Parenting Therapists Available in St. Petersburg
This page lists professionals licensed in Florida who offer online therapy for parenting challenges and family dynamics. Use it if you are a parent in St. Petersburg looking for support with discipline strategies, co‑parenting, child behavior, or parental stress. Compare each practitioner’s specialties, therapy approaches, ages the clinician works with, and whether they mention experience with issues like teen conflict or early childhood concerns. A Florida licence covers the whole state, so being inside Florida is not a barrier to working with any clinician shown here.
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1. Celena Benjamin, LMHC, LCMHC
Experienced Florida mental health counselor
Works with Stress, Anxiety · Parenting · Self esteem · Depression · Coping with life changes
Approaches Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) · Client-Centered Therapy · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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2. Claudette Gaynor, LMHC
Client-centered LMHC for life transitions
Works with Stress, Anxiety · Family · Grief · Depression · Coping with life changes
Approaches Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) · Client-Centered Therapy · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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3. Melissa Cooper, LMHC
Florida LMHC specializing in stress and family care
Works with Stress, Anxiety · Parenting · Self esteem · Compassion fatigue · ADHD
Approaches Client-Centered Therapy · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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4. Dr. Daniella Jackson, LMHC
Addiction and relationship-focused therapist
Works with Stress, Anxiety · Addictions · Relationship · Self esteem · Depression
Approaches Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) · Attachment-Based Therapy · Client-Centered Therapy
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5. Dr. Arthur Betancourt, FL Psychologist
Florida psychologist focused on coping
Works with Stress, Anxiety · Relationship · Self esteem · Depression · Family
Approaches Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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6. Abraham Knowles, LCSW
Works with Stress, Anxiety · Trauma and abuse · Parenting · Self esteem · Depression
Approaches Client-Centered Therapy · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Motivational Interviewing
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7. Jennifer Cruz, LMHC
Florida Licensed Counselor for Life Changes
Works with Stress, Anxiety · Self esteem · Bipolar · Depression · Addictions
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8. Samantha Schwartz, LCSW
Florida LCSW guiding healing and resilience
Works with Stress, Anxiety · Addictions · Relationship · Trauma and abuse · Self esteem
Approaches Client-Centered Therapy · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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9. Kimberly Nixon, LCSW
Strengths-based therapy for life transitions and emotional wellbeing
Works with Stress, Anxiety · Trauma and abuse · Grief · Self esteem · Coping with life changes
Approaches Client-Centered Therapy · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Mindfulness Therapy
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10. Dr. Jacqueline Jennette, FL Psychologist
Experienced psychologist for life transitions
Works with Relationship · Trauma and abuse · Grief · Parenting · Coping with life changes
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11. Marylise Zwarts, LMHC
Works with Relationship · Trauma and abuse · Grief · Anger · Self esteem
Approaches Client-Centered Therapy · Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) · Psychodynamic Therapy
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12. Janet Angueira, LMHC
Compassionate LMHC for stress and relationships
Works with Stress, Anxiety · Relationship · Self esteem · Depression · Coping with life changes
Approaches Client-Centered Therapy · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Imago Relationship Therapy
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13. Kenneth Hoeck, LMHC
Trauma-informed counseling with integrative, evidence-based care
Works with Stress, Anxiety · Trauma and abuse · Sleeping · Anger · Depression
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14. Aimee Gandy, LCSW
Works with Stress, Anxiety · Family · Trauma and abuse · Grief · Parenting
Approaches Client-Centered Therapy · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Motivational Interviewing
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15. Sharon Salichs, LMHC
Spanish-speaking Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Works with Stress, Anxiety · Grief · Self esteem · Depression · Coping with life changes
Approaches Client-Centered Therapy · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Narrative Therapy
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About parenting therapy for people in St. Petersburg
Everyone listed on this page holds a licence to practise in Florida and works online. That matters more than it sounds: a licence is issued by the state, not by a city, so a therapist is available to anyone in Florida regardless of how far away they are. Someone in St. Petersburg can work with a therapist whose books would otherwise be out of reach.
1,275 therapists match this page, all of whom name parenting among the areas they work with. Fifteen are shown above. The list changes between pages, so it is worth looking at more than one if none of these feels like a fit.
What to compare
- Credential. LMHC, LCSW and LMFT are different training routes to licensed practice in Florida, all overseen by the Florida Department of Health's Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. None outranks the others; they shape emphasis rather than quality.
- Years in practice. Shown for every therapist here. More experience is not automatically better, but it is a fair proxy for how much of a given problem someone has seen.
- What else they work with. A therapist whose other focus areas overlap with your situation is usually a better starting point than one whose listed areas stop at the single thing you searched for.
- Approach. CBT, psychodynamic, solution-focused and the rest describe how sessions tend to run. If you have tried therapy before and it did not suit you, changing approach is often more useful than changing therapist.
- Language. Shown where a therapist offers sessions in more than English.
How online sessions work
Sessions run by video or by messaging, arranged through our partner platform rather than booked directly with the therapist. There is no travel and no waiting room, which for most people is the difference between starting and not starting. Pricing is set by the platform and shown before you commit.
Therapy in St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg has a population of about 258,308. Local in-person availability varies and waiting lists are common, which is part of why state-wide online practice has grown. Nothing on this page depends on a therapist being near you.
Common questions
Can I find someone who helps with co‑parenting after separation?
Yes. Look for clinicians who list co‑parenting, divorce, or blended family support among their specialties. Compare their described approaches, such as mediation, communication skills, or parenting plan work, and check whether they note experience helping parents coordinate boundaries and routines for children.
Do any clinicians specialize in parenting toddlers versus teens?
Some clinicians note the child age ranges they work with. If you need help with toddlers, search for infant and early childhood development, attachment, or sleep and feeding support. For teens, look for adolescent behavior, identity, or school and peer issues as stated specialties.
How should I choose between different approaches like parent coaching, family therapy, or individual support for parents?
Consider your main goal: parent coaching focuses on skills and strategies, family therapy addresses relationships among family members, and individual therapy for parents targets the parent’s own stress or trauma. Read each clinician’s listed methods and stated focus to see which fits your priorities.
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