Therapist Christine's goal is to serve those in need who want to heal. She specializes in adolescents/teens with their families and young adults. Her training focuses on difficult life transitions, anxiety, ADHD, trauma, grief and loss, and depression. Therapist Christine is on staff at Peachford and Emory Hospitals. She uncovers the core reasons why clients are in a pattern of Self Harming behaviors, Suicidal Ideations, High anxiety, and those facing divorce or mediation. Christine enjoys using art, sand trays, and EMDR as the main modalities. Therapist Christine is grounded in Experiential and Art Therapy. She enjoys a challenge because she believes "There is a solution to every problem."

Christine's goal is to utilize her art degree in therapy. Therapist Christine has excellent training in the arts such as; drawing, painting, play therapy using puppets, and sand therapy. She believes in focusing on several complementary modalities such as Art Expression, DBT, and Emotional-Focused therapy during the therapy journey with her clients.

Going to counseling is your first big and challenging step. Finding the right fit for yourself and your issues is the next step. Everyone in life has a story to be told. Therapist Christine embraces all of Erikson's life stages. She enjoys being a life coach and having supportive options for anything life throws you while forming a lifetime authentic therapeutic relationship

Some of her specialties are:

Specialities:

• Child or Adolescent

• Trauma and PTSD

• Relationship Issues

Issues:

• ADHD

• Adoption

• Alcohol Abuse

• Anger Management

• Antisocial Personality

• Anxiety

• Asperger's Syndrome

• Autism

• Behavioral Issues

• Bipolar Disorder

• Borderline Personality

• Career Counseling

• Chronic Impulsivity

• Codependency

• Coping Skills

• Depression

• Divorce

• Dual Diagnosis

• Emotional Disturbance

• Family Conflict

• Grief

• I travel as a Life Coach and meet families in need

• Infidelity

• Internet Addiction

• Life Coaching

• Life Transitions

• Marital and Premarital

• Medication Management

• Men's Issues

• Narcissistic Personality

• Parenting

• Peer Relationships

• School Issues

• Self Esteem

• Self-Harming

• Sleep or Insomnia

• Spirituality

• Stress

• Substance Abuse

• Suicidal Ideation

• Trauma, Grief, Forgiveness, and Life 

Transitions

• Women's Issues

Mental Health:

• Dissociative Disorders

• Mood Disorders

• Personality Disorders

• PsychosisMood Disorders

Are sadness, frustration, insecurity, relationship struggles, stress or a painful past keeping you from happiness, success, and satisfaction in your life? Therapist Christine has enjoyed helping people of various ages, ethnic, spiritual, or economic backgrounds and diverse sexual/gender orientations/presentations live peaceful, effective and successful lives. Christine hopes to join you on your journey of exploration and healing.

Therapist Christine has a master's degree in Social Work and 12 years of experience providing therapy. She has provided effective therapeutic interventions using techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, child-centered and directive play therapy, and rational self-analysis with a strength-based and person-centered approach.

Christine became a therapist because she has a heart for people who are hurting, and she wanted to offer the hope of relief and change. Therapist Christine believes that everyone has the power to heal and grow and she loves being a part of that process. Christine is a great listener and can offer her knowledge, experience and compassion in partnership and service of a happier, more effective, you!

Specialities:

• Child or Adolescent
• Trauma and PTSD
• Women's Issues

Issues:

• ADHD
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Behavioral Issues
• Bipolar Disorder
• Career Counseling
• Chronic Illness
• Chronic Impulsivity
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Divorce
• Domestic Abuse
• Domestic Violence
• Emotional Disturbance
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Ineffective thinking
• Life Coaching
• Life Transitions
• Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
• Parenting
• Peer Relationships
• Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
• Relationship Issues
• School Issues
• Self Esteem
• Self-Harming
• Sexual Abuse
• Stress
• Suicidal Ideation

Mental Health:

• Mood Disorders

Magan is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Master Addictions Counselor with over 15 years of experience working with clients throughout the lifespan. She utilizes different approaches including DBT, CBT, and psychodynamic theories to help clients tackle their issues and achieve their goals.

Magan has worked with men, women and children in different clinical settings and welcomes families and couples. She appreciates the therapeutic relationship that can evolve when a therapist and a client decide to come together in a safe space to process through life's challenges. Through this collaboration, the client is allowed to grow, change, or just be. She looks forward to collaborating with you.

Magan has weekend and evening hours.

The challenges of life in today's society presents the need for behavioral and mental health services like never before. Therapist Tara has nineteen years of experience in providing outpatient therapy to children, adolescents, and adults in order to assist them in overcoming the effects of these challenges. Tara utilizes a solution-focused approach, because she believes that there is always a solution to every problem! Therapist Tara enjoys helping people understand that they have the ability to effectively cope with their emotions, which therefore enables them to live their best lives.

Tara works with many children and adolescents and is trained in play therapy, art therapy, and sand tray, which assists clients in healing through non-verbal means. Tara utilizes a Family Systems Model in order to involve everyone in treatment. Therapist Tara also loves working with adults on many diverse issues.

Tara enjoys assisting people of all ages in overcoming the effects of specialties such as depression, anxiety, physical and sexual abuse, ADHD, OCD, PTSD, Eating Disorders, Addiction, and Behavior Problems. These issues too easily become all-consuming. Tara's goal is to lessen their effects on people's lives.

Specialities:

• Child or Adolescent

• Depression

• Sexual Abuse

Issues:

• ADHD

• Addiction

• Alcohol Abuse

• Anger Management

• Antisocial Personality

• Anxiety

• Asperger's Syndrome

• Autism

• Behavioral Issues

• Bipolar Disorder

• Borderline Personality

• Child or Adolescent

• Chronic Illness

• Chronic Relapse

• Codependency

• Coping Skills

• Developmental Disorders

• Divorce

• Domestic Abuse

• Domestic Violence

• Drug Abuse

• Dual Diagnosis

• Eating Disorders

• Emotional Disturbance

• Family Conflict

• Grief

• Infidelity

• Marital and Premarital

• Narcissistic Personality

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

• Oppositional Defiance

• Parenting

• Peer Relationships

• Relationship Issues

• School Issues

• Self Esteem

• Self Harming

• Sleep or Insomnia

• Spirituality

• Stress

• Substance Abuse

• Suicidal Ideation

• Teen Violence

• Trauma and PTSD

• Women's Issues

Mental Health:

• Dissociative Disorders

• Impulse Control Disorders

• Mood Disorders

• Personality Disorders

• Psychosis

• Thinking Disorders

Ken is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 27 years of experience. He works with individuals, families, and couples ages 8 to 99. He works with many issues including anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma, stress, relationship issues, work or school issues, and anger management. He welcomes new clients and enjoys working with people to see them grow and develop new skills. He uses skill-building and problem solving with clients to make a positive change in their lives so they are better empowered to achieve their goals.

Dr. Amy Hamilton has over 20 years experience with individual, couples, family, and group therapy. Dr. Hamilton has experience with individuals with psychiatric illness, substance abuse and dual diagnoses. Dr. Hamilton graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor's degree in psychology. She went on to graduate magna cum laude with a master's degree in counseling psychology and then pursued further education at the Georgia School of Professional Psychology. She was awarded her doctorate degree in clinical psychology in 2001 and has practiced as a licensed professional counselor since 2004. She has worked in a variety of clinical settings, inpatient and outpatient, providing individual, group and couples therapy, as well as evaluations and level of care assessments.

Dr. Hamilton is only available for tele-counseling sessions.

Dr. Hamilton utilizes an integrated approach of cognitive, behavioral, and interpersonal techniques in helping people overcome addictive behaviors, beliefs and related mental health issues. Her related areas of interest include recovery from trauma and abuse, relationship style, and issues related to the treatment of dual diagnosis and group behavior. She specializes in:

Specialities:

• Addiction Issues(All Types)
• Adolescent Issues
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Conflict and crisis resolution
• Depression
• Eating Disorders
• Eating Disorders
• Empowerment
• Grief
• Identity definition and development
• Interpersonal relationship issues
• Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender
• Life Transition
• Pre-teen and Teens
• Stress
• Trauma
• Women's Issues
• Work or School Issues
• Tele-health Sessions (Phone and Video)

Therapist Chinenye 'Chi Chi' Nwizu is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).

Therapist 'Chi Chi' specializes in substance abuse.

Seeing clients virtually and in person. Therapist 'Chi Chi', treats ages 21 and up, using various modalities.

To schedule an appointment with Therapist ''Chi Chi', please call now.

Available for Tele-Health (Phone and Video) and In-Person Sessions

Issues:

• Addiction
• ADHD
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Chronic Illness
• Depression
• Domestic Violence
• Grief/Loss
• Mild Trauma
• Parenting
• Stress

Kim believes therapy is a collaborative process of discovering the bridges & roadblocks on the way to reaching a person's full potential. The client brings his or her life experience, along with their stories of successes, struggles & survival. Kim believes a therapist's contribution is to provide a safe, creative environment where, together, they explore past experiences, present circumstances and future possiblities.

With 20 years in the mental health field, Kim has worked in a variety of clinical settings. She is experienced with individual, family/couples psychotherapy & group counseling. She has also worked with adolescents, Veterans, juveniles & adults to help achieve positive change. Kim's approach includes a number of theoretical styles including humanistic, cognitive & family systems.

Therapist Kim's undergraduate degree is in Biology from University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Master's degree in Counseling from University of New Mexico. Her career includes working with issues of depression, anxiety, PTSD-trauma, stress, relationships, work, career & school,& substance abuse. Kim's later career includes program management development and supervision.