Bliss is a Senior Clinician and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at Village Counseling Center, as well as a Counselor Educator specializing in trauma-focused psychotherapy for children, adolescents, couples, and families. She earned her Ph.D. and M.Ed. in Counselor Education from the University of Florida—both CACREP-accredited programs—where her doctoral research centered on marriage and family therapy, attachment theory, and systemic differentiation. Bliss’ clinical foundation spans diverse settings, including in-home family crisis stabilization with the Florida MENTOR Network, pediatric behavioral care at Children’s Medical Services and UF Pediatrics, child and adolescent psychiatric care at UF Health – Shand’s Vista, and youth counseling through the PALS program. At VCC, she delivers evidence-based trauma treatment utilizing Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), and Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy, practicing as both a Certified Adoption Competent Therapist and a trained EAGALA Mental Health and Equine Specialist.

Beyond direct clinical practice, Bliss brings extensive expertise in counselor supervision, university instruction, and neuropsychological research. At the University of Florida, she provided live clinical supervision and case consultation to graduate interns in the Advanced Family Clinic and Agency Counseling programs, in addition to teaching coursework in substance abuse, stress management, diagnosis, and professional ethics. Her practice is informed by an academic concentration in neuroscience, sociology, and psychology, enriched by prior research roles conducting behavioral coding, memory testing, and neurological assessments at the Gainesville VA Medical Center, UF Health – Shand’s Memory Disorder Clinic, and UF Child Study Lab. A published researcher and former regional representative for the Florida Counseling Association, Bliss integrates empirical science, neurodevelopmental insights, and systemic family therapy to foster lasting relational healing.