Adults Therapists in Decatur, GA

As an affirming provider for LGBTQ, transgender and gender expansive clients, my practice centers around supporting this community. If you want to explore your gender identity, sexuality, process religious trauma, or work through relationship stress, I can help you. If you are seeking a secular, gender affirming therapist to walk with you through your gender transition, I can walk with you. My WPATH specialization is with children and adolescents. Tweens and teens enjoy working with me. I am direct and I am real. I use mindful self-compassion, solution focused therapy and CBT that allows me to work with teenagers and adults alike.

I welcome you and look forward to helping you discover how to live your best life. With over 25 years of successful clinical work, I enjoy teaming up with adolescents, individuals, and families to reclaim their power from the problems that have disrupted their lives and relationships. I seek to create a comfortable healing atmosphere utilizing Narrative, Strength-focused, Cognitive, and Mindfulness therapies where curiosity, humor, and pragmatism assist in leading to meaningful insight. I collaborate with clients to help them re-discover their inherent qualities, valuable in overcoming the challenges that intrude in their lives.

You need a place to be yourself, where the underbelly and blemishes are welcome without shame or judgment. You work hard, try your best, and still struggle to understand why your life or relationships are not what you thought they would be. You want to feel comfortable and safe with another person who will be supportive and challenge you to take a deeper look inside and make changes that you and others will notice. You will be amazed at how your life makes sense when your emotional and behavioral patterns become conscious.

Finding a therapist that you "click" with can make a huge difference. I work primarily with adults with anxiety, depression, and difficulty managing stress. My strength is my ability to blend a genuine caring with the science of personal change. I value being down to earth and using humor when appropriate. I work at the level of thoughts and actions, and also at the level of deeper insights and feelings. I put a large focus on building coping skills including emotion regulation and distress tolerance.

I am a licensed professional counselor specializing in work with adolescents, adults , individuals and families. Some of the most common concerns of my clients include depression, anxiety, loss, divorce, trauma, transition issues, coming out and parenting challenges. I have extensive experience in working with adolescents and their families who are in crisis and need a safe environment to find resolution.

As a holistic psychotherapist, I strive to meet my clients where they’re at and always consider the mind, body, spirit, and environment. Each client is unique, so I use compassion and multicultural awareness to tailor they way I serve each client. I use a feminist, humanistic, and integrative approach and enjoy working with adults of all ages and backgrounds, but especially young women. The collaborative process of healing and growth allows my clients to reach the goals we set together and to navigate challenges of many sizes they face in their lives.

************NOTE: PLEASE EMAIL FOR QUICKEST RESPONSE I work with adults and teens, using cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic theoretical models to help clients better understand themselves and produce desired positive changes in their mental health and functioning. Much of my practice is devoted to conducting ADHD evaluations and providing support for teens and adults with ADHD.

Art therapy may look like just a fun creative process, but it is an effective therapeutic technique that utilizes the creative process to help improve the mental health and emotional well-being of people of all ages. Discovering healthy and creative forms of expression is empowering for those who find a voice through the creative processes of making art. I believe in a positive, holistic, and gentle approach that honors the individual and encourages healing and personal growth. During our time together, I help you and/or your child explore yourself in this safe space beyond language and conversation.

As an Episcopal priest with a Doctor of Ministry degree in pastoral counseling, I have been in practice since 1985. I am a clinical Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, extensively trained and experienced in individual depth psychotherapy and in working with couples, families and groups. My particular gift is in establishing a a therapeutic space where individual men and women, as well as adolescents and young adults , who are in pain or under stress, can feel safe and understood. Regardless of our faith, I believe we are all on a journey of healing and growth.

Because children do not come with a handbook, parents are often wondering if they are parenting correctly. Sometimes your house and your relationships can feel strained due to the challenges of parenting. Parents can feel as if the child is in charge of the emotional barometer of the house. Most parents at some point experience feelings of being overwhelmed and not knowing how to be effective and supportive at the same time. Therapy is a way of taking those first steps toward making positive changes for yourself and your family. By making small changes, you will be able to enjoy a more fulfilling parenting experience.

It takes courage to navigate this journey we call life. Courage to accept, to let go, to ask for help, to grow, courage to do whatever it is that keeps you from living the life you want to live. I work collaboratively with my clients to help them learn from experiences, increase their ability to cope with the demands of life, & ultimately to grow and live more courageously. My approach is culturally sensitive & integrative incorporating elements of multicultural, cognitive-behavioral, and interpersonal theory.

I am a Masters Level Clinical Social Worker and mental health therapist who practices individual, couples/family, and group therapies with children, adolescents and adults . I work with clients experiencing difficulty with depressive or anxiety symptoms, relationship issues, unhealthy behaviors, and low self-esteem. I am currently under clinical supervision of Shelly Eisenstadt, LCSW. I am also a Board Certified Life Coach working primarily with women in life transitions who are making decisions about their future and the life they want to create

I know you want the best life possible, and at times, it may seem out of reach--but its only temporary. It is my professional and personal belief that in us, we have all that is needed, to live our best life. At times we get "stuck" and we need help--counseling is that help. As a counselor for over 20 years, I have had the opportunity to work with people from various backgrounds. I work along side you and will help you to "see" where you want to go and to develop a plan to get there.

I believe in therapy that affirms, empowers, and supports people to recognize patterns, navigate changes, bolster personal growth and self-worth, and figure things out. Therapist and client collaboration are of utmost importance to me, guided by clinical theory and evidence-based therapeutic techniques that work for you. I utilize a strengths based, anti-racist, intersectional feminist approach. I work with clients navigating healthy masculinity, internalized oppression, gender dysphoria, addiction recovery, depression, sexuality, relationship stressors & boundaries, family of origin challenges, life transitions, & more.

Managing the challenges of life takes skill that both children and adults have to learn. I enjoy helping people enhance their skills for overcoming problems in positive ways. My goal is to help people learn to manage their emotions and behaviors, help individuals break the cycle of abuse and violence, and help people foster healthy relationships. I provide compassion while helping people find their inner strength and resources for adjusting to the challenges of life.

I work collaboratively with clients, from the perspective that you are the expert on yourself and my role is to support your growth. I believe the therapeutic relationship is the vehicle for change, and I foster a trusting and brave space for self-exploration and understanding. I trust that clients possess internal resources to help them navigate challenging experiences, and part of our work together is to further nurture and develop those resources. I practice from interpersonal and feminist orientations to examine relational dynamics and societal systems effects on clients’ identities, current experiences, and world views.

As a licensed clinical social worker with broad experience working with individuals and families. I empathically join with my clients and utilize known therapeutic methods to help them create more fulfilled lives. In this fast-paced technological world, I pride myself in offering my clients an opportunity to unplug and truly connect. Through listening respectfully and creating a relational connection I strive to establish a climate of trust, which enables clients to speak freely about their concerns and explore more adaptive ways of living.

I have been fortunate to work with diverse groups of people. I have worked therapeutically with children, adolescents, adults , and families and have had extensive training and experience in the assessment of a range of psychological conditions including ADHD and learning disorders.

I support adults and teens living with the challenges of anxiety, depression, substance use disorders, past trauma and life transitions. At the heart of my practice, my goal is to help you experience healing and growth as you regain a life worth living. Together we will challenge automatic thoughts/reactions and identify patterns to build awareness in the way you think, feel and act. My approach prioritizes safety and compassion while improving your emotional wellbeing, exploring relationship dynamics and coping with adjustments.

Laura C. Bowman, MD is actively seeing patients seeking help with the evaluation and treatment of substance use disorders including alcohol, opioids, stimulants and nicotine. She also treats concentration issues (ADD and ADHD) in both children and adults . She offers an inclusive approach to help with substances, inviting patients to develop a different relationship with them over time. Her background in pediatrics provides experience in the treatment of ADD/ADHD and an opportunity to also help adults who were diagnosed as children or realized the issue in adulthood.