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Ann Guzman
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MEd
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Marietta, GA 30067
*Intensively Trained DBT Therapist* Deciding to begin therapy can be an anxiety provoking decision. That is why I provide an ease about coming to therapy and attempt to make my clients feel comfortable beginning this process. I enjoy working with children, adolescents, and adults helping them get through difficult transitions in their lives. I do a lot of work challenging people to explore their aggression, self-harming behaviors, drugs and alcohol use, suicidal ideations, depression and anxiety. I also enjoy working with adults dealing with life transitions and helping them improve their moods and perspectives on life.
*Intensively Trained DBT Therapist* Deciding to begin therapy can be an anxiety provoking decision. That is why I provide an ease about coming to therapy and attempt to make my clients feel comfortable beginning this process. I enjoy working with children, adolescents, and adults helping them get through difficult transitions in their lives. I do a lot of work challenging people to explore their aggression, self-harming behaviors, drugs and alcohol use, suicidal ideations, depression and anxiety. I also enjoy working with adults dealing with life transitions and helping them improve their moods and perspectives on life.
(678) 733-9172 View (678) 733-9172
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Life Empowerment Services
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Marietta, GA 30067
Our therapists at Life Empowerment Services (LES) are trained with a diverse skillset and ready to walk alongside you in various approaches to assist you and/or your family with healing. We are a trauma informed agency that specializes in treating trauma survivors which is ANY event that is difficult to cope with. This can be sexual trauma, or physical and emotional (neglect or abandonment, etc.) abuse, spiritual abuse, or life changes (divorce, empty nesters, loss of a loved one, etc.). We will meet you at your point of need and engage you in a therapeutic and supportive way, promoting self-actualization and empowerment.
Our therapists at Life Empowerment Services (LES) are trained with a diverse skillset and ready to walk alongside you in various approaches to assist you and/or your family with healing. We are a trauma informed agency that specializes in treating trauma survivors which is ANY event that is difficult to cope with. This can be sexual trauma, or physical and emotional (neglect or abandonment, etc.) abuse, spiritual abuse, or life changes (divorce, empty nesters, loss of a loved one, etc.). We will meet you at your point of need and engage you in a therapeutic and supportive way, promoting self-actualization and empowerment.
(470) 735-2408 x1 View (470) 735-2408 x1
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Mental Health Evaluations
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, CPCS, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Marietta, GA 30067  (Online Only)
My ideal client lives in Georgia or South Carolina and needs a mental health evaluation, psychological evaluation, immigration evaluation, brief therapy, or brief life coaching. My client may need an assessment for court due to legal charges, for divorce litigation, or for administrative immigration proceedings. I provide evaluations and life coaching via private pay. For my therapy clients, I accept Aetna, BCBS, Cigna, United Healthcare, Oscar Health, Oxford insurances. All services are provided via telehealth.
My ideal client lives in Georgia or South Carolina and needs a mental health evaluation, psychological evaluation, immigration evaluation, brief therapy, or brief life coaching. My client may need an assessment for court due to legal charges, for divorce litigation, or for administrative immigration proceedings. I provide evaluations and life coaching via private pay. For my therapy clients, I accept Aetna, BCBS, Cigna, United Healthcare, Oscar Health, Oxford insurances. All services are provided via telehealth.
(678) 786-2382 View (678) 786-2382
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Coping & Healing Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Marietta, GA 30067  (Online Only)
Our experience enables us to offer effective client, individualized, psychotherapy care. We treat a number of mental health disorders, and provide a neutral ground to individuals, families, and couples in-person or via secured telehealth technologies.
Our experience enables us to offer effective client, individualized, psychotherapy care. We treat a number of mental health disorders, and provide a neutral ground to individuals, families, and couples in-person or via secured telehealth technologies.
(678) 647-7409 View (678) 647-7409
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Kimya E Hodari
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MAC, CCTP
Verified Verified
Marietta, GA 30067  (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
As a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, my goal is to provide a safe space to explore your inner thoughts, feelings and emotions. I believe we all have the answers to most of our problems. I am here to help facilitate the process of discovering those answers in a collaborative, non-judgmental, therapeutic relationship. You will have the opportunity to gain personal insight, enhance inner strength and resilience as you move toward a satisfying state of wellbeing. For over 20 years I have had the privilege of working with people, multiply diagnosed with chronic illnesses, trauma, mental health and substance use disorders.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, my goal is to provide a safe space to explore your inner thoughts, feelings and emotions. I believe we all have the answers to most of our problems. I am here to help facilitate the process of discovering those answers in a collaborative, non-judgmental, therapeutic relationship. You will have the opportunity to gain personal insight, enhance inner strength and resilience as you move toward a satisfying state of wellbeing. For over 20 years I have had the privilege of working with people, multiply diagnosed with chronic illnesses, trauma, mental health and substance use disorders.
(404) 665-3502 View (404) 665-3502
Bipolar Disorder Therapists

What is the most successful approach to treating bipolar disorder?

Living with bipolar disorder can be challenging, and a number of therapies have been found effective in providing support to patients as they gain the skills to understand and manage the disorder. Family-focused therapy is often helpful for children and teens (the majority of cases develop before age 19); it aims to minimize mood cycling by improving family communication and reducing conflict. It also helps young people navigate the developmental challenges the disorder can create. Cognitive and behavioral therapy (CBT) and variants such as Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)help patients manage the thoughts and feelings that influence bipolar mood swings as well as develop specific behavioral strategies to counteract them.

What happens in therapy for bipolar disorder?

Because the patterns of mood switching and its triggers differ for each person and can change over time, mood tracking or monitoring becomes a basic way patients learn about the nature of their condition. One of the most common features of therapy is finding a workable method of mood monitoring, in which patients track their daily activities and rate their moods, then use the findings to adjust routines accordingly. Patients learn ways of handling the many stresses that arise in life so that they do not trigger mood swings.

What kinds of problems does therapy help with?

Like many other mental health disorders, BPD is heavily influenced by stress; therapy provides skills for coping with stressors of all kinds. Therapy is extremely important for helping individuals identify the situations that may trigger mood switching, so that mood swings can be prevented. Therapy may especially target recognition of the early stages of mood change so that they can be managed. In addition, therapy helps patients deal with the significant amount of turbulence the disorder can create in relationships and in work life.

What is the goal of therapy for bipolar disorder?

Therapy helps patients set up their lives to maintain stability so that their mood isn’t constantly threatened by daily events. Perhaps the first task of therapy is to educate people about the nature of the disorder. At the same time, a primary goal of therapy is to enhance adherence to drug treatment. Extended periods of mood stability can prompt patients to discontinue medication, triggering relapse, while the early phases of manic episodes can feel so energizing that patients stop medication, ushering in full-blown mania and the altered self-perception that can lead to destructive behaviors. Another major goal of therapy is to understand one’s mood patterns so as to minimize both the frequency and intensity of mood cycling.