Trusted Wellness Partners in St. Petersburg, FL

A handpicked list of the people we send our own clients, our own families, and our own friends to.

The People We Trust

We didn't build Sunshine City Counseling to be your only resource.

Real healing is whole-person work — and the right therapist, on her own, often isn't enough. Real change happens when your nervous system, your body, your nutrition, your relationships, and your inner work are all moving in the same direction.

Over the last decade in St. Petersburg, we've built relationships with the practitioners we'd actually send our clients to. The chiropractor who listens. The nutritionist who doesn't oversimplify. The psychiatrist who treats you like a person, not a checklist. The body worker who understands trauma. The other therapists doing specialized work outside our lane.

This page is our short list — the providers across Tampa Bay we know personally, trust deeply, and recommend often.

How This List Works

Modern therapy office in St. Petersburg, FL, featuring a blue chair and leather couch, illustrating a welcoming space for mental health services.

This isn't a directory. Every person on this page meets three criteria:

We know them personally. Many share office space with us in St. Petersburg/South Pasadena.
We've sent clients to them. And we've heard real, consistent feedback that the work is excellent.
They hold to high ethical standards. No exceptions.

We're not paid to feature anyone here. If we recommend someone, it's because we'd recommend them to our own people.

Mental Health Specialists

For the kinds of therapy work we don't specialize in — couples therapy, child and adolescent counseling, eating disorders, EMDR, and more — we trust these clinicians across St. Petersburg and Tampa Bay.

If you're navigating codependency, anxiety, postpartum depression, perfectionism, or identity work, that's our specialty — start with us instead.

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Cecelia Satterly, LCSW

Individual and Couples Therapy | EMDR | Gottman Trained

Steady, compassionate couples work. She holds high ethical standards and brings real depth to attachment dynamics.

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Morgan Stevens, LCSW

Individual and Couples Therapy

Warm, insightful relational work. He specializes in attachment, relationship patterns, and helping clients live with greater authenticity and connection.

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Cara Cancio, LCSW

Individual Therapy Specializing in ADHD and Anxiety

Warm, practical support for ADHD and anxiety. She helps clients better understand their brains, manage overwhelm, build confidence, and develop strategies that make everyday life feel more manageable.

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Zac Giparas, LMHC and LMFT

Individual Therapy and Couples Therapy Specializing in Neurodivergence, Therapy for Men and Premarital Counseling

Helping couples move from conflict and disconnection toward understanding and repair. He works with partners navigating communication struggles, trust, life transitions, and recurring relationship patterns, drawing from EFT, the Gottman Method, CBT, and attachment-based approaches.

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