Oppositional Defiance (ODD) Therapists in Clarke County, GA

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Kitrina Bush
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Athens, GA 30605
I believe in creating a new therapy for each client and that you are the expert of your life. By building a trusting therapeutic relationship with you, I want to help guide you through the challenges life can bring. I utilize an integrative, person-centered approach to therapy, emphasizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Therapy, Art Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and several other therapeutic modalities. My clinical experience has given me the skills to efficiently treat ADHD, Adjustment Disorder, Complicated Grief and Loss, Anxiety Disorders, and Mood Disorders.
I believe in creating a new therapy for each client and that you are the expert of your life. By building a trusting therapeutic relationship with you, I want to help guide you through the challenges life can bring. I utilize an integrative, person-centered approach to therapy, emphasizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Therapy, Art Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and several other therapeutic modalities. My clinical experience has given me the skills to efficiently treat ADHD, Adjustment Disorder, Complicated Grief and Loss, Anxiety Disorders, and Mood Disorders.
(706) 707-3587 View (706) 707-3587
Project Family, LLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Athens, GA 30605  (Online Only)
Project Family is a community based program located in Athens, GA that offers me the opportunity to serve the families, individuals, and couples in Athens metro area.
Project Family is a community based program located in Athens, GA that offers me the opportunity to serve the families, individuals, and couples in Athens metro area.
(762) 214-4039 View (762) 214-4039
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Ed Glauser
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LCMHC, LPC, BC-TMH
Verified Verified
Athens, GA 30605  (Online Only)
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.
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.
(706) 752-7194 View (706) 752-7194
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Matthew Goldschmidt
Counselor, APC
Verified Verified
Athens, GA 30606
Life can be just the worst. We can deal with crippling depression, paralyzing anxiety, or destructive anger. We can experience symptoms that are very much a part of us, like with ADHD, that can get in the way of our day to day. On the flip side life can also be fulfilling, humorous, and joyful. Not without it's sufferings life can be something meaning filled.
Life can be just the worst. We can deal with crippling depression, paralyzing anxiety, or destructive anger. We can experience symptoms that are very much a part of us, like with ADHD, that can get in the way of our day to day. On the flip side life can also be fulfilling, humorous, and joyful. Not without it's sufferings life can be something meaning filled.
(706) 388-3702 View (706) 388-3702
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Project Family LLC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Athens, GA 30605
Project Family, LLC is a community healthcare organization serving children, adolescents, and adults with mental health needs and substance abuse concerns. Our agency includes psychiatrists, psychologists, Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs), Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs) and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs) who collaborate to provide integrative care. As a Community Provider we are approved by the state of Georgia to offer outpatient behavioral health services including Individual Therapy, Family Therapy, Behavioral Health Assessments, Treatment Planning, Psychiatric Services and many others.
Project Family, LLC is a community healthcare organization serving children, adolescents, and adults with mental health needs and substance abuse concerns. Our agency includes psychiatrists, psychologists, Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs), Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs) and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs) who collaborate to provide integrative care. As a Community Provider we are approved by the state of Georgia to offer outpatient behavioral health services including Individual Therapy, Family Therapy, Behavioral Health Assessments, Treatment Planning, Psychiatric Services and many others.
(762) 221-5633 View (762) 221-5633
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Dr.SemoreDNP Psychiatric NP
Registered Professional Nurse, DNP, AGNP-CB, PMHNP-B
Verified Verified
Athens, GA 30606
Dr. Ogun-Semore- DNP, AGPCNP, PMHNP-BC- Treat ACROSS LIFESPAN. In my line of profession and with expertise, I explain pathophysiology of the condition and how medications work, use a rating scale and evidenced-based treatments to support my diagnosis. The services I provide include comprehensive psychiatric diagnostic evaluations, medication management, and supportive therapy. I am experienced in helping people with anxiety, chronic depression resisitant to other treatment options and modalities, panic, bipolar disorders, psychotic symptoms, PTSD, memory impairment, ADHD.....etc
Dr. Ogun-Semore- DNP, AGPCNP, PMHNP-BC- Treat ACROSS LIFESPAN. In my line of profession and with expertise, I explain pathophysiology of the condition and how medications work, use a rating scale and evidenced-based treatments to support my diagnosis. The services I provide include comprehensive psychiatric diagnostic evaluations, medication management, and supportive therapy. I am experienced in helping people with anxiety, chronic depression resisitant to other treatment options and modalities, panic, bipolar disorders, psychotic symptoms, PTSD, memory impairment, ADHD.....etc
(786) 244-7347 View (786) 244-7347
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Sharanda Keith
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CAGCS, EdS
Verified Verified
Athens, GA 30601  (Online Only)
Balancing the Journey: Counseling, Consultation, and Supervision was founded to assist individuals, families, organizations, and counselors-in-training by providing opportunities for DISCOVERY, HEALING, and GROWTH. Balancing the Journey provides a safe place for the exploration, expression, and process of life experiences; development of steps to obtain goals; and clarity of the present while finding direction for the future.
Balancing the Journey: Counseling, Consultation, and Supervision was founded to assist individuals, families, organizations, and counselors-in-training by providing opportunities for DISCOVERY, HEALING, and GROWTH. Balancing the Journey provides a safe place for the exploration, expression, and process of life experiences; development of steps to obtain goals; and clarity of the present while finding direction for the future.
(770) 766-8503 View (770) 766-8503
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Healing Hearts Group, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, ACS
Verified Verified
Athens, GA 30601  (Online Only)
At Healing Hearts Groups, we focus on the needs of the individual, no two people are exactly alike therefore our practice is eclectic in nature to utilize what will best fit each scenario. We accompany you through your journey of healing and becoming your best self through using modalities such as Person Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Reality Therapy and Solution Focused Therapy.
At Healing Hearts Groups, we focus on the needs of the individual, no two people are exactly alike therefore our practice is eclectic in nature to utilize what will best fit each scenario. We accompany you through your journey of healing and becoming your best self through using modalities such as Person Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Reality Therapy and Solution Focused Therapy.
(470) 616-5304 View (470) 616-5304
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Kathryn Crawford Kesler
Counselor, MS, LAPC
Verified Verified
Athens, GA 30606
I build relationships through honesty, empathy, and even humor. My goal is to offer growth without judgment for teens, young adults, couples, and families.
I build relationships through honesty, empathy, and even humor. My goal is to offer growth without judgment for teens, young adults, couples, and families.
(706) 989-6491 View (706) 989-6491
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Michele Smith
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Athens, GA 30601  (Online Only)
Past experiences have left you feeling overwhelmed and in a rut? Just know you can move past this…Reach out to me and let’s talk about it… I have been a licensed professional for almost 20 years and helping you gain control of the thoughts and feelings that hinder you from becoming your best self is what I do best.
Past experiences have left you feeling overwhelmed and in a rut? Just know you can move past this…Reach out to me and let’s talk about it… I have been a licensed professional for almost 20 years and helping you gain control of the thoughts and feelings that hinder you from becoming your best self is what I do best.
(470) 594-2327 View (470) 594-2327
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Oconee Center for Behavioral Health
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Athens, GA 30601
I am the owner and operator of Oconee Center for Behavioral Health. I am a marriage and family therapist who specializes in child and adolescent therapy. I also frequently work with families and couples who are in distress.
I am the owner and operator of Oconee Center for Behavioral Health. I am a marriage and family therapist who specializes in child and adolescent therapy. I also frequently work with families and couples who are in distress.
(706) 603-4794 View (706) 603-4794
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Fulani A. Doughty
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, CRC, ICAADC, ACS
Verified Verified
Athens, GA 30601
Welcome to our practice! If you would benefit from "talk therapy" and are looking for a discreet, comfortable and cozy place to obtain confidential and targeted counseling services (individual, group, couples or family) from competent and caring counselors, you have found the right place! We provide holistic behavioral health services to all ages. Additionally, if you prefer, you may obtain (technology assisted) distance counseling/coaching services from Dr. Doughty.
Welcome to our practice! If you would benefit from "talk therapy" and are looking for a discreet, comfortable and cozy place to obtain confidential and targeted counseling services (individual, group, couples or family) from competent and caring counselors, you have found the right place! We provide holistic behavioral health services to all ages. Additionally, if you prefer, you may obtain (technology assisted) distance counseling/coaching services from Dr. Doughty.
(706) 403-0770 View (706) 403-0770
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Pathways Transition Programs, INC
Psychologist, MD, LPC, LCSW, LAPC, LMSW
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Athens, GA 30606
Pathways Transition Programs is a private mental health services provider for children and their families located in DECATUR, WATKINSVILLE, and LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA. From our team of 100+ medical and counseling staff, we match clients to therapists best able to address specific needs. We offer a comprehensive array of assessment and therapy services to foster and support change/growth through healing the wounds of trauma and life challenges, and training/skill development to enhance coping skills and build resilience. We take great pride in being a resource for all individuals and families we serve.
Pathways Transition Programs is a private mental health services provider for children and their families located in DECATUR, WATKINSVILLE, and LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA. From our team of 100+ medical and counseling staff, we match clients to therapists best able to address specific needs. We offer a comprehensive array of assessment and therapy services to foster and support change/growth through healing the wounds of trauma and life challenges, and training/skill development to enhance coping skills and build resilience. We take great pride in being a resource for all individuals and families we serve.
(404) 620-3438 View (404) 620-3438
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Brendan A Stephens
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
Athens, GA 30606
What are you seeking? Whether or not the answer to this question is clear to you, my guess is you are aware of a deep sense of wanting to feel or live differently. I'd like to help you connect more fully with your own best qualities, your passions, and the vision you have for yourself and your life. Let's build these visions, while also facing the challenges that offer resistance, so that you can take action toward creating meaningful and lasting change. It would be my privilege to be your ally and support you in this process.
What are you seeking? Whether or not the answer to this question is clear to you, my guess is you are aware of a deep sense of wanting to feel or live differently. I'd like to help you connect more fully with your own best qualities, your passions, and the vision you have for yourself and your life. Let's build these visions, while also facing the challenges that offer resistance, so that you can take action toward creating meaningful and lasting change. It would be my privilege to be your ally and support you in this process.
(706) 760-7618 View (706) 760-7618
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Mandy Michelle Miller
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MS, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Athens, GA 30604
Waitlist for new clients
Sometimes life is just hard, you are going along, and everything is fine, when, suddenly, wham!...everything changes, and leaves you asking, "now what?" You were taught how to do Algebra, but not how to deal with the situation you find yourself in. For me, therapy is about finding the right tools for you so that you can, in the healthiest way possible, thrive in the hardest times. I want you to know that you are amazing, and infinitely capable, and that sometimes you just need a little bit of help learning how to deal with life's curve balls.
Sometimes life is just hard, you are going along, and everything is fine, when, suddenly, wham!...everything changes, and leaves you asking, "now what?" You were taught how to do Algebra, but not how to deal with the situation you find yourself in. For me, therapy is about finding the right tools for you so that you can, in the healthiest way possible, thrive in the hardest times. I want you to know that you are amazing, and infinitely capable, and that sometimes you just need a little bit of help learning how to deal with life's curve balls.
(678) 582-2108 View (678) 582-2108
Zadie James-Driskell
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Athens, GA 30605  (Online Only)
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Online Therapists

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Ta'neja Rodgers
Registered Clinical Social Worker Intern, RCSWI
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Duluth, GA 30096
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in working with children, adults, and couples to address anger management, unresolved trauma, depression, anxiety, sexual abuse, family conflict, ODD, & other related mental illnesses.
Are you feeling hopeless, anxious, and having a difficult time coping with current life changes? Feeling depressed and experiencing difficulty identifying and expressing your emotions? Experienced childhood trauma that was never addressed or processed? Allow me to help you navigate and process these things. I believe that early intervention can significantly impact a child in adulthood, and addressing /processing childhood trauma can change your life.
I specialize in working with children, adults, and couples to address anger management, unresolved trauma, depression, anxiety, sexual abuse, family conflict, ODD, & other related mental illnesses.
Are you feeling hopeless, anxious, and having a difficult time coping with current life changes? Feeling depressed and experiencing difficulty identifying and expressing your emotions? Experienced childhood trauma that was never addressed or processed? Allow me to help you navigate and process these things. I believe that early intervention can significantly impact a child in adulthood, and addressing /processing childhood trauma can change your life.
(770) 495-9775 View (770) 495-9775
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Interlinked Counseling & Consulting
Pre-Licensed Professional, APC
Verified Verified
Conyers, GA 30094
I have worked in School Counseling for 5 years with children and adolescents from ages of 4-14 and have recently transferred to working private practice. I have worked with issues from depression, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, trauma, abuse, anxiety, eating disorders, anger, interpersonal skills, and others. I approach all my clients from a Humanistic and Solution Focus approaches, we would discuss goal settings and a unjudgmental look at the client's feelings and experiences.
I have worked in School Counseling for 5 years with children and adolescents from ages of 4-14 and have recently transferred to working private practice. I have worked with issues from depression, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, trauma, abuse, anxiety, eating disorders, anger, interpersonal skills, and others. I approach all my clients from a Humanistic and Solution Focus approaches, we would discuss goal settings and a unjudgmental look at the client's feelings and experiences.
(470) 458-4291 View (470) 458-4291
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Dr. William L. Buchanan
Psychologist, PhD, ABPP
Verified Verified
Alpharetta, GA 30005
I specialize in providing comprehensive psychological, psychoeducational and neuropsychological evaluations. I conduct state-of-the-art assessments for ADHD, Learning Disabilities (e.g., Dyslexia), depression, anxiety, TBI, PTSD, OCD, ODD, autism, neurodevelopmental and neurocognitive disorders, personality disorders, etc. Two of the objective assessment tools I use for assessing attention and concentration are the TOVA and the Qb Test. I can assess the effects of medication to treat ADHD, assessing attention off medication vs. assessing attention on medication. I can work with your physician to tritrate the dose.
I specialize in providing comprehensive psychological, psychoeducational and neuropsychological evaluations. I conduct state-of-the-art assessments for ADHD, Learning Disabilities (e.g., Dyslexia), depression, anxiety, TBI, PTSD, OCD, ODD, autism, neurodevelopmental and neurocognitive disorders, personality disorders, etc. Two of the objective assessment tools I use for assessing attention and concentration are the TOVA and the Qb Test. I can assess the effects of medication to treat ADHD, assessing attention off medication vs. assessing attention on medication. I can work with your physician to tritrate the dose.
(678) 929-1306 View (678) 929-1306
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Lisa Hunter
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CPCS
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
I have years of experence with addiction problems, adolescents issues/oppositional defiance, domestic violence, depression, and anxiety issues.
I primarily focus on behavioral change through eliminating negative thinking and behavior. I approach therapy as a positive experience where healing and personal growth can occur.
I have years of experence with addiction problems, adolescents issues/oppositional defiance, domestic violence, depression, and anxiety issues.
I primarily focus on behavioral change through eliminating negative thinking and behavior. I approach therapy as a positive experience where healing and personal growth can occur.
(770) 609-4515 View (770) 609-4515

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Oppositional Defiance (ODD) Therapists

What is the most effective treatment for oppositional defiant disorder?

The treatment of Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) will involve multiple approaches designed to help both the youngster and their parents, sometimes including medication. A therapist will help a child learn ways to regulate their emotions, curb their impulsiveness, and counteract anger, defiance, and disruption, while showing parents ways to bring these lessons into their home. A technique designed for children with conditions like ODD, known as Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS), may also be used. CPS addresses a child’s concerns and rewards appropriate responses while discouraging harsh punishment or criticism.

How does treatment for oppositional defiant disorder work?

Treatment for ODD addresses the issues underlying a child’s defiance and disruption, the emotional regulation and impulse-control skills they lack, and the way adults respond to them. ODD therapy is based on the idea that children with the disorder understand the difference between right and wrong, that they want to behave well, and that, with help, they can. By responding to the child with empathy instead of harsh criticism, ignoring nonviolent behaviors, and rewarding positive actions, a therapist, and the other adults in a child’s life, can help children improve their behavior.

How long does therapy for oppositional defiant disorder take?

Therapy for oppositional defiant disorder is not a short-term undertaking. Depending on the severity of a child’s symptoms, their age, the presence of other conditions like ADHD, anxiety or a mood disorder, and their family dynamic, it can take months before improvement is noted. The cooperation of parents and teachers is crucial, because the skills learned in therapy must be practiced in real-world situations, with all their potential triggers.

Does oppositional defiant disorder go away?

ODD can remit following treatment. ODD is often diagnosed in nursery school, and early intervention is essential for a positive prognosis. In two-thirds of children, according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, symptoms resolve within three years.