About

At Sunrise Counseling Services, we believe in making a difference in our community with individualized mental health services for all lifestyles. Focused in Clermont, Florida, you can trust our staff to listen and provide solutions.

With Us, You’re Family

Established in May 2022 by Dr. Carlos Fernando Pozzi-Montero and Dr. Roberto Gouthman, Sunrise Counseling Service aims to make a difference in the Clermont, Florida community by providing superb mental health counseling services.

We believe in increasing the access of premium mental health services in our community by attracting the highest trained providers and decreasing the stigma associated with mental health services.

As your partner in mental health, we collaborate with clients in building the insight, confidence, behaviors, and outlook necessary to access one’s inherent potential and life goals.

The front office of Sunrise Counseling Services

Our Team

Our team of trained providers are here to walk you through every step of your time with Sunrise Counseling Services.

Dr. Carlos Fernando Pozzi-Montero of Sunrise Counseling Service's Headshot

Dr. Carlos Fernando Pozzi-Montero, Psy.D., Ph.D., BCBA

Licensed Psychologist | Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

Dr. Pozzi-Montero is a licensed psychologist in Florida and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. His training and practice has focused on psychological services to children, adolescents, and families. He has served in the mental health field as a psychologist, therapist, supervisor, and faculty for 35 years, the last 26 of those years as a licensed psychologist. He has intensive training in Trauma-Focus Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT) , Apply Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Dialectical behavior Therapy (DBT). Dr. Pozzi-Montero is fully bilingual in English and Spanish.

Dr. Roberto Gouthman, D.O. of Sunrise Counseling Service's Headshot

Dr. Roberto Gouthman, D.O.

Licensed Psychiatrist

Dr. Gouthman received his bachelor’s degree in Biology from Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania and completed medical school at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Bradenton Florida. He completed his psychiatry residency at Rocky Vista University/HealthONE at the Medical Center of Aurora in Denver Colorado where he received psychoanalytic and integrative psychiatric instruction in addition to completing his general psychiatry training. Dr. Gouthman has experience in multiple psychiatric settings and has treated a variety of psychiatric illnesses including depression, anxiety, OCD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective, ADHD, and adjustment disorders.

Dr. Gouthman believes in a holistic approach where conversation and honest engagement are the foundation of the therapeutic relationship. His goal is to tailor treatment in a way that gets to the root of the problem. Dr. Gouthman is fully bilingual in English and Spanish.

Dr. Scarbriel, Ph.D.

Licensed Psychiatrist

Dr. Scarbriel earned her PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of Miami in 2015. She completed her internship at Miami-Dade County’s Community Action and Human Services Department, providing individual and group therapy to adults placed in residential treatment for substance abuse.

Dr. Scarbriel’s psychotherapy approach is integrative, incorporating elements of person-centered, cognitive-behavioral, narrative, solution-focused, emotion-focused, somatic and schema therapies. Her training experience includes an emphasis on trauma-informed, multicultural, and community-based interventions for adolescents and adults.

Melisa Restrepo

Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Melisa Restrepo, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Florida. She received her master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Montclair State University in New Jersey and completed a postgraduate certificate program in Infant-Parent Mental Health in the University of Massachusetts. She is also certified in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and Positive Parenting Program (Triple-P). Her training and experience focuses on working with culturally diverse children and families dealing with relational and developmental issues, as well as with trauma, anxiety, and behavioral difficulties. She believes that therapy in the early years of life allows families to develop positive life-long relationships and facilitate children’s healthy development.

Natasha Vernon

Certified Family Nurse Practitioner & Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Natasha Vernon is a dually certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. While working as a registered nurse, she discovered her true calling working with people diagnosed with mental illness. In 2016, she received a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree from Nova Southeastern University. After working as a Family Nurse Practitioner for a few years, she decided to further her education in the mental health field. She graduated from Washburn University in 2020 with a Post Master’s Certificate in Psychiatric Mental Health across the lifespan (PMHNP).

Natasha has over 10 years of nursing experience in various specialties within the medical field. Throughout her career, she has treated a variety of mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, mood disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and other psychiatric disorders. She is truly passionate about providing care for people suffering with mental illness. We are so glad to have her as a provider at Sunrise Counseling

Our Promise

Sunrise Counseling Services is dedicated to providing individualized care that helps you face next day with the support of true community

Our team works to find the treatment that works with your lifestyle, capacity, and goals. We do not offer a “one-size-fits-all” solution!

Our staff is trained to be understanding, knowledgeable, and encouraging to help tackle your issues and work on your goals.

By calling our front desk, you’re able to schedule easily with our trained staff. We have appointments available now!

We believe in long-term goal-setting that helps elevate mental health services to work most effectively. We review and work with you to improve!

Testimonials

Here’s what our happy clients had to say about our services:

The doctors here are extremely responsive. They take concerns seriously & really care about families in need. Highly recommend.

Shey C.

The doctors care about making a difference. You can tell! Not only are they thoughtful, but they keep their practice tidy. I appreciated the options available and it was nice to learn about them before committing.

Jay D.

Sunrise has been such a great experience with helping my mother. We were looking for a Spanish speaking counselor and they were so helpful when setting up our new patient appointment. Once we were seen she stated she felt very comfortable and we went ahead and rescheduled.

Marithza C.