LGBT therapists in Saint Petersburg, FL

Hello and welcome!

As a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over 20 years experience, I believe our relationships are central and vital to our happiness - they can enrich us, and/or bring us pain.

I help couples work through major life issues, decide if they want to stay together, and enact that decision with respect for each person. We dig deep and have the difficult conversations in a safe environment.

All relationships are embraced and affirmed.

Welcome to Liberated Mind Counseling! I am deeply committed to partnering with growth minded creatives to make a lasting transformation into their happiest most fulfilled selves so they can finally experience a life of joy, meaning, creativity, and well-being. If you are looking for a counselor who can guide you to address: feeling stuck in situations, anxiety, overthinking, relationships and creative projects in your life, hopelessness after countless attempts to make lasting changes, disconnectedness from your life and the people around you or helplessness in the face of big, chaotic, or unmanageable emotions You've come to the right place.

Together we will be utilizing mindfulness and other cutting edge therapeutic techniques to change your relationship to yourself, your thoughts, and your emotions at the neurological level while practicing, opening, and strengthening your capacity to experience joy, compassion, forgiveness, and love in a way that is systematic and scientific.

It would be my pleasure to partner with you to achieve a life of joy, meaning, creativity, and well-being. Please contact me today for a free 30 minute phone consultation or visit me on my website. 727-451-9281

Chris Wiley DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Christopher Wiley, APRN is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and practice in St. Petersburg, Florida. Before working as a nurse practitioner, he worked as a registered nurse for ten years in various settings, including psychiatry. Along with his background in mental health and psychiatry he is a certified nurse educator with a terminal degree in nursing education.

I am an honest and compassionate therapist with a direct approach to therapy. I believe therapy works best when communication is open, clear, and collaborative. I encourage curiosity, openness, and personal growth, and I aim to empower clients to take an active role in their healing and decision-making process.

I have a BS degree in Health Science from San Jose State University and an MSW degree from the University of Southern California. Yes, I’m originally from California. I’m a licensed clinical social worker in both California and Florida. I was first licensed in 2003. For the first ten years of my practice, I worked with children, adolescents, and families.

I have over eight years of experience supporting individuals whose mental health is affected by health and medical issues. Finally, I’m trained in Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP).

Please visit my website:

www.coastalpsychologicalgroupfl.com

We don't usually seek help when life is going well for us. Whatever your current situation is, you are looking for help and guidance. I provide an encouraging and warm environment for exploration and growth. I am passionate about my work and invested in your process towards transformation. I believe each client requires a unique treatment plan that is tailored to their personal life situation.

Drawing from twenty years of experience in education and principal of therapeutic schools, I have developed the art of conflict resolution with reticent learners, with parents, with couples and individuals. I have the skillset to support people and transform their perceptions of self to cope with communication issues, anger, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, and trauma. My empathetic approach offers people to find positive and creative techniques. I am highly gifted in working to establish and enhance relationships between parent and child/husband and wife using conflict resolution to create opportunities. As a clinician of almost ten years, I interact exceedingly well with individuals and couples to support positive communication and achieve personal growth whether it be in a marriage, parenting/school skills, or within oneself. My understanding, compassion, and acceptance of people when they enter therapy create a safe and trusting environment to unpack problems and develop strategies that enhance well-being, stability, and alternative perspectives on how to address struggles/conflicts.

You don’t have to navigate this alone.

I’m a Licensed Mental Health and ART trauma therapist passionate about helping adults and teens manage the overwhelming challenges of life—whether it's anxiety, depression, trauma, or simply feeling stuck.

I graduated with honors from National Louis University with my Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I received a bachelor’s degree in Special Education in 2013 from Walsh University in Ohio. I taught children with varying exceptionalities and learning differences for five years. I have over ten years of experience working with children and adults with autism, ADHD, and various learning disabilities.

I utilize interventions of various approaches to best assist my clients in accomplishing their individual goals. These approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Person-Centered Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness Based Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy and Narrative Therapy. I am also a certified yoga teacher.