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A New Space to Heal - Chronicling Our Recent Office Move

By Brian Gong
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Posted: April 9, 2026

Welcome to the Mangrove Therapy Group blog! Every month, we write original articles on a variety of topics pertaining to our interests and areas of specialization. Our practice specializes in the treatment of trauma and addiction (which are often interrelated!), so it should be no surprise that our blogs usually focus on some aspect of these conditions. In addition, we are known in Delray Beach and in the greater Palm Beach County area to be experts in the use of EMDR Therapy to treat trauma and a variety of related psychological issues. Therefore, we have a ton of original blogs on EMDR!

This blog is a bit different and will highlight our journey to our new office space, which we moved to in February of this year. Let’s go!

Why Did We Move?

Mangrove Therapy Group has been operating since 2022 out of a nice office building in East Delray Beach on Linton Blvd, which is in the southern part of Palm Beach County. We have clients from all over the area, some traveling all the way up from Miami (over an hour!) to come see us, but most of our clients come from surrounding cities such as Delray Beach, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth Beach, and West Palm Beach.

As our practice continued to increase in size, we started to outgrow the space and therefore needed more therapy rooms, a better waiting area, and more parking. It was a bit of a bummer because our building was in a great location in Delray Beach with quick access to I-95 and surrounded by many great shops and restaurants. Unfortunately, we had to move.

The Search

So Ashley and I (both Mangrove co-founders) started looking for a new space. At first, we were determined to purchase an office suite, and we had an amazing real estate agent who was very well-versed in commercial real estate. Here is a picture with Charlotte Barron of Beachfront Realty and me.

One of the co-founders of Mangrove Therapy Group smile with a real estate agent outside their new office building in East Delray Beach, FL. This snapshot marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for their practice, which has become a trusted name in trauma therapy in Delray Beach, FL. As leading providers of EMDR therapy in Delray Beach, FL, the team is dedicated to creating a space that feels as thoughtful and welcoming as the care they provide.

We checked out a variety of places, even venturing into Boynton Beach and Boca Raton (the two surrounding cities), but we ultimately couldn’t find anything. Plus, the commercial real estate market in East Delray Beach is pretty tight inventory-wise, unless you want to buy an entire building for 5+ million bucks. We definitely don’t roll like that! So then we looked for leased spots.

We came across an office space still in East Delray Beach, which was our preference, just a couple of miles down the road. It had everything we needed. Lots of parking, a great waiting area with a reception desk, five therapy offices, and even a small kitchen/breakroom. So we grabbed it!

The Office Build-Out

The space itself was very plain and drab-looking, but that didn’t stop us. 

A plain, unfinished office space with gray walls, bare floors, and standard white doors — the blank canvas that would eventually become the new home of Mangrove Therapy Group. This is what the space looked like before the Delray Beach therapy practice transformed it into the warm, soundproofed, and carefully designed environment it is today. Every detail of the build-out was intentional, created with the comfort and confidentiality of therapy clients in mind.

An empty reception area mid-construction, featuring a bare reception desk, unfinished floors, and plain gray walls awaiting transformation. For a trauma therapy in Delray Beach practice like Mangrove Therapy Group, the waiting area sets the tone for the entire therapeutic experience — and this space was about to get a complete overhaul. What you see here is just the starting point of a build-out designed to make every client feel at ease from the moment they walk through the door.

We had a vision of how to make the space warm and inviting, evoking a sense of peace and tranquility. We wanted wood and brick elements, blue doors (I’ve always liked blue doors – they remind me of a Greek villa), and a wood floor. 

And we also wanted to add some practice features to help in the practice of psychotherapy, mainly soundproofing. Soundproofing is very important for confidentiality, which is a core element of effective psychotherapy. Let’s face it - no one is going to open up to you and be vulnerable if you can hear through the walls or doors. At the same time, even if you can’t make out what people are saying, it’s very distracting to hear the muffled voices coming from adjacent rooms. So we invested significant resources in making our offices as soundproofed as possible. This entailed insulating the walls in each therapy office, adding mass-loaded vinyl sheets in the walls for extra sound dampening, and using solid-core doors. Mass-loaded vinyl is basically a sheet of heavy vinyl that is placed behind the drywall and on top of the studs, and is very effective at soundproofing.

A smiling woman stands in the empty new office space, cheerfully holding a level tool in one hand while pulling a rolling toolbox behind her — ready to get to work on the build-out. This candid moment captures the hands-on spirit that the Mangrove Therapy Group team brought to transforming their new home for Delray Beach therapy. Even the therapists rolled up their sleeves to help create a space worthy of the healing work done inside it as a trusted therapist in Delray Beach, FL.The back of a loaded truck filled with boxes of Koni Brick, wood panels, metal grid materials, and construction supplies — everything needed to begin the build-out of the new Mangrove Therapy Group office. For a Delray Beach mental health therapist practice committed to creating a genuinely warm and healing environment, no detail was too small to get right. The brick, wood, and soundproofing materials loaded here would soon transform a plain office into one of the most thoughtfully designed spaces for trauma therapy in Delray Beach.To help reduce construction costs, we decided to do some of the construction work ourselves. Mainly, cosmetic elements such as wood paneling and brick veneer. Our last office had accent walls using large cardboard sheets with wood images. Well, we were definitely not going to use fake pictures of brick in our new space. I knew we had to use real brick.

So we purchased the supplies, assembled the tools, and got to work! 

Some of the offices got wood acoustic wall panels, which give a beautiful look and add to the soundproofing. Some offices got flat reclaimed pine boards, which give the space a nice, rustic, and warm vibe. 

A team member crouches down in the new office space, using a power drill to install wood paneling along the base of the reception desk while new flooring gleams in the background. This image captures the hands-on build-out process that the Mangrove Therapy Group team undertook to create a space that truly reflects their commitment to quality care as a leading therapist in Delray Beach, FL. Every wood panel, brick, and soundproofed wall was installed with the intention of making clients feel safe, comfortable, and ready to engage in EMDR therapy in Delray Beach, FL.

Two members of the Mangrove Therapy Group team work together to install reclaimed wood paneling on a therapy office wall, carefully placing each board to create a warm, rustic accent wall. This hands-on build-out reflects the level of care and intention that defines this Delray Beach therapy practice — every design choice was made with the client's comfort in mind. Creating a space that feels genuinely welcoming is part of what sets Mangrove apart as a trusted therapist in Delray Beach, FL.

A beautifully finished therapy office corner featuring dark wood acoustic wall panels, a warm leather recliner, a white console table with an inspirational framed quote, a potted plant, and soft lamp lighting. This inviting, carefully curated space is where clients come to do the deep work of trauma therapy in Delray Beach, FL — in an environment designed to feel safe, calm, and grounding from the moment they sit down. For those seeking EMDR therapy in Delray Beach, FL, this is the kind of thoughtfully designed space where real healing happens.

Our breakroom got a handmade board and batten wall using mostly 1”x4” boards with some 1"x2" pieces on top, which all got painted Mindful Grey by Sherwin-Williams. 

A freshly built board and batten breakroom mid-construction, with crisp white trim panels installed along the lower half of the walls and a laser level set up in the center of the room to ensure precise alignment. Even the behind-the-scenes spaces at this Delray Beach mental health therapist practice were built with care and attention to detail. Every room in the new Mangrove Therapy Group office was designed to reflect the same standard of quality that clients experience in their sessions.

The completed breakroom featuring a handmade board and batten wall painted in Sherwin-Williams Mindful Gray, with clean white upper walls and warm wood-look flooring — a calm, polished space for the Mangrove team. This level of thoughtful design throughout the entire office reflects the values of a Delray Beach therapy practice that believes the environment itself plays a role in healing. From the therapy rooms to the staff spaces, every corner of this trauma therapy in Delray Beach, FL practice was built with purpose.

And some of the walls got brick. White Koni Old Chicago Brick. 

A smiling team member stands proudly in front of a freshly completed white Koni Old Chicago brick accent wall, wearing work gloves and a casual outfit after a long day of hands-on construction work. This wall represents one of the most labor-intensive elements of the build-out at Mangrove Therapy Group, one of the most trusted names in trauma therapy in Delray Beach, FL. The finished result is a striking, textured feature that adds warmth and character to the new home of this EMDR therapy in Delray Beach, FL practice.

And after a TON of hard work (and money), we transformed our space!

Honestly, the hardest part was the brick. We used a metal grid system that was bolted to the wall to ensure even lines. Then we used construction adhesive to apply the bricks, one by one. And then we had to apply the grout using piping bags and shaping the mortar once it started to dry.

A mid-construction view of the hallway area showing white Koni Old Chicago brick veneer being applied to the wall using a metal grid system, with mass-loaded vinyl sheets visible above and a therapy office doorway framed in the background. This image captures the meticulous soundproofing and design work that went into building a space worthy of serious trauma therapy in Delray Beach, FL. For clients of this Delray Beach mental health therapist practice, the result is a confidential, calm, and beautifully finished environment where they can feel truly safe.

A team member wearing a blue cap and mask carefully mixes grout in a bucket, preparing to apply mortar between the white brick veneer tiles being installed on the walls of the new Mangrove Therapy Group office. This meticulous, hands-on process reflects the level of dedication behind building one of the most thoughtfully designed spaces for trauma therapy in Delray Beach, FL.

A team member stands on a ladder, carefully applying and shaping grout between white Koni Old Chicago brick tiles on the accent wall, with reclaimed wood paneling visible on the adjacent wall behind a blue door. This image captures one of the most labor-intensive phases of the office build-out for this trusted therapist in Delray Beach, FL.

Ashley had a painting crew that painted the entire space with the colors we chose from Sherwin-Williams. We chose Greek Villa for the walls, Santorini Blue for the doors, Mindful Gray for the breakroom board and batten walls, and Iron Ore for the window frames.

Four Sherwin-Williams paint swatches laid out on a wood surface — Santorini Blue, Greek Villa, Iron Ore, and Mindful Gray — the carefully chosen color palette for the new Mangrove Therapy Group office. These colors were selected to create a calm, cohesive environment that supports the sensitive work of trauma therapy in Delray Beach, FL. Every design decision at this Delray Beach mental health therapist practice was intentional, right down to the paint on the walls.

New blinds were installed by 3 Day Blinds. Standard White 1.5" blinds, so no picture needed for this. 

And then we hired a muralist, Rachel Vanatta, based out of Jupiter, who transformed our hallway walls into an amazing tapestry of tropical plant life. Ashley was a bit worried it was going to look too busy, like the Rainforest Café, but I reassured her it would look amazing. And it did!

A close-up of a section of the hallway tropical mural at Mangrove Therapy Group, featuring lush green botanical leaves painted directly on the wall alongside the artist's Instagram handle, @mellowcreativeclub. This custom mural was commissioned to bring warmth, life, and a sense of calm to the hallway of this EMDR therapy in Delray Beach, FL practice.

The Move

We scheduled our move on a Saturday, and the whole team, along with some family, was present to make sure it went smoothly. We used Two Men and a Truck, which did a great job (wow, moving must be a hard profession!).

We added the finishing touches. Wall décor. Plants (lots of them). The Mangrove mosaic I made the year before. Some custom neon signs. New furniture. A new scent diffuser to make sure the place smells amazing. Sound machines for privacy. And the transformation was complete.

The custom Mangrove Therapy Group neon sign arrives in its packaging, featuring the practice name in colorful lettering alongside the iconic mangrove tree logo. This finishing touch was one of the final pieces installed in the new office of this well-known therapist in Delray Beach, FL, adding a vibrant and welcoming focal point to the space. It's a fitting symbol for a practice that has become a cornerstone of trauma therapy in Delray Beach, FL since opening its doors in 2022.

The Mangrove Therapy Group team walks through their nearly complete new office on move-in day, surrounded by moving boxes while the stunning tropical hallway mural and reclaimed wood reception desk are visible in the background. This candid moment captures the excitement and energy of a Delray Beach therapy practice stepping into a new chapter — a space built from scratch to support the healing of every client who walks through the door. For those seeking EMDR therapy in Delray Beach, FL.

I was going to include some pictures of our plants, but honestly, there were too many. We actually have 53 live plants in our office… Are we obsessed? Plants allow for a very warm, soothing environment. Check out this blog that I wrote a long time ago on plant therapy.

Here is a picture of our neon EMDR sign, which pays homage to our expertise in EMDR therapy.

A custom neon sign reading "EMDR" in blue letters inside a red heart shape, mounted on the white brick accent wall at Mangrove Therapy Group's new office. This sign is a nod to the practice's deep expertise in EMDR therapy in Delray Beach, FL.

A fully decorated therapy office wall featuring the glowing EMDR neon heart sign, a tall bookshelf filled with clinical texts and personal touches, trailing green plants, and framed motivational artwork against the white brick backdrop. This warm, lived-in space reflects the personality and clinical depth of this trusted therapist in Delray Beach, FL — a room designed to feel both professional and deeply human. 

The fully completed reception area of Mangrove Therapy Group's new office, featuring a reclaimed wood reception desk with the glowing practice neon sign, a row of warm leather chairs, a tropical botanical mural, and lush potted plants throughout. This welcoming space sets the tone for the entire experience at this leading Delray Beach therapy practice.

The waiting area of the new Mangrove Therapy Group office, featuring bold Santorini Blue therapy room doors, a sweeping tropical botanical mural, warm wood flooring, leather waiting chairs, and the practice logo displayed on the wall. This thoughtfully designed space reflects the commitment of this EMDR therapy in Delray Beach, FL practice to creating a calm environment.

A wide view of the fully completed hallway at Mangrove Therapy Group, lined with Santorini Blue therapy room doors, reclaimed wood paneling, white brick accent walls, and a sweeping tropical mural that stretches the full length of the corridor. This stunning space is the result of months of hands-on work by the team behind one of the most respected practices for trauma therapy in Delray Beach, FL.


Start Delray Beach Therapy for EMDR, Trauma, and More!

The move was a lot of work, but it had to be done, and the space turned out great and worth all of the effort. If you're in Delray Beach and looking for highly effective therapy (and EMDR, which we are known for), give our team a call and come check our space! 

We put a lot of heart — and quite a few bricks — into creating an environment that feels warm, calm, and genuinely welcoming. Because we believe that healing starts before the session even begins. The right space matters.

If you're in Delray Beach, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, West Palm Beach, or anywhere in the greater Palm Beach County area and you're looking for expert trauma therapy, addiction counseling, or EMDR, we'd love to meet you in person. Start your therapy journey with Mangrove Therapy Group by following these simple steps:

  1. Contact Mangrove Therapy Group
  2. Meet with a caring, skilled therapist
  3. Start healing in a space designed with you in mind!

Other Services Offered with Mangrove Therapy Group

Our team is happy to provide a variety of services to support you and your mental health. We offer EMDR therapy, trauma therapy, and more. Our therapists offer care for a range of concerns, including:

If you’re ready, we’re here. You can learn more from our blog or FAQs page!

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