Florida Medical Psychology

At Florida Medical Psychology Associates, we are a premier health psychology group dedicated to promoting physical and mental health and wellness in collaboration with primary care and specialty medical settings. Our team of licensed psychologists, led by Dr. Andrea Friedman, Dr. Perry Kaly, Dr. Marina Unrod, and Dr. Mario Rodriguez, specialize in applying the principles of clinical psychology to health promotion, disease prevention, and adjustment to illness.

Our Services

We provide an array of empirically validated services to address individual patient needs. Our most common reasons for seeking treatment include mood and anxiety disorders, life transitions, recent health events, and interpersonal conflict, to name a few. General services include:

• Assessment
• Psychotherapy
• Couples counseling
• Family therapy
• Coaching
• Consultations with businesses and organizations
• Workshops

Treatment approaches include evidence-based:

+ Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)

+ Positive psychotherapy

+ Insight-oriented

+ Problem-solving

+ Mindfulness/relaxation methods

Specialized Services

We offer specialized services, including:

• Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery: Pre-surgical evaluations for patients at BayCare's St. Joseph's and South Florida Baptist hospitals
• Eating Disorders: CBT-based treatment approach in coordination with patients' medical and nutritional teams
• Pain Management: Cognitive-behavioral interventions addressing psychosocial distress and related factors facing pain patients
• Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction: Breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, meditation, cognitive reframing, and assertiveness training
• Memory Screening: Neuropsychological evaluations specifically screening for dementia and other cognitive decline
• Gifted Assessment: The RIAS (Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales) measure intellectual functioning in children
• Pre-IVF Treatment Evaluations: Pre-treatment psychological evaluations required by many fertility specialty practices
• Diabetes Self-Care: Behavioral self-management strategies to help patients develop and maintain healthy lifestyles
• Cardiac Risk Reduction: Teaching cardiac patients to positively change their negative lifestyle habits to enhance overall cardiac health

Meet Our Doctors

Perry Kaly, Ph. D.: A licensed psychologist specializing in clinical health psychology and sport and exercise psychology. Dr. Kaly received his doctoral degree in psychology from the University of Florida in 1999 and a postdoctoral master's degree in psychopharmacology from Nova Southeastern University in 2009.

Andrea Friedman, Ph. D.: A licensed psychologist specializing in clinical health psychology and clinical neuropsychology. Dr. Friedman earned her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the University of Miami in 1995.

Marina Unrod, Ph. D.: (No bio provided)

Mario Rodriguez, Ph. D.: (No bio provided)

Conclusion

At Florida Medical Psychology Associates, we are committed to providing comprehensive mental health care services to promote physical and mental health and wellness. Our team of licensed psychologists is dedicated to applying the principles of clinical psychology to health promotion, disease prevention, and adjustment to illness. We strive to cater to the individual needs of our patients, offering a wide range of empirically validated services and treatment approaches.