Jay Petry, LMHC, Licensed Mental Health Counselor in St. Petersburg, FL — therapist at ThriveTalk

Jay Petry, LMHC

Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Updated August 10, 2026 How we verify

About

Jay Petry is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and National Certified Counselor based in St. Petersburg, Florida, specializing in life coaching, anxiety, and men's issues using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Services

  • Life Coaching
  • Anxiety
  • Men's Issues
  • Anger management
  • Body image
  • Coping skills
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Grief
  • Self-esteem
  • Stress
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Weight loss
  • LGBTQ+ concerns
  • Coming out issues
  • Veterans
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
  • Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
  • Mindfulness-based therapy
  • Humanistic
  • Gestalt
  • Interpersonal

State licenses

  • Florida · License #MH9052 · LMHC Active

    expires 2027-03-31

  • West Virginia · License #1816 · LPC Active

    expires 2027-06-30

Sources

The facts on this page are drawn from 8 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.

Psychology Today directory

  • Core identity, credentials (LMHC, NCC), FL license MH9052, WV license mention, education (MA Counseling, Marshall University, 1995), certifications (NLP, EFT), specialties, issues treated, populations, fees, insurance, session formats (psychologytoday.com)
  • Additional listing confirming license MH9052, NCC #218650 (2006), fees, insurance, specialties, and that PT is listing-only (no star reviews) (psychologytoday.com)

practice website (Love The Golden Rule)

  • Practice name, bio, phone (727) 826-0700, email, specialties (men's mental health, grief/life transitions, CBT, confidence building) (lovethegoldenrule.com)

NPPES registry

  • NPI 1285894980, legal name Harold Jay Petry II, credential LMHC, taxonomy 101YM0800X Counselor Mental Health, FL license MH9052, practice address 1525 16th St S St Petersburg FL 33705, phone (727) 826-0700, enumeration date 2008-06-16, status Active (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)

third-party NPI aggregator

  • Cross-reference confirming FL license MH9052 belongs to Harold Jay Petry II, LMHC, NPI 1285894980 (npiprofile.com)

business directory (Alignable)

  • Solo practice listing 'Life Coach Jay Petry', prior 18-year career in senior management before entering counseling, alternate contact number (727) 321-3854 ext. 254 (alignable.com)

social profile (LinkedIn, search snippet)

  • LinkedIn profile 'Jay Petry, LMHC, NCC - St. Petersburg, Florida' matching name, credential, and location; full page content could not be fetched directly (linkedin.com)

Yelp (practice-level, not individual)

  • Love The Golden Rule, Inc. clinic (Jay Petry's practice affiliation) holds strong aggregate reviews, but reviews reference other clinic providers (Dr. Jennifer Fosdick, Dr. Bob Wallace), not Jay Petry specifically — not attributed to him individually (yelp.com)
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