Tampa Bay Area Counseling

Tampa Bay Area Counseling Your local Counselors of Tampa Bay 👌 Helping you be the best version of yourself is what we do! 💕 Lutz, Palm Harbor, St. Petersburg Carrollwood and Westchase.

In Person or Virtual Care As the largest Private Counseling Psychology Group based in Tampa Bay, TBAC Group's multi-specialty team of trusting, experienced, and highly trained practitioners are committed to excellence. We embrace compassion, empathy, and respect as our core foundations and take talk therapy to a new level. We are experts in what we do and serve our patients with the highest qualit

y of care using the most effective therapeutic techniques. With advanced modalities such as EMDR, Accelerated Resolution Therapy and Gottman Methods, our practitioners are trained on an advanced level. For your convenience, we have offices in St. Petersburg, Tampa, Lutz and Palm Harbor. We provide both in-person and virtual therapy.

Most people want certainty. A clear answer. A guarantee that the hard work, healing, waiting, or risk will eventually ma...
06/11/2026

Most people want certainty. A clear answer. A guarantee that the hard work, healing, waiting, or risk will eventually make sense. But life rarely offers that. ☝🏻
 
Instead, we find ourselves in chapters that feel unfinished. Relationships that are evolving. Goals that are taking longer than expected. Versions of ourselves that are still becoming. And that uncertainty can make us want to rush ahead, skip pages, or assume the ending before it arrives.
 
The truth is, growth often looks less like a breakthrough and more like a story being written in real time…😊

• One conversation at a time
• One difficult decision at a time
• One act of courage at a time

You don’t need to have the entire plot figured out today. You just need to keep showing up for the page you’re on. ✍️🤍

A lot of people were never taught how to feel their emotions safely…They were taught how to hide them. Push through them...
06/05/2026

A lot of people were never taught how to feel their emotions safely…

They were taught how to hide them. Push through them. Stay productive despite them. Stay “strong” no matter what was happening internally. 😶‍🌫️

So now, even something as simple as admitting “I’m hurt,” “I’m overwhelmed,” or “I’m struggling” can feel uncomfortable. Sometimes even shameful. 🫠

Feeling your emotions is an act of bravery because it means choosing honesty over performance. It means sitting with discomfort instead of immediately distracting yourself from it. It means allowing yourself to acknowledge what hurts instead of convincing yourself it “shouldn’t.”

In therapy, one of the most powerful things people learn is that emotions are not problems to get rid of. They are signals asking to be understood.

You do not become weak by feeling deeply.

You become more emotionally grounded when you stop treating your feelings like something you have to fight against!! 💜🩵

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The goal isn’t to think more, It’s to finally hear yourself clearly 😊☝🏻
06/03/2026

The goal isn’t to think more,
It’s to finally hear yourself clearly 😊☝🏻

One of the clearest signs of an unhealthy dynamic is when basic consideration starts feeling like a negotiation.Having t...
05/29/2026

One of the clearest signs of an unhealthy dynamic is when basic consideration starts feeling like a negotiation.

Having to repeatedly explain honesty, communication, accountability, or respect can slowly make people question whether they’re “asking for too much,” when in reality, they’re asking for the minimum needed to feel emotionally safe.

Over time, many people adapt to this by over-explaining, lowering expectations, or convincing themselves that being understanding means tolerating behaviour that continuously hurts them.

In therapy, we often explore how easily self-respect can become blurred when someone spends too much time trying to maintain connection at the expense of themselves. 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼

Because healthy relationships usually don’t require you to constantly justify why respect matters in the first place.

What’s something people should never have to repeatedly explain in a relationship? 💬

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Children’s mental health isn’t just about helping children through difficult moments.It’s about helping them develop the...
05/28/2026

Children’s mental health isn’t just about helping children through difficult moments.

It’s about helping them develop the emotional tools they’ll use for the rest of their lives.

✔️The ability to cope with disappointment.
✔️To navigate uncertainty.
✔️To build healthy relationships.
✔️To understand and express emotions.
✔️To ask for support when they need it.

These skills don’t suddenly appear in adulthood. They’re built gradually through experiences, relationships, and environments that help children feel safe, understood, and supported.

What we often see in adulthood…resilience, confidence, self-awareness, emotional regulation, all has roots in childhood.

That’s why children’s mental health matters. Not because every child is struggling. But because every child is developing. 😊

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Great conversations aren’t about being the smartest person in the room…they’re about making others feel heard. Save thes...
05/22/2026

Great conversations aren’t about being the smartest person in the room…they’re about making others feel heard.

Save these 4 simple shifts and watch your connections deepen. 💬

Sometimes, finally having an explanation for what you’ve been experiencing can change the way you see yourself. ✨For man...
05/21/2026

Sometimes, finally having an explanation for what you’ve been experiencing can change the way you see yourself. ✨

For many emerging adults, challenges with attention, organization, emotions, or self-confidence can go misunderstood for years. Making sense of those experiences can be the first step toward greater self-awareness, self-compassion, and growth.

As part of our *Get to Know Our Therapists* series, we’re introducing **Cathleen Daferede, MA**, a counselor intern who works with children, adolescents, and emerging adults navigating life’s transitions, emotional challenges, and ADHD-related concerns. She has a particular passion for supporting individuals who receive an ADHD diagnosis later in life, helping them better understand themselves while developing practical tools for everyday success.

Cathleen brings a warm, strengths-based approach that encourages clients to recognize their abilities, build confidence, and move forward with greater clarity. 🌱

Interested in learning more about Cathleen and our Lutz team? Visit our website or send us a message. 📩

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Some of these will sit with you longer than a “you are enough” post ever could. 🤏🏻Therapy isn’t a feel-good service. The...
05/20/2026

Some of these will sit with you longer than a “you are enough” post ever could. 🤏🏻

Therapy isn’t a feel-good service. The good ones don’t agree with you; they notice what you’ve been protecting.

A few real things, said clearly. Save the one you needed to hear.👉🏻👈🏻

— TBAC Group. Counselling that doesn’t flinch.

The way we speak to ourselves matters more than most people realize. 🧠Not because “positive thinking” magically fixes ev...
05/20/2026

The way we speak to ourselves matters more than most people realize. 🧠

Not because “positive thinking” magically fixes everything, but because language shapes perception. And perception shapes behavior.

“I have to” creates pressure.
“I get to” creates perspective.
“I failed” creates shame.
“I learned” creates movement.

The goal isn’t to deny difficulty or force optimism.
It’s to notice when your internal dialogue is making life heavier than it already is.

Sometimes growth starts with something as small as changing the sentence. ✨

Some stages of life look “fine” on the outside but feel overwhelming underneath. Adolescence and young adulthood come wi...
05/20/2026

Some stages of life look “fine” on the outside but feel overwhelming underneath.

Adolescence and young adulthood come with pressure, uncertainty, and constant change. And when anxiety, low mood, or stress build up, it can be hard to know where to start.

Dr. Stephanie Campbell creates a space where young people feel taken seriously: where their experiences are understood, and where they can begin to make sense of what they’re feeling without judgment or pressure. ✨

This is support that focuses on building confidence, emotional clarity, and real-life coping skills at a pace that feels manageable.

If you or your child are navigating a difficult phase, support is here. 💛

Book sessions through our website or reach out to our team to learn more 📩

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14497 N Dale Mabry Highway
Tampa, FL
33618

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 7pm

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+17277324305

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