do not wait for a callback. Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) anytime, call 911, or go to your nearest emergency room.
Stay Strong Counseling is led by Aaron Plotz, MS, LMHC, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida (License #MH22077, verify here).