Therapy Services

Individuals

Counseling and Psychotherapy

There are differences between counseling and psychotherapy. Counseling is generally short-term, focused on a specific problem in the present, and is a time during which you will receive support, advice and guidance, and learn new skills. The focus is on behavioral change rather than on underlying causes of the behavior.

Psychotherapy is often more long term and focuses on understanding and changing problematic and fundamental patterns of thinking, feeling, behaving, and the ways in which you relate to your self and others. Many people wish to change, but cannot seem to do so. Psychotherapy helps you overcome obstacles to change by examining and changing the root causes of your problems.

Both counseling and psychotherapy require a strong commitment to change, the willingness to tolerate some discomfort to get where you want to be, compassion for self and others, and a curiosity about how your mind works. Therapy is most effective when you put consistent effort toward self-reflection and change. (www.mcsatlanta.org)

Areas of Expertise include:

With many clients I also use mindfulness, meditation and yoga based education and techniques to help people learn to deal with stress related to daily life, relationships, recovery, depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues.