** accepting new clients ** As a relational, healing-centered psychotherapist, I work to help my clients discover their own guiding voice, to listen with intent, and to cultivate love and acceptance of their truest nature. In my work with adults, issues like sexuality, spirituality, existentialism, unconscious belief systems, family and partnership, and many more of life's great challenges guide the work of self-exploration. In my work with adolescents, the challenges of individuation, self esteem, peer and family relationships, trauma and transition come into focus.

I have specialized training and certifications in Mind Body Medicine, Clinical Hypnosis, Yoga Philosophy, Behavioral Sleep, Stress and Pain Management, Online Counseling, as well as Mindfulness-based approaches for assisting individuals throughout the lifespan in experiencing relief from chronic pain, illness, insomnia, depression, stress, trauma and relationship issues. I am also a Board Certified-Telemental Health Provider. My graduate counseling degree is from the University of Georgia. I am Licensed in Florida (telemental health only), Georgia and North Carolina. Offering 100% Telemental Health Counseling.

No judgement, no telling of what to do, no fixing, there is only presence with the moment in which truth can become known. Often times, we may feel like we are near the end of our rope, but there is always a way through, a way to live. Let go of the rope. Free yourself from repetitive patterns by addressing them and change.

We are Group of Psychotherapists who are dedicated to helping, healing, and strengthen individuals, families, and couples with their life changes and challenges.Each therapist is licensed and educated to provide an excellent level of care. The therapists at Ray of Hope Counseling Services also have additional training and hold certifications in their specialty area. Ray of Hope Counseling Services strives to help their clients meet their life changes and challenges in a comfortable and supportive environment. They take great pride in honoring the privacy and confidently of each of their clients.

My work is compassion centered, life-affirming, and kind. My office is a safe space to explore neurodivergence and gender/sexual identity. I provide support to adults and adolescents impacted by autism, ADHD, anxiety, and depression. My area of specialty is treatment of anxiety (including OCD) and depression co-occuring with autism or ADHD using Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy.

***Accepting new clients*** Just as taking the time to care for your physical health is important, so is caring for your mental health. Whether you are struggling with life changes and transitions, depression or anxiety, relationship conflicts or being overwhelmed with life - counseling can provide a space to leave negative emotions behind and move towards a more fulfilled life. I strive to create a space of healing and growth.

Would be delighted if you took a look at my web site. I got a feeling that will tell you more than anything I can type right here. I am in process of opening my office in Athens and will be active online counseling as well. TherapistinAthensGa.com or on Facebook at Joe Wilson, LPC Therapist in Athens would be two ways to track me down. My email address is JoeWilsonLPC@Gmail.com and my phone number is 706 363 0030.

Many people today face complex problems related to employment, money, tragedy, mental and physical health, relationships, habits and addictions. The inability to cope with these added pressure and stresses of life sometimes interferes with our desire to be happy and live a satisfying life. While some may be able to make the needed adjustments on their own, others may need professional guidance to get their life back on track.

I have been a therapist since 1991 and have had the opportunity to work in varied settings with a diverse population. I approach therapy with a non-judgmental, caring attitude, believing wholeness and healing occurs if individuals, couples and families can acknowledge their strengths as well as learn from their weaknesses. I am a professional who explores how a person operates and navigates within their own family system, with hopes that they find clues to their own particular functioning and modify their behaviors in ways that ultimately lead to health.

Is your child unhappy? Experiencing difficulty at school, at home, or somewhere else? Problems with peers? Parents, especially those of older children, sometimes feel powerless and frustrated regarding these situations. I would be honored to help you and your family.

If you are looking to reach your emotional goals, looking for support as you grieve, or looking to plan for the future, I might be the right therapist for you. I am an LMSW in the Athens area who specializes in grief support, support through a personal or family illness, life planning, and life transitions. I have extensive experience working with those looking for support as they care for aging or ailing loved ones, couples looking to transition into a new phase of their relationship, and those who have experienced loss.

With over fifteen years of experience working with children, adults and families I'm excited to help you navigate life changes and challenges. My background in public child welfare, crisis intervention and systems change means that I approach the therapeutic relationship as a problem solving mission. My professional expertise is in parenting, coparenting, divorce mediation, public child welfare, and family work. I have extensive experience working with individuals who are experiencing depression, anxiety, mood instability, life transitions, infertility, grief and loss.

Are you facing a life stressor such as grief, loss, divorce, or illness? Have you tried traditional 'talk therapy' and have not seen the results you are looking for? Are you struggling to find meaning and purpose in your life? Is your child having difficulty grieving a loss or you aren't sure how to explain death or loss to them?

I enjoy working with individuals, couples, and families from a variety of backgrounds. I welcome all types of relationships and families, including LGBTQ individuals and couples. I would like to extend a special invitation to people who may be feeling distressed, alienated, or afraid because of our current political climate, or who otherwise feel that they are outside of the mainstream culture for whatever reason. I believe that clients possess the strength and knowledge to overcome difficulties. My job is to help them uncover these strengths and imagine what life looks like when these strengths are emphasized.

I work with two populations: children and women over 40. As a therapist for children, and a former elementary school teacher, I am passionate about helping children and their parents take on problems that cause trouble in the lives of families. Using art, play and your child's interests, we will collaborate to stand up to problems. I will encourage your participation in your child's therapy and will call on your expertise and skills as a parent. In therapy sessions with adult women, we might focus on issues such as life transitions, retirement, family and relationship changes, grief and loss.

I enjoy working with children, adolescents and adults and helping clients learn how to apply coping skills in day to day life, recognize how past events impact their present emotions, and improve their ability to have successful relationships. Whether this is adjusting to new roles in life, coping with overwhelming anxiety or enduring the stifling impact of traumatic experiences, there is all the aptitude needed to deal with these problems within the client. I can assist the client in developing and strengthening the skills needed to effectively manage their lives.

The therapeutic process can be incredibly powerful for individuals seeking relief from depression, anxiety, relationship issues, life transitions, losses and traumas. I believe this effective work is dependent on a good fit between the individual/family and the therapist and I provide a safe and confidential environment for you to share thoughts and feelings without fear of judgment. Every child, adolescent and adult are unique and I therefore believe no one treatment modality fits all. My practice includes longer term psychotherapy as well as short term, solution-focused therapy, utilizing various therapeutic interventions to meet your needs.

We all seek safety, health and happiness in our lives, sometimes supported by, and other times challenged by, our life experiences, relationships and larger environment. Life often provides many resources for safety, health and happiness. When our connection with these resources is somehow block or reduced, we can use a supportive, caring relationship to find our way through worries, depression, dependencies, grief, low self-esteem, relationship disturbances, and spiritual struggles.

If you are seeking counseling, you may have noticed patterns in your life keeping you from the direction you would like to go. These patterns could include constant judgments of yourself and others, lashing out even at those to whom you are close, or shutting down when things get hard. You might be trying to make sense of challenging relationships, in the middle of an unforeseen transition, or just starting to process traumas from your past. Being in this place can feel isolating and overwhelming, and I would like to help.

The people who call me for help are real people just like you. You exhaust yourself trying to cope with the stresses and strains of real life. You often feel overburdened, stressed out, and maybe even trapped. You try to stay positive about things, but your resources [emotional and financial] are likely stretched to the breaking point. Your relationships are struggling. It seems that the harder you try to make things work, the worse they seem to get. There's not enough time to do what needs done. Every moment you spend in therapy has to count.