Dr. Francesca Ramsey, LMFT

I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in St. Petersburg, FL, dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and families build stronger relationships and lead more fulfilling lives. I hold a Ph.D. from Florida State University, where I also earned my bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Family & Child Sciences. I completed my master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, along with a certificate in Systemic Multicultural Counseling, at Appalachian State University.

With over seven years of clinical experience across agency, university, and private practice settings, I’ve had the privilege of working with diverse populations and a wide range of concerns. My approach is grounded in empathy, curiosity, and evidence-based practices. I specialize in supporting clients through relationship challenges, life transitions, grief, communication difficulties, parenting concerns, anxiety, and depression, providing guidance and tools to navigate change and foster growth.

Specialties

  • Intimacy and Relationship Issues
    Relationships are central to our well-being, yet they can also be sources of pain, disconnection, and growth. Whether you’re navigating intimacy concerns, rebuilding trust, re-entering the dating world, or seeking to improve communication, therapy offers a supportive space to untangle patterns, deepen understanding, and cultivate more fulfilling, authentic, and harmonious connections—with yourself and others.

  • Life Transitions
    Change is a natural part of life, yet even positive shifts can bring uncertainty, stress, and self-reflection. Whether you’re navigating a career transition, relocation, becoming a parent, separation or divorce, or blending families, therapy offers an affirming space to explore these experiences within the context of your identities, relationships, and environment.

    Together, we’ll work to build resilience, ease anxiety or depressive symptoms, and help you adjust to new circumstances with confidence and self-compassion while honoring the unique social, cultural, and systemic factors that shape your journey.

  • Empowerment and Self-Compassion
    Healing begins with reconnecting to your own worth and inner strength. Through therapy, you’re invited to cultivate self-awareness, challenge self-criticism, and embrace compassion toward yourself. Therapy offers the opportunity to nurture confidence, deepen resilience, and reclaim a sense of empowerment as you move toward a more authentic way of being.

  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, and Postpartum

    The transition into parenthood can bring profound emotional, physical, and relational changes. Whether you’re preparing for birth, navigating pregnancy, or adjusting to life with a new baby, this work offers an affirming environment to understand identity shifts, reduce stress, and strengthen self-compassion as you move through life transitions.

Additional Specializations

  • Marital and Premarital

  • Anxiety and Burnout

  • Grief

  • Adult ADHD and Productivity

  • Friend Relationships