About.

Dahlia Kaplan is a licensed psychotherapist and forensic evaluator in Florida who works with individuals to address mental health concerns, evaluate risk, and provide research based interventions and recommendations to improve functioning and reduce risk to others. Her work is grounded in a deep commitment to providing high-quality, just, and individualized care—regardless of background or circumstance. She strives to leverage her advanced knowledge of clinical and forensic psychology to enhance understanding of mental health and offender populations within the community and advocate for positive social changes.

With over twelve years of experience serving at-risk youth in secure residential settings, Dahlia has provided specialized treatment in mental health, substance use, and sexual offense-specific therapy. She began her career as a therapist offering individual, group, and family counseling, and later transitioned into clinical administration, where she developed, trained, and oversaw programming across more than 30 juvenile facilities in four states. She has designed and facilitated clinical trainings for multidisciplinary teams, including clinical, operational, and academic staff.

Beyond her work with youth, Dahlia has experience counseling military service members and their families during active duty. For the past few years in her private practice, she has been providing mental health therapy, sex offense-specific treatment, and forensic evaluations.

Dahlia is a qualified supervisor for mental health counselors and a certified provider of sex offense-specific therapy for both juveniles and adults. She is an active clinical member of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) at both the state and national levels. She also holds certifications as a Forensic Mental Health Evaluator and Child Custody Evaluator. Dahlia earned her master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Central Florida and her doctorate in Forensic Psychology from Walden University.