Amy Jo works with adults, teens, and families navigating anxiety, life transitions, interpersonal conflicts, parenting stress, chronic health challenges, low self-esteem, and grief. She's especially well-suited for clients who want a practical, integrative approach — someone who'll bring multiple evidence-based tools to the work and help you actually apply what you're learning between sessions. She's also the only clinician at Sunshine City Counseling offering family therapy.

Yes — Amy Jo is our only family therapist and one of the few offering true family therapy in the St. Petersburg area. She works with families willing to individually and collectively do the work to grow stronger, communicate more clearly, and find joy and connection with one another. Family sessions focus on the roles, patterns, and dynamics that shape how you show up with each other.

Yes. Amy Jo works with older teens (typically 13+) navigating anxiety, identity development, interpersonal challenges, life transitions, chronic health, grief, and family dynamics. Her background in school-based counseling makes her especially attuned to the pressures teens face — academically, socially, and internally. She can work with teens individually or in the context of family therapy.

Yes — parenting is one of her core specialties. Amy Jo helps parents develop practical skills to respond (rather than react), navigate developmental transitions, and feel more confident and grounded in their parenting. She works with parents individually and can also facilitate family sessions when the whole system needs support.

Yes — and this is one of her deepest areas of expertise. Amy Jo lives with chronic health issues herself and brings both clinical training and lived experience to this work. She specializes in helping clients adjust to new "normals," process the grief that often comes with chronic illness, and rebuild identity around a body that doesn't always cooperate.

Amy Jo integrates multiple evidence-based modalities — ACT, CBT, DBT, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy — based on what you actually need. She describes herself as vibrant, creative, and collaborative, with a philosophy that blends structure and support. She's a big proponent of homework between sessions (not paper worksheets — real-life practice), because true mastery comes from applying what you learn to your daily life.

We're a private-pay practice and out-of-network with all insurance. That gives you more freedom, confidentiality, and no mental health diagnosis on your permanent medical record. Amy Jo's rate is $140 per session. Your first 15-minute consultation is free. We provide superbills for out-of-network reimbursement and accept HSA/FSA cards.

The first step is a free 15-minute consult through our online calendar — no paperwork, no pressure. It's a short conversation to see if working with Amy Jo feels right for you (or your family, or your teen). If it's a fit, you'll schedule your first full session in-person at our South Pasadena office or virtually across Florida.