| Office: |
26 E. Church St.
Cartersville, GA 30120
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| Phone: |
(770) 403-8817
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| Cell Phone: |
(770) 403-8817
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| E-mail: |
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| Profession: |
Professional Counselor/Therapist
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| Services: |
Psychotherapy/Counseling
Coaching
Mediation
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| Practice Description: |
My practice philosophy is that each of us has the inner gifts to work toward wholeness. Life's challenges can cause us to get off-balance.
I would especially urge parents to get help for a child or teen who is showing signs of anxiety or stress. Some of these include: temper tantrums, angry outbursts, noncommunication (adolescents), school failiure, school behavior problems, school absences, illness--especially headaches, stomach aches, asthma, ADHD, depression, sleeplessness, fears, bedwetting, cutting.
A child who is taking medicatiion for ADHD, anxiety, depression should also be getting regular counseling. A child who has suffered loss such as death of a parent, grandparent, sibling, friend, frequent moves, absent or incarcerated parent, divorce, alcoholism or addiction, physical, verbal, or sexual abuse or witnessing abuse would benefit from counseling. These things can be helped with counseling, sooner rather than later.
If you have any of these concerns as a parent, please call and we can talk about your situation and determine if counseling might help.
I have 19 years experience as a school teacher and counselor and it has given me the opportunity to work with thousands of children as well as their parents. They have been my best teachers. I have completed all six (6) levels of Sand Tray Therapy with Dr. Gisela DiDomenico of Oakland, CA.
The play therapy is extremely helpful because it allows children and teens to work through difficult issues in a safe way--letting the art, puppets or sand tray figures play out the battles, release anger, address fear and loss, work on communication skills and problem solving. It frees them up emotionally and allows them more energy to be doing their jobs of being kids--school, learning about themselves and life, getting ready to become happy, productive adults.
Research indicates that between eight to twenty play therapy sessions are needed to help with most problems, but generally, a child, teen, or adult feels some relief after even the first session.
Best wishes! Please call if I can be of any help.
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Practice Specialties or Interests:
(Strengths are
in bold text) |
Anger Management
Grief/Loss
Parenting Issues
ADHD
Adjustment Disorder
Adult Children of Alcoholics
Anxiety Disorders/Phobias
Asperger's Syndrome
Autism
Bipolar Disorder
Child Abuse
Chronic Physical Illness
Conduct Disorder
Crisis/Trauma
Depression
Divorce/Dissolution
Domestic Violence
Gay/Lesbian Issues
Gender Identity
Impulse Control Disorders
Learning Disabilities
Life Transitions
OCD
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Personal Growth
PTSD
Relationship Issues
Self-esteem
Sexual Abuse
Spirituality
Stress Management
Women's Issues
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| Age Specialties: |
Children
Adolescents
Adults
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| Session Formats: |
Individual
Family
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| Treatment Approaches: |
Art Therapy
Behavioral
Cognitive/Cognitive-Behavioral
Control Mastery
Developmental
Eclectic
Experiential
Family Systems
Jungian
Multicultural
Person-Centered
Play Therapy
Psychodynamic
Psychoeducational
Sandplay
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Reiki
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| Additional Demographic Expertise: |
African American
Buddhist
Christian
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender
Jewish
Latino American
Latter-day Saints/Mormon
Military/Veterans
Native American
People with Disabilities
Women/Feminist
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| Education: |
B.A., Emory University, 1970
M.Ln., Emory University, 1972
M.Ed., University of West Georgia, 1997
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| License #: |
004072 |
| Licensed In: |
Georgia |
| Additional Licenses/ Certifications: |
k - 12 teaching certification in guidance and counseling (GA)
middle grades teaching certification (GA) |
| Professional Affiliations: |
 | American Counseling Association | | Association for Play Therapy |
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| Fee Schedule: |
$145.00 for initial session
$120.00 per session for each on-going |
| Insurance and Billing Instructions: |
No Insurance accepted.
Fee for service due at each session. |
| Office Hours: |
Tuesdays and Thursdays (A.M. and P.M.) |
| Driving Directions: |
"Under the Bridge" in Cartersville. Please call for directions.
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| Additional Comments: |
Counseling for children, adults, teens and families. |
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| Additional Information |
| Years in Practice: Over 15 | | Gender: Female | | Accepting New Clients: Yes | | Wheelchair Accessible: Yes |
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