Dr. Hughes has a wide breadth of knowledge and experience gleaned through working in various settings, including inpatient hospice, geriatric primary care and memory clinic, a children’s psychiatric hospital, community mental health, corporate, and private practice. She currently provides individual therapy to patients of all ages with significant anxiety, depression, grief, chronic pain/medical issues, and trauma. She has a special interest in treating the military population and performing pre-surgical consultation for chronic pain patients.

Dr. Hughes earned her Doctorate and Master’s degrees in Clinical Psychology at Florida Institute of Technology, an APA-approved program, with concentrations in both geriatrics and children. She completed a geropsychology residency at the Miami VA Medical Center, also APA-approved. Her post-doctoral training focused on pediatric assessment at Coastal Behavioral Healthcare. She had the privilege of pursuing fellowship training with the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and the International Obsessive Compulsive Foundation. Dr. Hughes also attended Florida State University for a Master’s in Rehabilitation Counseling and Furman University for a Bachelor’s in Psychology. where she graduated with honors and was involved in Psi Chi, a national psychology honor society. Dr. Hughes has published in the areas of spirituality, trauma, chronic pain, depression, and geropsychology.

When caring for patients, Dr. Hughes conceptualizes psychological problems from a cognitive behavioral perspective with existential underpinnings. She collaboratively sets goals and explores what it means to live a meaningful life while discovering how thoughts affect behavior and mood. The emphasis is on cognitive flexibility, behavioral change, and problem-solving.