What Makes Our Practice Different?

How Do You Know If A Therapist Is Right For You?

When it comes to picking a counseling team, you have a lot of options to choose from. Finding the right therapist is an extremely personal choice, and it’s important to get all the information. Each counselor you could make an appointment with will have different disciplines and niches that they cater to, like art therapy, spirituality, somatic therapy, or even psychedelic assisted therapies. So which specialties should you be looking for? And what makes our offerings different? 

An Expansive Approach To Therapy

At Integrative Counsel, our “secret sauce” is blending together the traditional disciplines of psychotherapy with the newer approaches of expansive therapies, spirituality, and mind-body connection. By drawing upon multiple wells of wisdom, we provide support that gives you the best elements of each.

Who Can Help Me With Art Therapy? 

Art therapy can transform your relationship with yourself and the world. The right art therapist can give you the tools to make that transformation a reality. Quinn Smalley, LMHC is an art therapist in Saint Petersburg, Florida who wants to help you transform. She helps her patients by:

• Rewriting The Narrative. One of the most impactful ways to impact our perspective is by analyzing the story we tell ourselves about our lives. Quinn uses the transformative power of art therapy to give her patients insight on the way they are shaping their personal narrative.
• Awakening Your Awareness. Just as the right piece of art can forever change the way you look at the world, the right art therapist can forever alter the way you look at yourself. Quinn understands that when we invite creativity into our lives, we can better understand and express the power that’s inside of us. 
• Unlocking Your Inner Potential. Quinn’s greatest passion is guiding her patients through the uncertainty of life’s dark passages and coming out on the other side a wiser and stronger individual. Her art therapy can help you to become the expert you always could have been.

Can A Therapist Help You With Your Spirituality? 

Try as we might to go through our lives without searching for greater meaning, coping with the unknown, and connecting with the collective unconscious of the human race, a disconnected life will always have consequences. Inviting meaning and spirituality into your life can help you cope during hard times, navigate stressful moments in your relationships, and stay resilient even when you yourself don’t feel strong. Michael Anthony, MSW can help you to develop your spirituality and grow your relationships with others in a constructive, healthy way. He lifts up his clients by: 

• Synthesizing Eastern Wisdom. Western medicine has valuable wisdom when it comes to many things, but navigating the stresses of the human heart is not one of them. Michael uses his knowledge of martial arts and Eastern philosophy to shed new light on the problems that plague the human heart. 
• Healing Complicated Relationships. A healthy relationship with others is a fundamental building block of a satisfied life, but a healthy relationship is something many of us have only heard of. Michael brings to his clients a special talent for couples counseling that can be a great boon when navigating the often murky waters of human relationships. 
• Providing Therapy For Men. There’s a reason many men avoid seeking out therapy. There are serious stigmas associated with reaching out for help, being vulnerable, and expressing your feelings. Being a man himself, Michael has helped many patients work through the unique struggles that come with undergoing therapy as a man. 

Where Can I Get Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy?

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (or KAP) is one of the most promising new therapy options for many patients, but finding the right counselor is just as important as finding the right treatment plan. That’s why Integrative Counsel has paired up with Journey Clinical to offer KAP with our team of therapists and their team of medical experts. Lauren Mishkin, LMHC is using her unique expertise in healing the traumatic past to provide Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy. Her expert treatment can help you: 

• Guide You When You Wish You Had A Map. One of the cruelest jokes in the history of human development is that life did not come with an instruction manual. For those of us who came from a difficult background, sometimes it can feel like everyone else got training on this stuff while we were out to lunch or something. Lauren is the type of guide who can make your world a less confusing place.
• Forever Shift Your Perspective. A good therapist can open up your mind and make your world an easier place to look at. Lauren’s practice is informed by yoga, spirituality, and mind-body connection to help her clients work towards a more productive perception through their mind, body, and spirit.
• Cope With Your Past. Somatic therapy uses the powerful connection between our minds and bodies to enact meaningful changes on our cognitive processes. The right counselor can help you to move through the thoughts and feelings that have been stored in your body and walk free of the pain you’ve unknowingly had to live with. Lauren combines her knowledge of somatic therapies and trauma treatment to help her patients move on from their pasts. 

 If you feel stuck on your healing journey, working with a therapist can help. Based on your needs, our intake specialist will help you get matched up with your perfect therapist. Click here to schedule a consultation.

Sunny Ebsary is an educator, multi-modal artist, and writer specializing in the intersection of myth and mental health. Sunny’s writing walks the line between poetic and logical, giving readers a chance to interface with the mind and imagination. Sunny’s been putting pen to paper since he was a child, writing everything from albums, novels, and plays, to essays, interactive games, and of course, many articles! While studying both psychology and writing, he realized his real passion in life was helping others unlock their creative spark. Whether he’s leading a D&D game, directing a production, or diving deep into the brain, you can be sure Sunny will be ushering you toward finding meaning in your life.