Psychologists and Therapists in St. Petersburg, FL
Finding a psychologist in St. Petersburg should not feel like guesswork. Family Psychology Associates has provided evidence-based mental health care across Tampa Bay for more than thirty years, and our St. Petersburg office on Central Avenue brings a practice of more than twenty licensed clinicians directly to Pinellas County. If you have spent an evening scrolling a directory and calling numbers that go to voicemail, you already know the real problem is not a shortage of therapists. It is reaching one who takes your insurance, has an opening that fits your life, and is trained in the thing you are dealing with.
That is the gap this office was opened to close. We work with children, teens, adults, couples, and families across the full range of concerns: anxiety, depression, ADHD, OCD, trauma, grief, relationship distress, autism, postpartum adjustment, and psychological testing. What distinguishes our approach is a sequence: careful assessment first, a concrete plan second, and a clinician who stays engaged as the coordinating point across every other provider in your care.
Our St. Petersburg Office on Central Avenue
Our St. Petersburg location is at 5628 Central Avenue, First Floor, St. Petersburg, FL 33707, phone (727) 900-7014. The office sits on the Central Avenue corridor in west St. Petersburg, a short drive from downtown, the Historic Old Northeast, Kenwood, Pasadena, Gulfport, Tyrone, and the beach communities. It is our newest office, opened because south Pinellas families were driving north for care they should be able to get at home.
Practical details matter more than they sound when you are trying to protect a standing weekly appointment. The suite is on the first floor and is accessible, and there is on-site parking, so you are not circling a garage or feeding a meter before a session that already takes something out of you. Central Avenue is a main east-west route across the city and is served by public transit, which makes the office reachable for clients who do not drive. For a map, directions, and current hours, see our Contact page.
We see clients in person on Central Avenue and by secure telehealth throughout Florida. Appointments are available six days a week and four evenings a week, subject to availability. That schedule is deliberate: the professionals, shift workers, and parents who make up much of our St. Pete caseload cannot reliably step away at two in the afternoon.
Why a St. Petersburg Practice, Not Just a Tampa Bay One
Local matters in mental health care in ways that are easy to underrate. A clinician who works in St. Petersburg knows the Pinellas County school system and how to talk to a school’s staff about accommodations, knows which local psychiatrists and pediatricians return calls, and knows that a forty minute drive across the bay at five in the afternoon is why a lot of good treatment plans quietly end after session four.
Proximity also changes what care can include. When your therapist is fifteen minutes away, it is realistic to bring a partner in for a joint session or to add a session during a hard stretch. Being local is what makes continuity of care possible.
What We See Most Often in Our St. Petersburg Practice
Every community brings its own patterns into the therapy room, and a few stand out in our Central Avenue caseload.
High-functioning adults carrying quiet anxiety. St. Pete has become a hub for remote workers, creatives, healthcare staff, and small-business owners. A large share of the adults we see look entirely fine from the outside while running on adrenaline and perfectionism underneath. They are not in crisis and generally do not want open-ended talk. They want practical, evidence-based tools that lower the internal volume without pulling them away from careers they worked hard to build.
Young families and children who do not yet have the words. Our St. Petersburg office has leaned into children and family services, including play therapy for kids who cannot narrate anxiety, anger, or grief directly. We coordinate with Pinellas County schools on behavioral support, accommodations, and the transitions that trip families up.
Adults in the middle of a major transition. Relocation, career change, new parenthood, divorce, grief, and retirement bring many people through our doors. St. Petersburg is a city a lot of people move to, and arriving somewhere new without a support network is its own stressor.
Couples and relationships under strain. Relationship distress is one of the most common reasons people first reach out. We help partners improve communication, rebuild trust, and untangle the patterns underneath the conflict, which frequently turn out to include undiagnosed ADHD, unprocessed trauma, or an anxiety disorder nobody had named yet.
Services at Our St. Petersburg Office
Our St. Pete clinicians provide evidence-based care across the concerns that bring people to therapy. Each links to a fuller explanation of our approach.
- Anxiety treatment: generalized anxiety, panic, social anxiety, and work stress, using CBT and mindfulness-based approaches.
- Depression and mood disorders: major depression, persistent low mood, and bipolar spectrum conditions.
- ADHD therapy and support: skills-focused work on focus, impulsivity, and executive function for children, teens, and adults.
- Trauma resolution: care for survivors of abuse, accidents, medical trauma, and other overwhelming experiences.
- EMDR therapy: a structured, well-researched way to process traumatic memory without narrating every detail.
- Couples and relationship counseling: communication, trust, repair, and connection for partners at any stage.
- Psychological testing: assessment for ADHD, learning differences, and autism, offered through FPA clinicians at our other offices, with St. Pete intake handling the referral.
- Child therapy in St. Petersburg: play therapy and developmentally matched interventions for younger children.
- Teen therapy: school pressure, identity, social media, anxiety, and family conflict in adolescence.
- Young adult therapy: the launch years, including college stress, first jobs, and the transition to independence.
- Adult autism therapy: support for autistic adults and those exploring an autism identification later in life.
- Postpartum therapy: perinatal mood and anxiety changes, birth trauma, and the adjustment to new parenthood.
If you are not sure which of these fits your situation, that is normal. Anxiety, ADHD, trauma, and depression frequently travel together and mask one another, which is why we assess before we commit to a direction.
St. Petersburg Neighborhoods and Communities We Serve
Our Central Avenue location was chosen to be reachable from across the city. We regularly see clients from downtown St. Petersburg and the Edge and Grand Central districts, the Historic Old Northeast, Snell Isle, Crescent Lake, Kenwood, Pasadena and Gulfport, and the Tyrone and Disston Heights areas. We also see families from Pinellas Park, Lealman, Seminole, South Pasadena, and the beach communities of St. Pete Beach and Treasure Island.
For clients anywhere in Florida, secure telehealth extends the same clinicians and the same standard of care beyond the immediate neighborhood, which matters most for parents working around school pickup and older adults for whom the drive itself is the barrier.
Clinicians at Our St. Petersburg Office
These licensed clinicians see clients at, or by telehealth through, our St. Petersburg office. Intake matches you to the clinician whose training, approach, and availability fit your situation, not to whoever has the next open hour.
- Geoffrey Peal, Psy.D., Licensed Psychologist
- Kate Blake, Psy.D., Licensed Psychologist
- Peter Downes, LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Dexter Rogers, LMHC, Licensed Mental Health Counselor
- Sally Rosendale, LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Behind these five is the rest of the practice. Family Psychology Associates includes more than twenty licensed clinicians across our offices, so if your situation calls for a specialist we do not have on site, we route you internally rather than sending you back to the directories. See everyone on our staff page.
Insurance and Getting Started
Cost and coverage should not be the reason you put off care. Unlike many private-pay-only practices in the area, Family Psychology Associates is in-network with a range of major insurers, including Florida Blue and Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Humana, and Medicare. Plans change, so confirm your specific coverage with us before your first visit. For out-of-network plans we provide superbills for possible reimbursement. Details are on our Insurance and Fees page.
Getting started is simple. Call the St. Petersburg office at (727) 900-7014 or use our contact form. Our intake team will talk through what is bringing you in, verify your benefits, and match you with a clinician. Your first session is a chance to tell your story, ask questions, and start building a plan. If testing is the right starting point, we explain the scope and quote a fee before anything begins. Review paperwork and next steps on our New Clients page.
Frequently Asked Questions About Therapy in St. Petersburg
Yes. Our St. Petersburg office is accepting new patients, including children, teens, adults, couples, and families. Availability varies by clinician and by time of day, so the fastest route to an appointment is to call (727) 900-7014 or use our contact form. Our intake team will ask what is bringing you in, check your insurance, and match you with a clinician whose training and schedule actually fit. If you want an evening slot, say so at intake, because those book first.
We are at 5628 Central Avenue, First Floor, St. Petersburg, FL 33707, on the Central Avenue corridor in west St. Petersburg. The suite is on the first floor and is accessible, and there is on-site parking. Central Avenue is one of the main east-west routes across the city, so the office is a straightforward drive from downtown, the Historic Old Northeast, Kenwood, Pasadena, Gulfport, Tyrone, and the beaches, and the corridor is served by public transit. For a map, see our Contact page.
Yes. Unlike many private-pay-only practices in the area, Family Psychology Associates is in-network with a range of major insurers, including Florida Blue and Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Humana, and Medicare. For out-of-network plans we provide superbills you can submit for possible reimbursement. Coverage varies by product, so confirm with us before your first visit: see Insurance and Fees or call (727) 900-7014.
Both. Our St. Petersburg clinicians work with children, teens, adults, couples, and families. For younger children we use play therapy and developmentally appropriate approaches, because a five year old cannot narrate anxiety the way an adult can. For adolescents and college-age clients we offer teen therapy, child therapy, and young adult therapy built around school pressure, identity, and the move toward independence. We coordinate with Pinellas County schools when that helps.
Yes. We see clients in person on Central Avenue and by secure telehealth anywhere in Florida, and many St. Pete clients mix the two. A telehealth session keeps your care on track during a heavy work week or a sick kid week rather than turning into a cancellation, and it spares clients in Gulfport, the beach communities, and Pinellas Park an hour of driving. Read more on our Online Services page.
All three are licensed mental health professionals, and all three provide therapy. Psychologists hold doctoral degrees and are additionally trained to conduct psychological and educational testing. Licensed mental health counselors and licensed clinical social workers are often an excellent fit for ongoing weekly treatment. What matters more than the letters is the match between the clinician’s training and your concern, which is what our intake process is for. Our St. Petersburg office focuses on therapy; comprehensive psychological testing and evaluations are provided through our other FPA offices, and we will connect you.
Related Services and Our Other Offices
If you want to read more before reaching out, our pages on anxiety, ADHD, trauma resolution, couples counseling, family therapy, and insurance and fees go into more depth.
If another location is more convenient, we also see clients at our Safety Harbor office and our Trinity office, and we serve nearby communities including New Port Richey, Clearwater, and Palm Harbor. Statewide online therapy is available from every office.
Our Clinical Standards
Every clinician at Family Psychology Associates holds a current Florida license as a licensed psychologist, mental health counselor, or clinical social worker. Our doctoral-level psychologists conduct assessments using current, evidence-based test batteries, and our therapists use approaches supported by clinical research. This page reflects approaches currently used by our practice and is reviewed by FPA clinical leadership. It is general educational information, not a substitute for individualized clinical consultation.
Serving Tampa Bay since 1992. To request an appointment, visit our Contact page or call (727) 900-7014.