Humans need love the same way we need warmth, food, water, and shelter. When we’re young, sometimes we can get by relying on others for our needs. We might rely on our parents for food and shelter, we may lean on our partners for love and affection, but ultimately it’s not reasonable (or possible) to […]

Thinking about quitting therapy can bring up a lot of mixed emotions, especially if you’ve already invested time, energy, and hope into the process. But when you’ve put in all that effort, sometimes there has been little or no reward and the prospect of quitting can start to look pretty appetizing.  But before you quit, […]

Reparenting yourself can be challenging work. After all, if parenting were easy, it probably would have been done 100% right the first time. As it stands, our upbringings are imperfect at best and traumatizing at worst. So for the untold many who have suffered either imperfect or traumatizing childhoods, there lies the great work of […]

AI is an increasingly prominent factor in all of our lives. It’s changing the ways that we read, write, research, and interact with the world around us. More and more, we’re seeing AI replace (or try to replace) huge portions of service labor, infrastructure, and even higher-level decision-making. AI is being made responsible for things […]

It’s July 2025, and you’re looking for a therapist in St. Petersburg, FL. You need something more personal than AI chatbots, DBT handouts and personality surveys. You want someone who can be your guide when the skies are calm and help you find peace when things get stormy.  Integrative Counsel helps people in St. Petersburg […]

How does therapy help you handle big life changes?  When everything is changing around us, sometimes it can feel like we have nothing to rely on. That’s when working with the right therapist can make all the difference in the world.  You know better than anyone the specifics of what you’re going through, but how […]

Carl Jung argued that dreams are not random or meaningless, they are messages from the unconscious. Unlike Freud, who saw dreams primarily as wish-fulfillment, Jung thought that they show us what we are missing, ignoring, or repressing in our waking lives. It is a way for our psyche to balance itself out. We might be […]

Can a therapist really help you feel proud of who you are? For a lot of LGBT people, self-acceptance can feel like a fantasy, but finding the right guide  can make all the difference in the world.  Working with a therapist who affirms and understands your identity can bring your authentic self out of the […]

Without the right mindset, it’s hard to make any sort of progress in our therapy journey. Even if we do all the worksheets, attend all the therapy sessions, and soak up all the sunshine in St. Petersburg, we’ll still need to authentically put it into practice every day. The right counselor can make a huge […]

Vulnerability is something a lot of men have to work on when they go to therapy. We live in a culture that encourages men to hide and ignore their vulnerabilities, so when they finally unmask themselves to their partner or therapist, it can feel threatening. Working with a counselor who understands can make all the […]