Banyan Psychological Center

12/20/2025

Thank you all for your donations to Toys for Tots!

12/16/2025

If you love us as much as we love our clients, please vote us again for Sarasota’s Choice Mental Health Provider.

12/16/2025

We are honored to be nominated again after winning as your choice for mental health provider for 2025. Please vote daily if you enjoy our services as much as we enjoy working with our community.

12/03/2025

We can now direct bill your Step Up Scholarship for gifted testing! Call to schedule. (941) 212-0423

11/10/2025

11/04/2025

We are excited to be a Toys for Tots location! Please drop off new, unwrapped toys and holiday gifts to bring joy to others this season.

10/12/2025

In honor of OCD awareness week, the on demand training for therapists treating OCD in children is on sale. Code OCDAWARENESSWEEK

10/02/2025

Happy Fall from all of us at Banyan!

10/02/2025

Our owner, Tara Spurr, was recently invited as a guest on ChatVPT, a podcast about how technology is shaping the psyche.

Podcast Episode · ChatVBT · 10/02/2025 · 42m

09/26/2025

Here is a recording of today's presentation on the Gifted Testing and Eligibility process in Sarasota County (specifically for the 2026-2027 school year including magnet programs such as Pineview).

Tara Spurr, Licensed School Psychologist, gives an overview of the gifted testing and eligibility process for Sarasota County Schools, including Pineview Sch...

09/23/2025

Join Tara this Friday at 9 AM to learn more about the gifted testing and eligibility process in Sarasota.

Join Tara for this free presentation providing an overview of Sarasota County’s gifted testing and eligibility process. This will include the process for Pineview School.

09/12/2025

Banyan welcomes Sophie Gengler to the team! Sophie is a graduate student working under the supervision of Tara Spurr (Motzenbecker). She is EMDR trained and offers somatic work and sex/intimacy therapy. Sophie works with teens and adults. She offers an affordable rate and accepts Florida Blue. You can read more about her on our website. Call to see if Sophie is a good fit for your needs.