The Center for Creative Living is a full service counseling facility located in Coral Springs, Florida for over 20 years. We offer specialized counseling services for adults, adolescents, and children. We provide individual, couple, family, and group therapy. Treating depression/anxiety, anger issues, marital/family conflict, men's/women's issues, child/teenage problems, life development conflicts, i.e. mid-life transition, grief, infertility/adoption issues and co-dependency problems. We offer psychological and neuropsychological testing and treatment for such conditions as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD), learning disabilities, gifted abilities, and various affective/behavioral disorders as well as treatment.

Dr. Ron Mercer, Co-Director and Corporate and Community Director of our center, specializes in the treatment of men's issues, adolescent oppositional defiance disorder, marital therapy, and hypnotherapy. As a men's issues expert, Dr. Mercer conducts groups and workshops for men entitled "LifeMasters".

Dr. Ron Mercer was among the first psychologists called to New York shortly after September 11 to provide critical incident counseling. He has authored a self-published book, "911: Critical Incident" about his experience there, as well as several other books including "Little Boy Lost" and "Men in Pause".

On a corporate and organizational level, Dr. Ron Mercer facilitates training workshops to enhance communication and values in the corporate culture, bridge gender differentials, and promote wellness. These workshops are available in the workplace, on retreat, or at the Center.

Dr. Mercer is also a certified Family Business Coach, providing these specialty services to family owned businesses, to help them navigate through the rocky waters of interpersonal and business conflict in order to grow and to achieve optimal prosperity.Dr. Mercer is also the director of our Creative Potential program, which is geared toward treating performing artists and athletes to minimize pre-performance anxiety and enhance optimal performance. We are one of the few clinical psychology centers in South Florida that deals specifically with treating the adult and child performer. Our Creative Potential clinicians are trained and experienced both as therapists and performers, giving them the knowledge and direct insight in empathy regarding life, pressures, expectations and joys of performance. Our array of services is available to performers and family members. This specialized clinical service also includes assisting individuals and team sports participants of all ages and proficiency levels to enhance their athletic competence.

Susan Schwartz-Mercer, MSW, LCSW Co-Director and Clinical Director of the Center, specializes in treating anxiety disorders, depression, couples and family issues, grief counseling, support for chronic and terminal illness, and adoption issues. In addition to being a therapist, as former director of Advocates for Children and Families, Susan is also a private adoption consultant who facilitates adoption by conducting birth parent interviews, adoptive parent home studies, and life long adoption related therapy.The Center for Creative Living also offers group therapy, and currently offers a women's group, a mixed gender group, and an adolescent group. Along with our two directors, we have highly trained and specialized psychotherapists, who are licensed and offer years of experience, and educational backgrounds. They lend the Center their expertise in additional specialty areas, including geriatric counseling, substance and abuse therapy.