Meet the Therapists at Nova Counseling Services
Our therapists provide compassionate, individualized counseling for adults, children, teens, couples, and families seeking support for trauma, addiction recovery, anxiety, depression, emotional regulation, relationship concerns, and life transitions.
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Pilar Gutierrez, LCSW, CAP, QS
Founder & Licensed Therapist
Individual Counseling
Pilar Gutierrez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Addiction Professional, and Qualified Supervisor for clinical social work interns, based in Stuart, Florida. She is also licensed in Vermont as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. She earned her Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work from Barry University and brings extensive experience from both public and private behavioral health settings.
Pilar’s clinical background includes work in child welfare, family reunification, outpatient mental health services, and substance use treatment. She has significant experience supporting individuals and families affected by trauma, co-occurring disorders, and complex emotional challenges. Her approach is grounded in trauma-informed care and emphasizes integration of emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being.
Through an individualized and holistic therapeutic process, Pilar works collaboratively with clients to support healing, insight, and sustainable personal growth.
Specialties Include:
Trauma recovery, dual diagnosis, substance use, family systems, spiritual healing, and emotional integration.
Rebecca Booth, MSW, CAC, CSTFP, CRRA
Registered Clinical Social Work Intern
Individual Counseling | Compliance Specialist
Rebecca Booth is a Registered Clinical Social Work Intern, Certified Addiction Counselor, and Certified Somatic Therapy Foundations Practitioner in Florida. She earned her Master of Social Work from Florida Atlantic University and brings more than a decade of behavioral health experience across treatment, recovery support, and clinical systems.
Rebecca specializes in addiction, co-occurring mental health concerns, emotional regulation, relapse prevention, and recovery-related life transitions. She supports adults navigating substance use, behavioral addictions, anxiety, depression, shame, trauma-related patterns, and stress-related reactivity using a trauma-informed, somatic-informed, and strengths-based approach.
Her clinical work integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, DBT-informed skills, mindfulness-based strategies, relapse prevention, somatic-informed grounding, nervous system regulation, and body-based coping skills to build insight, strengthen emotional stability, and support sustainable change.
In addition to direct clinical care, Rebecca brings systems-level expertise in recovery operations, policy compliance, and documentation standards. This background informs a structured, ethical, and compassionate approach to therapy that prioritizes safety, clarity, and long-term stability.
Specialties Include:
Addiction and substance use disorders, behavioral addictions, co-occurring mental health concerns, trauma and shame-based patterns, emotional dysregulation, recovery support, and relapse prevention.
Emily Espinoza, MA, NLC-P
Registered Marriage & Family Therapist Intern
Individual Counseling | Couples & Family Therapy
Emily Espinoza is a Registered Marriage and Family Therapist Intern in Florida. She earned her Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Touro University Worldwide and completed her clinical practicum at Healing Hooves Psychotherapy, where she facilitated equine-assisted therapy and experiential trauma-focused work with individuals and families.
Emily’s clinical experience spans children, adolescents, and adults navigating emotional regulation challenges, attachment wounds, and relational trauma.
Emily is trained in Natural Lifemanship, a trauma-informed model of equine-assisted psychotherapy that emphasizes nervous system regulation, relational safety, and attuned connection. Prior to her clinical training, she worked in child welfare, behavioral health, and federal operations, experiences that inform her understanding of safety, resilience, and the complexities of relational systems.
Emily provides a collaborative, supportive therapeutic environment where individuals and families can explore patterns, strengthen emotional regulation skills, and work toward healthier relationships and long-term stability.
Specialties Include:
Relational trauma, family systems, attachment, emotional regulation, mindfulness-based therapy, and equine-assisted therapy.
Katelyn Macias, M.A.
Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern
Individual Counseling | Children, Teens, & Young Adults
Katelyn Macias is a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern in Florida. She earned her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Colorado Christian University and her Bachelor of Science in Psychology, with a minor in Studio Art and Photography, from Florida Atlantic University’s Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College.
Katelyn specializes in child and adolescent therapy and young adult counseling, supporting clients ages 8 through 29 as they navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, emotional overwhelm, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, impulsivity, attachment difficulties, relationship challenges, substance use concerns, and life transitions.
Her approach is warm, relational, and collaborative, creating a safe space where clients can express themselves, build confidence, strengthen coping skills, and work toward meaningful change.
Her clinical experience includes outpatient counseling, substance use treatment, crisis intervention, juvenile justice, and recovery support services. Katelyn integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Internal Family Systems, trauma-informed care, and developmentally appropriate interventions to help clients better understand their emotions, patterns, and behaviors while building practical skills they can use in daily life.
Specialties Include:
Child and adolescent therapy, anxiety, depression, trauma, self-harm and suicidal thoughts, emotional regulation, impulsivity, attachment difficulties, relationship challenges, substance use concerns, family support, and life transitions.
