Integrative Counsel

08/21/2025

What does it feel like to have a Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) session? For many, the experience is both deeply grounding and profoundly transformative. Unlike a recreational psychedelic experience (or even a ketamine infusion clinic), KAP places the therapeutic relationship at the center, combining the neurobiological effects of ketamine with the guidance of a skilled therapist. Sessions are designed to support clients in exploring their inner world, uncovering new insights, and creating lasting change through integration work in the days that follow.

For patients with treatment-resistant symptoms, KAP offers depression relief, long-term anxiety reduction, and improved neuroplasticity. That means it makes it easier to make the changes you need to make when you need to make them.

What does it feel like to have a Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) session? For many, the experience is both deeply grounding and profoundly transformative.  Unlike a recreational psychedelic experience (or even a ketamine infusion clinic), KAP places the therapeutic relationship at the center,...

08/14/2025

Even therapists have really bad days, but the way they navigate them can offer valuable insight when we’re seeking out depression relief and long-term depression treatment. While their training equips them to help others, therapists also rely on healthy coping strategies, self-awareness, and professional support to manage their own emotional lows.

There will always be something we’re struggling with in one way or another, whether that’s depression, anxiety, or the crushing financial reality of the St. Petersburg housing market. Our team of counselors are unique individuals with their own set of experiences, coping skills, and subsequent wisdom to offer. So how do therapists handle it when they’re having a really rough time?

Even therapists have really bad days, but the way they navigate them can offer valuable insight when we’re seeking out depression relief and long-term depression treatment. While their training equips them to help others, therapists also rely on healthy coping strategies, self-awareness, and profe...

08/07/2025

Hurricanes, flooding, and unexpected death are challenging calls to action that we can be entirely unprepared for. You can be the most thorough doomsday prepper in the world, and be completely distraught when it comes time to bunker down. When we're beset by problems as uncontrollable and immutable as the weather and the ceaseless march of time, we need a strong toolkit that we can rely on.

Therapy is a powerful resource that we can call upon when there's so much that's out of our control. We don't know what the future holds, but we do know that we’ll be the one who has to deal with it. So how do we deal with it?

Hurricanes, flooding, and unexpected death are challenging calls to action that we can be entirely unprepared for. You can be the most thorough doomsday prepper in the world, and be completely distraught when it comes time to bunker down. When we’re beset by problems as uncontrollable and immutabl...

08/04/2025

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 get all things at all times from others. Gaining the privilege of adulthood means accepting the responsibility of self-care. That means giving to yourself that which you expect to receive from your friends and loved ones.

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 possibl...

07/25/2025

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, it serves you to understand why therapy isn’t working for you. Is there more you can try? Is your therapist a good fit for you? How does a functional therapeutic alliance work, and how can you foster one? Let’s learn from the experts.

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 appetizi...

07/24/2025

What you supposed to do if you don’t trust your own voice?

What can you do to foster a sense of self-trust, and self-reliance?

It all starts with changing your thoughts. The stories that you tell yourself and the thoughts you think directly impact the space around you. If you want good things to happen, you need to think good thoughts.

If you want to find your purpose, you need to start believing in yourself.

Changing your perspective can feel like an insurmountable challenge. But shifting your thinking gets easier just like working out a muscle. Done consistently over time, and with practice that is clumsy and awkward, you become more resilient.

07/21/2025

From now til August 11, Mercury will be in retrograde 🙃

Since Mercury is the planet of the mind, intellect, and communication, you may notice that there is more miscommunication, misunderstandings, delays, and technology issues.

Our take? Think of the Mercury Retrograde as a quarterly review. This is your chance to get in touch with yourself, assess where you are at, and see what you need to heal.

Keep reading for advice (from our team of experts) to help you handle this retrograde (or any other time where communication is challenged).

Wondering how you will survive the Mercury Retrograde? Our therapists have advice on how you can better communicate this mercury retrograde.

07/10/2025

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 that even highly intelligent people find to be difficult.

“This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.” - Douglas Adams, The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy

And so, of course, we're seeing people use AI for their therapy to disastrous results. If a human therapist were leading their clients towards mania, drug addiction, or self-harm, they'd quickly lose their license and credibility. So what is it that a human therapist offers that artificial intelligence can't?

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-makin...

07/07/2025

Healing isn’t one-size-fits-all.

The healing process is very layered and deeply personal to each individual.

Our approach to therapy integrates the mind, body, and spirit. Whether it’s helping you reconnect with your inner artist through creative expression or exploring deeper emotional healing through somatic therapy or Ketamine assisted psychotherapy, our goal is to help you access the most authentic parts of yourself that have been waiting to be seen by you.

We understand that finding a therapist can feel overwhelming. Our mission isn’t just to get you into therapy with us, it’s to help you find someone who truly fits you. If someone on our team isn’t the right fit, we will help you find someone who is.

And if you’re not quite ready, that’s okay. We’re here to answer your questions, hold space, and meet you wherever you are on your healing journey.

You can read more about our offerings in our most recent article here (https://integrativecounsel.org/how-to-find-the-right-therapist-updated-july-2025/) or at the link in bio!

06/30/2025

Starting something new, even when it’s joyful, can stir up old wounds, insecurities, or fears of vulnerability.

Working with a therapist can help you stay grounded in your own identity, learn better ways to communicate, and give you a safe space to explore your vulnerabilities outside of your new relationship.

Starting a new relationship is exciting, but it’s also a big transition, and those are tough for everyone. Working with a therapist means a golden opportunity to move on from the relationship mistakes we’ve made in the past and forge a brighter future with your new partner.

So what are some of the common relationship pitfalls that a therapist can help you with?

Emotionally Supporting Your Partner Through Tough Times.

When your partner is going through a big change, that often means big changes for the both of you. Offering your support often looks like taking on new responsibilities, empathizing even when we’re upset, and putting our own needs second, and these are all no small order. The right therapist can be your dedicated line of support when you’re busy supporting others.

How To Forgive And Be Forgiven.

A relationship that is unskilled in forgiveness will last only until its first mistake, then be doomed to resentment and separation (one followed by the other). Without forgiveness, we live forever in debt to the past. Fortunately, this is one of the skills that they teach us in therapy: how to forgive, when to forgive, and, importantly, how to be forgiven when we make a mistake.

Read our latest article “What To Lean On When Everything Is Changing” at the link in bio.

06/26/2025

Big life changes can leave us feeling lost, overwhelmed, or unsure of how to move forward.

While therapy offers long-term support, there are meaningful ways to care for yourself now, before your first session begins.

• Therapeutic rituals: Small, grounding routines like morning coffee or a weekly game night offer structure and comfort during uncertain times.

• Joy through play:Reconnect with activities you loved as a child—the ones you set aside because you felt you had to “grow up.” This kind of play can bring lightness and joy when you need it most.

• Symbol exploration: Notice the recurring images, dreams, or memories that keep showing up. What do they mean to you? What feelings do they carry? Exploring these symbols can help you process the emotional weight of transition.

Change can be disorienting, and sometimes it is very painful, but it also holds the potential for deep transformation that can enrich your life. Give yourself permission to begin wherever you are.

Read our latest article here https://integrativecounsel.org/what-to-lean-on-when-everything-is-changing/ or at the link in bio!

03/27/2025

Therapy can help you heal your burnout, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy. Striking the right balance between the things you need to do and the things you want to do requires subtlety and practice. Therapy is work. You wouldn’t think that the solution to burnout is more effort, but in fact, being more conscious, putting in more effort, and practicing the skill of mindfulness might be the only lasting solution to burnout we have. To learn how to cope with burnout, you’ll need to find the right teacher.

Therapy can help you heal your burnout, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy. Striking the right balance between the things you need to do and the things you want to do requires subtlety and practice. Therapy is work. You wouldn’t think that the solution to burnout is more effort, but i...