| Office: |
Helen B. Vantine, Ph.D.
860 Edgewater Drive
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
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| Phone: |
(404) 357-0078
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| Fax: |
(770) 424-7744
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| Cell Phone: |
(404) 357-0078
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| E-mail: |
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| Profession: |
Psychologist
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| Services: |
Psychotherapy/Counseling
Coaching
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| Practice Description: |
I am seeking patients who are particularly interested in their emotional, psychological, physical and spiritual development, not just reducing their suffering. Patients who are interested in expanding their joy, improving their awareness, increasing their risk-taking capacity, and making more thoughtful and conscious choices.
My Ph.D. training was in a combined major of psychology and philosophy. I have over 20 years experience as a masters level and then Ph.D. level psychotherapist. I have extensive training in many western psychological approaches, most particularly cognitive behavioral, existential, and family systems. I have spent over 35 years exploring and training in Eastern psychological approaches to personal growth. I work with adults, adolescents, couples and families.
While most Western psychology aims to restore the patient to “ordinary unhappiness,” many Eastern approaches work to reduce suffering by expanding consciousness and the ability to be mindfully present. In this context, the hope of therapy is not only to restore the patient to normal functioning, but also to increase their capacity for joy, love, and connection.
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Practice Specialties or Interests:
(Strengths are
in bold text) |
Depression
Stress Management
Addictions
Adjustment Disorder
Adult Children of Alcoholics
Anger Management
Anxiety Disorders/Phobias
Bipolar Disorder
Co-dependency
Crisis/Trauma
Divorce/Dissolution
Ethnic/Cultural Issues
Gay/Lesbian Issues
Impulse Control Disorders
Infidelity
Life Transitions
OCD
Parenting Issues
Personal Growth
PTSD
Relationship Issues
Self-esteem
Sexual Abuse
Spirituality
Substance Abuse
Women's Issues
Eastern approaches to psychotherapy
Adult development
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| Age Specialties: |
Adolescents
Adults
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| Session Formats: |
Individual
Couples
Family
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| Treatment Approaches: |
Cognitive/Cognitive-Behavioral
Developmental
Existential/Humanistic
Family Systems
Interpersonal
Transpersonal
mindfulness
mindfulness based cognitive therapy
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| Demographic Specialties: |
African American
Asian American
Buddhist
Christian
Hindu
Jewish
Latino American
Military/Veterans
Women/Feminist
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| Education: |
Ph.D., Duquesne University, 2000
M.Ed, Georgia State University, 1995
BA, Nothwestern University, 1971
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| License #: |
PYS002516 |
| License State: |
Georgia |
| Professional Affiliations: |
 | American Psychological Association | | Georgia Psychological Association |
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| Fee Schedule: |
$ 140.00 per hour |
| Accepted Insurance: |
Any PPO
Aetna
APS Healthcare
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
CORPHEALTH
Humana
Independence Blue Cross
Magellan
Medicare
Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
TRICARE
United Behavioral Health (UBH)
UnitedHealthcare
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| Insurance and Billing Instructions: |
I take insurance. |
| Office Hours: |
Monday 10:00-7:00 and Wednesdays 10:00- 4:00 |
| Driving Directions: |
call for directions
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