St. Petersburg’s Wellness Center of Integrative Therapy
Offering a variety of approaches to meet your specific needs.
Clinical Hypnosis
Clinical Hypnosis uses guided relaxation, concentration, and focused attention to achieve a heightened state of awareness called a trance state. This approach can foster relief from symptoms in a shorter amount of time as the subconscious mind is doing all the work. Most individuals know what they “should” do on a conscious level but it is the subconscious mind that is the driving force behind change!
Benefits of Clinical Hypnosis
- Decreases fears and phobias (dental procedures, shots/needles, heights, insects)
- Decreases anxiety (test-taking, making eye contact, panic attacks, and public speaking)
- Smoking Control
- Improves Sleep
- Decreases the effects of past traumas
- Improves mood and mindset
“We become more open to information, more suggestible, and capable of creating more intense sensations of our minds.”
(American Counseling Association 2018)
Guided Meditation
Guided Meditation is simply meditation with the help of a guide. It is one of the easiest ways to enter a state of deep relaxation and inner stillness. It is one of the most powerful ways to eliminate the effects of stress on the mind-body-spirit.
Benefits of Guided Meditation
- Decreases stress
- Improves Mind-Body-Spirit Connection
- Improves self-esteem
- Increases motivation to obtain personal and career goals
- Improves concentration and memory
- Clients learn how to obtain this relaxed state in their everyday lives
“According to research published by Harvard Medical School, studies have now confirmed that meditation helps lower chronic stress by activating the parasympathetic nervous system, turning down the fight or flight response, and reducing ruminating though patterns that raise anxiety.”
Mindfulness Walks
Mindfulness Walks is a mindfulness-based stress reduction technique. To be mindful is to be in a state of appreciation and gratitude. Clients learn to live in the moment, using all of their senses for a wonderfully relaxing experience of movement.
Benefits of Mindfulness Walks
- It is a skill that clients can use anytime and anywhere
- Proven to decrease stress
- Improves ability to live in a state of gratitude
- Learn to live in the moment
- Movement has mental and physical health benefits
“When we combine the benefits of walking and mindfulness, we witness a perfect storm of improvements to psychological and physiological well-being.”
(Tsang, Chan, Cheung, 2008)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT is a psychosocial intervention that aims to change cognitive distortions and behaviors, improving emotional regulation and the development of personal coping strategies that target current problems.
CBT is based on these principles:
- Psychological problems are based in part on faulty or unhelpful ways of thinking
- Psychological problems are based in part, on learned patterns of unhelpful behavior
- People suffering from psychological problems can learn better ways of coping with them, thereby relieving their symptoms and becoming more effective in their lives
Benefits of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Learn coping skills to manage negative thoughts
- Learn to manage their own thinking and problematic emotions and behaviors
- Learn to calm one’s mind and relax one’s body
- Gain a better understanding of the behavior and motivation of others
- Improves self-confidence and sense of empowerment
“Numerous research studies suggest that CBT leads to significant improvement in functioning and quality of life.”
(American Counseling Association 2017)
Career Counseling
Career Counseling is designed to help with choosing, changing, or leaving a career and is available at any stage of life.
Benefits of Career Counseling
- Clarify career goals
- Understand career options
- Gain support from an objective guide
- Determine strategies and weaknesses
- Broaden your perspective
“Many Americans will spend a third of their lives at work, but a 2014 study showed that 52.3% of Americans report being satisfied with their jobs. Job stress can lead to anxiety and depression, so finding a fulfilling career is considered to be important to mental well-being.”
(Adams S. 2014: Most Americans are Unhappy at Work)
Homeopathy
The homeopathic approach utilizes a vast number of natural substances in the treatment of mental and physical health imbalances. Homeopathic remedies stimulate the body’s natural healing responses and ability to restore homeostasis.
Benefits of Homeopathy
- All aspects of the individual are considered
- Stimulates the body’s natural healing response
- Improves mood
- Decreases anxiety and panic
- Improves energy levels
- Decreases somatic and physical symptoms: headaches, fatigue, pain, digestive issues, skin disorders
- Improves overall immunity
“Patients with Anxiety or Mood Disorders, who chose to consult a practitioner prescribing homeopathy reported less use of psychotropic medications, and were marginally more likely to experience clinical improvement, than patients managed with conventional care.”
Lamiae Grimaldi-Bensouda