Lance Rao(He/Him/His)

He works with adults facing a broad range of personal and relational concerns, including dating and relationship difficulties, infidelity, breakups and divorce, parenting stress, family conflict, career concerns, sexual issues, addiction, depression, anxiety, stress management, and the often underappreciated upheavals of midlife. Many of his clients seek therapy not only to reduce symptoms, but to better understand longstanding emotional patterns, improve decision-making, and develop healthier, more satisfying relationships. Whether someone is struggling with a specific crisis or simply feeling stuck in an old way of living, he aims to help clients move toward greater clarity, steadiness, and self-respect.

His therapeutic style is solution-focused, proactive, and collaborative. He believes therapy should be a place for both insight and movement: a space in which clients can better understand their histories while also developing practical tools for change in the present. His work is characterized by empathy, optimism, and directness. He is straightforward without being harsh, encouraging without being sentimental, and engaged without being judgmental. In sessions, he works together with clients to identify obstacles, strengthen coping skills, and cultivate the confidence needed for thoughtful, lasting change. After all, while insight is valuable, most people are not seeking a graduate seminar in suffering.

Drawing from psychodynamic theory, cognitive behavioral therapy, and interpersonal neurobiology, he tailors treatment to the needs and temperament of each individual. This integrative approach allows him to examine both the deeper roots of emotional distress and the day-to-day habits that sustain it. By combining self-understanding with practical skill-building, he helps clients make sense of their inner lives, improve their relationships, and respond more effectively to the demands of everyday life.

Before opening his private practice in Stuart, Florida, he gained valuable clinical experience working at Sandy Pines Hospital in Tequesta and Suncoast Mental Health in Fort Pierce.