Profile and Practice
I am a licensed professional therapist in Carrollton, Georgia. I specialize in treating adolescents and adults suffering with trauma using the EMDR method. This form of treatment ensures that the client utilizes their unique strengths, gifts, and talents, to overcome difficulty. I am trained to assess and evaluate the level, intensity, and duration of stressors leading to to overwhelming anxiety and depression. Depression is complex and about many things. Counseling can facilitate the healing process to decrease the symptoms of depression. I welcome diversity in age, race, gender, sexual orientation, and faith. I use a warm, non-judgemental approach, and am open minded to personal values and the belief system of others. Clients need to know they are not alone.
Areas of Expertise
INDIVIDUAL & FAMILY SESSIONS
Person centered, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, are therapeutic interventions that will help identify presenting struggles to help obtain the client's treatment goals.
TRAUMA TREATMENT, EMDR
The Breakthrough "Eye Movement Therapy For Overcoming Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma" EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Trained under the Francine Shapiro Model which is a evidence based clinical treatment for trauma. "EMDR quickly opens new windows on reality, allowing people to see solutions within themselves that they never knew were there. And, it's a therapy where the client is very in charge, which can be particularly meaningful when people are recovering from having their power taken away by abuse and violation" - Laura S. Brown, PH.D., ABPP, clinical professor of psychology, University of Washington.
GRIEF COUNSELING
To help with the intensity of healing. Begin a healthy grieving process around your loss. Groups and individual therapy will be available to the natural emotional response to a cherished idea,person, or thing. Exploring the five stages of grief which include:
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Denial
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Anger
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Bargaining
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Depression
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Acceptance & Hope
COACHING
An opportunity for real change and break through! Coaching is for you if...........
You are asking the question: How do I realize the dreams and aspirations I have that will give me an improved life style?
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Work/life relief
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More enjoyment and fun -finding a new job, or transitioning into a new career
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Expanding your professional circle and improving meaningful friendships
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Organizing your home life
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Connecting more deeply with your spiritual life
Coaching helps with the exploration of what will benefit your "highest and best self"! Innovative Coaching tools, such as personality and strength finder assessments in addition to the training I have from the Points of You Academy and Georgia Certified Life Coaching Academy will help you define, document, and create a working plan for your goal setting to ensure the success you desire.
DEPRESSION & ANXIETY
COUPLE'S THERAPY
SUBSTANCE USE &
ADDICTION DISORDERS
LGBT&Q
Coaching
LET'S TALK ABOUT "PRACTICING YOU"
Anyone can benefit from a life coach if he/she wants growth and change.
Anyone asking the question: How do I realize the dreams and aspirations I have that will give me an improved life style?
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Work/Life relief
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More enjoyment and fun
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Expanding your professional circle and improving meaningful friendships
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Finding a new job, transitioning into a new career
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Transitioning into retirement
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Organizing your home life
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Completing a project such as writing a book
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Connecting more deeply with your spiritual life
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Developing a small business such as: psychotherapist or massage therapist
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Taking better care of yourself: eating better, exercising regularly, and reducing stress
