Parenting Therapists in Powder Springs, GA

"I" focus on promoting positive change in your lives as you face many of life's challenges. My intended goal is to improve the emotional and psychological health of clients. I believe this can be achieved through changing client's thinking patterns, and encouraging positive realistic thinking; thus resulting in positive change in client's behavior and lives. My therapeutic approach consists of treating, Families, Couples, Individuals, Marriage and Family issues, At-Risk-Youths and their Families, police officers, Domestic Violence among others. Counseling allows me to help assist in bringing balance and order into my clients lives through effective change.

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. Seeking assistance isn't always a pleasant and easy process. But don't stop, relief is up ahead. You have already taken the first step and that is being aware a change needs to occur. The next step is doing something about this new awareness. This is where I come in, to walk alongside you in this revelatory journey. I have extensive experience working with individuals, children and adolescents and families who are struggling with anxiety, depression, parent-child conflict, low self-esteem, anger management and grief.

SERVICES AVAILABLE DURING COVID-19 CRISIS: Beginning the week of 3/23/2020 I will begin providing counseling services via telemental health, as this protects your health and has also been shown to be as effective as face-to-face counseling in an office. I use a HIPPA compliant platform that protects your privacy and confidentiality. I will be providing counseling services to children, adolescents and adults. I will be offering sliding scale fees for individuals who have lost a significant portion of their income during this crisis. I will also provide documentation you can submit to your insurance company for reimbursement.

The Populations I have had Experience working with include but are not limited to: Adolescents and Teens: ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, ODD, Anger Challenges, Challenges with Compliance to Rules, Probation/Legal Involvement, Trauma 2. Athletes: Performance Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Depression, Adjustment Disorder, Communication Challenges, mood swings, Trauma 3. Adults: Anxiety, Depression, Psychosis, Trauma, Grief, Addiction, Impulse Control, Couples, Families, LGBTQ+

Are you seeking answers for your life? Do you feel unsettled or anxious about the issues of life? Are your relationships where you want them to be? You are not alone and you don't have to work through this journey of life alone.

Hi there, I'm LaDonna and I’m a licensed professional counselor in the state of Georgia. As a Black woman, I’ve experienced firsthand the anxiety that comes with living in a society not built for us to succeed. Black women are frequently overlooked, dismissed, and even silenced which evokes anxiety, depression, and oftentimes trauma. Allow me to create a safe space for you as you delve into everyday challenges and past hurts. In hopes of assisting in achieving your goals, I'll validate your experiences, listen to you, and walk with you on your journey. Your voice matters, you deserve this healing!

At Behavior Analysis and Intervention Center, our trained Behavior Analysts and Registered Behavior Technicians work with families to assess and analyze their child’s skills to create an individualized plan to increase communication and social skills, while simultaneously reducing maladaptive behaviors using Applied Behavior Analysis. Behavior Analysis and Intervention Center is passionate about enriching the quality of life for our clients, families, and communities we serve. We utilize an individual approach to behavioral therapy and a collaborative treatment strategy for our clients. Behavior Analysis and Intervention Center's team members work together to produce measurable results by providing in-home services for children, teens and adults on the Autism Spectrum.

My vision is to assist individuals, couples, and families in improving their relationships and quality of life. I strive to teach clients skills and techniques to cope with difficult situations they may encounter throughout their lives. I can provide a comfortable environment and an objective perspective. CARE Therapeutic Services offers individual, couples, family, and group counseling to people of all ages. We focus on making necessary and healthy changes now to promote a more positive future. If we cannot help, we will refer to someone who can, so that each client will get the support they deserve.

As we all seek self acceptance, value and worth in our life journey, there are often seasons of uncertainty where we need an opportunity for clarity and peace. If you find yourself in a season of overwhelming stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship woes, or family conflict, please seek support. My specialty interests include mood disorders, divorce, stress, family or marital conflict, ADHD, anger, and grief. In a supportive and empathetic environment, we can connect, identify the struggles, set goals and a plan, and progress toward wellness.

As a minority woman, I know the importance of creating and maintaining a safe space for all of my clients. The great news is, it may not feel like it at the moment, but you already have everything you need to succeed. Let’s work together to break down the barriers that are stopping you from living a more fulfilled life.

I’m glad you’ve made your way here. I understand that you may feel scared and uncertain about taking the step to seek therapy. Whether you are hoping to manage anxiety, or a mood disorder, work through conflict, or address the challenges that have arisen in your life, I will guide you in attaining your goals. I provide a safe and nonjudgemental space for you to feel the difficult emotions that may emerge, and I help you navigate the next steps.

I am aboard licensed professional counselor for the State of Georgia with 16 years of experience in the provision of individual and family therapy to combat life’s stressors and daily challenges that frequently complicate the path to fulfillment. I have worked in a wide variety of settings ranging from private practice to community mental health facilities dedicated to providing others with the tools necessary to cope with both internal and external factors that hinder their ability to make the most of life’s journey.

Unfortunately, life presents challenges that may appear overwhelming to us. Sometimes our pains and fears make it difficult to realize our strength. For many, unhealthy strategies are utilized to conceal or manage the struggle. For some, the inability to regulate emotions or maintain healthy relationships are examples of the high cost of not feeling good about ourselves.

My specialty is couples counseling and sex therapy. I also address issues of spiritually and self-esteem. I work with couples around affair recovery, perpetual conflictual interactions, and help couples develop and maintain intimate emotional and sexual relationships. I work with individuals to help them overcome painful childhood experiences and guide them to connect to others in healthy ways. I treat couples and individuals for orgasmic difficulties, disparate and low desire, body image issues, erectile difficulties, delayed ejaculation, premature ejaculation, painful intercourse, and lack of emotional intimacy during sex.

Everyone experiences frustrations, struggles, disappointments, losses, and crises in their lives. I work with individuals, couples, and families who have or are experiencing these kind of issues and other difficulties in their lives that keep them from functioning and enjoying their lives and the relationships that are a part of their lives. I believe that restoration can be experienced through loss and brokenness, and that transformation can occur from restoration and healing.

In therapy I will meet you where you are and help navigate through your current and past challenges. We begin by exploring your history, patterns of behavior, thought processes and relationships that have formed you thus far. Together we will build a therapeutic relationship and begin your path to wholeness.

Real life can come with serious issues that need real solutions! Allow me to help you or your loved one in a comfortable environment without judgment. Looking for an opportunity to find a way to deal with unexpected life changes, marital issues, stress, relational issues with your kids, depression or anxiety attacks? Yes, change can be scary but I am here to help you move forward. I naturally see my clients as someone who is worthy of respect, capable of change, and resilient. Together we will work through your barriers, until you emerge stronger, wiser, and empowered.

Congratulations on making the decision to consider getting therapy. I sincerely look forward to assisting you on your life's journey. In order for therapy to be most successful, it is important for you to take an active role and for you to know that you are in complete control, although our relationship will be collaborative. My role is to empower you in your growth process so that you will be more capable of facing life's challenges in the future without me. I don't believe in creating dependency or prolonging therapy longer than necessary.

I help people live free and love well. I work with individuals, couples and families. If you are searching for clarity, discernment or breakthrough personally or in your most important relationships, call me for your FREE consultation and let's see if I might be a good fit to help you experience the life, family or relationship you are longing for.