About Us

Dr. Downs-Spencer received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology in 1997 from the Ohio State University where she won the Kathryn Hopwood Award for excellence in her field.  She received her Master's degree from Wake Forest University in Experimental Pshchology in 1993 and graduated with High Honors from Denison University where she earned her bachelor's degree in Pshchology and Spanish.  Following her graduation from Ohio State, Dr. Downs-Spencer completed her internship at The University of South Florida Center for Human Development and her residency at the Eckerd College Counseling Center.  She was licensed in the state of Florida in 1998 and was employed as the Staff Psychologist at Eckerd College unit 2000 when she opened a full-time private practice.

In her private practice Dr. Downs-Spencer offers individual and couples therapy as well as services for collaborative divorce.  She specializes in the treatment of eating disorders but also enjoys working with a wide range of issues such as depression, bipolar disorder, stress, anxiety, couple's counseling and family transition including divorce.  She is on the Board of Next Generation Divorce which is a collaborative divorce group in Tampa Bay.  She is a certified family mediator and trained in parenting coordination