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- Attachment-based approaches
- Cognitive behavioral methods
- Expressive arts integration
About Peggy
Rev. Peggy Ann "Serena" Hemmer, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Florida with 21 years of practice. She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, ADHD, and other life transitions. She describes her work as bringing clinical skills together with creative and spiritual perspectives to help clients find answers and greater ease.
Serena works in a direct, practical way. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns. She draws on cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches to teach skills that change thoughts and reactions. She also incorporates elements of the Gottman Method for relationship work and brings existential questions into sessions when meaning and values matter.
Her background includes public mental health and substance use work before she moved into private practice. She trained at Capital University for a Bachelor of Social Work and completed a Master of Social Work at The Ohio State University. She has experience with residential treatment and community settings across age groups.
Serena also combines expressive and somatic approaches into sessions with youth and adults. She has used art, movement, and play in clinical programs and has led workshops on attachment, recovery, and caregiver stress. Her practice reflects years of hands-on work with diverse needs and settings.
She lists several additional focuses including caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, grief, and family of origin issues. She notes experience with creativity-based tools such as expressive arts and movement alongside talk therapies.
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How Serena Integrates Approaches in Remote Work
She commonly uses attachment-based ideas to look at patterns in relationships and how early bonds affect current behavior. This approach helps when trust, closeness, or communication problems are central concerns.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with life changes. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds skills training for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness and fits clients who need concrete tools for strong emotions.
Finding the right mix of methods is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and adjust approaches as work proceeds. Clients and the therapist decide together which strategies to try and when to shift focus.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a weekday routine, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. It also lets therapists use worksheets, guided skills practice, and movement or expressive exercises adapted for a remote setting when clinically appropriate.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
21+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work on?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship or intimacy issues, among many other concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style?
She combines attachment-based thinking with cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches, and uses expressive and somatic methods when useful.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 21 years of clinical experience, including prior work in county and state mental health and substance abuse services.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
To start, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988.