Chronic Pain Therapists in Peachtree City, GA
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William (Bill) Macke
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, CSAT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Peachtree City, GA 30269
Areas of specialty include: mood disorders, relationship conflicts, pre, current and post marriage counseling, grief and loss, trauma, abuse issues, attachment issues with children, adoption and foster care issues, addictions, stress, pain management and spiritual conflicts.
I enjoy working with those clients who recognize that change can happen and is good. I enjoy working with individuals, families, couples and groups. Those who recognize that change depends on them, individually and collectively. I do not cause change but only facilitate the process. As we are all in the process of living and life can sometimes be very difficult, we can learn and change everyday. I can help you become the person you want to be, just as the chrysalis wants and does become a beautiful butterfly.
Areas of specialty include: mood disorders, relationship conflicts, pre, current and post marriage counseling, grief and loss, trauma, abuse issues, attachment issues with children, adoption and foster care issues, addictions, stress, pain management and spiritual conflicts.
I enjoy working with those clients who recognize that change can happen and is good. I enjoy working with individuals, families, couples and groups. Those who recognize that change depends on them, individually and collectively. I do not cause change but only facilitate the process. As we are all in the process of living and life can sometimes be very difficult, we can learn and change everyday. I can help you become the person you want to be, just as the chrysalis wants and does become a beautiful butterfly.
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As a member of ILADS, she is also passionate about working with those facing chronic illness.
Marleigh Whiteman is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Georgia. She has years of experience working with a variety of populations of all ages in different levels and types of care including inpatient, outpatient, residential, and school settings. She helps to guide and motivate clients as they seek help with anxiety, depression, grief and loss, relationship issues, and other stressors many face in our fast-paced world. Marleigh completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Auburn University and her Master of Science degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Georgia State University.
As a member of ILADS, she is also passionate about working with those facing chronic illness.
Marleigh Whiteman is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Georgia. She has years of experience working with a variety of populations of all ages in different levels and types of care including inpatient, outpatient, residential, and school settings. She helps to guide and motivate clients as they seek help with anxiety, depression, grief and loss, relationship issues, and other stressors many face in our fast-paced world. Marleigh completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Auburn University and her Master of Science degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Georgia State University.
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Sandstad Psychotherapy, EMDR, BSP & Hypnotherapy
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC(GA), LPCC(KY, CMS, CHT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Peachtree City, GA 30269
Waitlist for new clients
I provide compassionate and effective therapy to help individuals navigate a wide range of life challenges, specializing in the treatment of panic disorder, anxiety, trauma (both simple and complex), PTSD, dissociation, depersonalization and derealization disorders, nightmare disorders, chronic pain, compulsive eating, and somatic symptom disorder. My approach focuses on addressing psychological, emotional, spiritual, and psychosomatic conditions that arise from both significant and subtle traumatic life experiences.
I provide compassionate and effective therapy to help individuals navigate a wide range of life challenges, specializing in the treatment of panic disorder, anxiety, trauma (both simple and complex), PTSD, dissociation, depersonalization and derealization disorders, nightmare disorders, chronic pain, compulsive eating, and somatic symptom disorder. My approach focuses on addressing psychological, emotional, spiritual, and psychosomatic conditions that arise from both significant and subtle traumatic life experiences.
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Margaret (Peggy) McBrayer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LPC, ACSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Peachtree City, GA 30269
My individual practice provides individuals experiencing emotional distress and personal pain including people who have experienced trauma a safe place for the journey of healing.
Marriage /relationships can be tough and even good marriages can be stressful. With my husband Tom, I work collaboratively with couples experiencing distress & disconnection in their relationships. We work as a husband-wife team and focus on helping couples rebuild & strengthen their emotional bond. We believe that strong marriages are the foundation for healthy families and believe that marriage is worth fighting for. We are committed to helping couples preserve, enhance and restore their relationships.
My individual practice provides individuals experiencing emotional distress and personal pain including people who have experienced trauma a safe place for the journey of healing.
Marriage /relationships can be tough and even good marriages can be stressful. With my husband Tom, I work collaboratively with couples experiencing distress & disconnection in their relationships. We work as a husband-wife team and focus on helping couples rebuild & strengthen their emotional bond. We believe that strong marriages are the foundation for healthy families and believe that marriage is worth fighting for. We are committed to helping couples preserve, enhance and restore their relationships.
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Destiny Winters
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, CRC
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Peachtree City, GA 30270
You can find more info and book a free consultation at thechronic illnesstherapist.
We will no longer accept feeling like a burden or lack of answers, empathy, and guidance from the medical professionals we're told to trust. It’s not in your head, you are not faking it, and you absolutely can get better with the right support. Learning to ask for help, manage your physical pain and fatigue, and socialize again despite chronic illness obstacles is what I help clients achieve. We work together from a mind-body perspective to identify and release patterns of tension, stress, and past trauma. The goal is to help you develop a greater sense of ease, comfort, and wellbeing in your mind AND body.
You can find more info and book a free consultation at thechronic illnesstherapist.
We will no longer accept feeling like a burden or lack of answers, empathy, and guidance from the medical professionals we're told to trust. It’s not in your head, you are not faking it, and you absolutely can get better with the right support. Learning to ask for help, manage your physical pain and fatigue, and socialize again despite chronic illness obstacles is what I help clients achieve. We work together from a mind-body perspective to identify and release patterns of tension, stress, and past trauma. The goal is to help you develop a greater sense of ease, comfort, and wellbeing in your mind AND body.
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From a young age, I have been passionate about helping others embark on their own personal journey towards healing, wholeness, and purpose. Upon receiving my undergraduate degree in Psychology from Georgia Southern University, I went on to pursue my Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Richmont Graduate University in Chattanooga, Tennessee. I have gained valuable experience and enjoy working with college students and adults of all ages experiencing addiction, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, career concerns, spiritual issues, chronic illness, family of origin issues, and other life transitions.
From a young age, I have been passionate about helping others embark on their own personal journey towards healing, wholeness, and purpose. Upon receiving my undergraduate degree in Psychology from Georgia Southern University, I went on to pursue my Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Richmont Graduate University in Chattanooga, Tennessee. I have gained valuable experience and enjoy working with college students and adults of all ages experiencing addiction, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, career concerns, spiritual issues, chronic illness, family of origin issues, and other life transitions.
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My goal as a clinical psychologist is to promote and encourage emotional wellness. This starts with providing a safe place to explore issues and challenges that may be affecting your daily life. The majority of my career has been spent providing assessment and therapeutic intervention to law enforcement personnel, military veterans, and their family members in a variety of settings. I use the most relevant therapeutic approaches based on an individuals needs.
My goal as a clinical psychologist is to promote and encourage emotional wellness. This starts with providing a safe place to explore issues and challenges that may be affecting your daily life. The majority of my career has been spent providing assessment and therapeutic intervention to law enforcement personnel, military veterans, and their family members in a variety of settings. I use the most relevant therapeutic approaches based on an individuals needs.
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Ann Sheerin
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Peachtree City, GA 30269
I am passionate about equipping clients to live happier, healthier lives. This is accomplished by listening to each individual's unique story, creating a plan to address concerns, and walking alongside the client throughout the process. I have experience in helping clients address thought processes or behaviors that pose obstacles to wellbeing, equipping individuals for problem solving and interpersonal effectiveness, assisting clients with emotional regulation, and providing strategies for distress tolerance. My experience includes those who have been affected by trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, and relationship difficulties.
I am passionate about equipping clients to live happier, healthier lives. This is accomplished by listening to each individual's unique story, creating a plan to address concerns, and walking alongside the client throughout the process. I have experience in helping clients address thought processes or behaviors that pose obstacles to wellbeing, equipping individuals for problem solving and interpersonal effectiveness, assisting clients with emotional regulation, and providing strategies for distress tolerance. My experience includes those who have been affected by trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, and relationship difficulties.
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I love working with emotionally intelligent people who need help working through anxiety, cancer diagnosis or traumas. So many times, I have heard my patients tell me that they wish that they had tried EMDR decades earlier because it truly helped them resolve many of their stressors in their current lives.
I love working with emotionally intelligent people who need help working through anxiety, cancer diagnosis or traumas. So many times, I have heard my patients tell me that they wish that they had tried EMDR decades earlier because it truly helped them resolve many of their stressors in their current lives.
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Lei Rhyne
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, CHT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Peachtree City, GA 30269
Hi! I’m Lei Rhyne, and I am dedicated to guiding individuals in overcoming trauma, anxiety, depression, and grief and empowering them. Together, we will strive to achieve your goals and find balance for your mind, body, and spirit. As a mother of two adult children and a grandmother to a 5-year-old, I transitioned from being a crisis coach in shelters and safe houses to becoming a counselor. I have been a strong advocate for students with learning difficulties, minority groups, and the LGBTQ+ community. My work in the community involves healing individuals in hospitals and community centers.
Hi! I’m Lei Rhyne, and I am dedicated to guiding individuals in overcoming trauma, anxiety, depression, and grief and empowering them. Together, we will strive to achieve your goals and find balance for your mind, body, and spirit. As a mother of two adult children and a grandmother to a 5-year-old, I transitioned from being a crisis coach in shelters and safe houses to becoming a counselor. I have been a strong advocate for students with learning difficulties, minority groups, and the LGBTQ+ community. My work in the community involves healing individuals in hospitals and community centers.
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Amanda Masters
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, CHT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Peachtree City, GA 30269
I am a person-centered, holistic therapist who views all of my clients as the expert to their own lives. I feel that the therapeutic relationship is most successful with the use of empathetic, compassionate, nonjudgmental communication between the counselor and the client(s). I enjoy incorporating an array of therapeutic techniques and approaches, as I believe all clients are beautifully unique.
I am a person-centered, holistic therapist who views all of my clients as the expert to their own lives. I feel that the therapeutic relationship is most successful with the use of empathetic, compassionate, nonjudgmental communication between the counselor and the client(s). I enjoy incorporating an array of therapeutic techniques and approaches, as I believe all clients are beautifully unique.
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Nurture and Be Therapy Services
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, APC, CRC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Peachtree City, GA 30269
Do you struggle with feeling stuck in life and disconnected from those around you? Do you feel overwhelmed and unsure about how to begin living life in the present? At Nurture and Be Therapy Services our mission is to empower individuals and their families to live joyful lives. Our approach involves creating a safe and supportive environment to encourage vulnerability, curiosity, and lasting change. As a mental health collective, we assist members by providing therapy and connecting them with other wellness professionals because treating the whole person matters (body, mind and soul).
Do you struggle with feeling stuck in life and disconnected from those around you? Do you feel overwhelmed and unsure about how to begin living life in the present? At Nurture and Be Therapy Services our mission is to empower individuals and their families to live joyful lives. Our approach involves creating a safe and supportive environment to encourage vulnerability, curiosity, and lasting change. As a mental health collective, we assist members by providing therapy and connecting them with other wellness professionals because treating the whole person matters (body, mind and soul).
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The decision to embark on the journey of psychotherapy takes courage and an openness to change. It is our goal to provide a safe and non-judgemental space for people who are ready to begin their steps toward healing and self-discovery. Our commitment is helping individuals reach their personal goals and realize their full potential so they can live a happier, more meaningful life. Using warmth, compassion, honesty, and dedication, We can help you uncover the answers that live within yourself. We provide individual,couple/family therapy, along with psychological educational testing and assessment.
The decision to embark on the journey of psychotherapy takes courage and an openness to change. It is our goal to provide a safe and non-judgemental space for people who are ready to begin their steps toward healing and self-discovery. Our commitment is helping individuals reach their personal goals and realize their full potential so they can live a happier, more meaningful life. Using warmth, compassion, honesty, and dedication, We can help you uncover the answers that live within yourself. We provide individual,couple/family therapy, along with psychological educational testing and assessment.
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Cameron Butler Wooten
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMFT, NCC
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Peachtree City, GA 30269
Whether you are struggling with a particular issue or just can't shake the feeling that there is more to life, there is help. I provide a variety of services, including: individual, marital, and family counseling. My areas of expertise include: women, teens, and young adults, marital problems, relationship troubles, pre-marital counseling, low self-esteem/identity, problems within the family, depression/anxiety, life transitions, and grief/loss. My goal is to provide you with the insights and tools necessary to move beyond old, limiting beliefs and behaviors to new, healthy ways of approaching life.
Whether you are struggling with a particular issue or just can't shake the feeling that there is more to life, there is help. I provide a variety of services, including: individual, marital, and family counseling. My areas of expertise include: women, teens, and young adults, marital problems, relationship troubles, pre-marital counseling, low self-esteem/identity, problems within the family, depression/anxiety, life transitions, and grief/loss. My goal is to provide you with the insights and tools necessary to move beyond old, limiting beliefs and behaviors to new, healthy ways of approaching life.
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My theme is " A Brighter Tomorrow Begins Today." If you are experiencing stress, relationship, spiritual, and/or health challenges, then it may just be time to contact a professional who has the sensitivity and experience to help you make changes in your life. My services at The Anderson Center for Health Wellness and Contempletative Thought are designed to fit the unique needs of the individual. My clinical interventions, based on current evidence-based practices, utilize an integrative biopsychosocial and spiritual perspective in optimizing health and psychological well–being.
My theme is " A Brighter Tomorrow Begins Today." If you are experiencing stress, relationship, spiritual, and/or health challenges, then it may just be time to contact a professional who has the sensitivity and experience to help you make changes in your life. My services at The Anderson Center for Health Wellness and Contempletative Thought are designed to fit the unique needs of the individual. My clinical interventions, based on current evidence-based practices, utilize an integrative biopsychosocial and spiritual perspective in optimizing health and psychological well–being.
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Our Greatest Fear —Marianne Williamson “It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us. Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us.” It is when we are faced with our greatest fears when we are in need of someone who we can trust to hear those fears and assist us with equipping ourselves with life skills/tools to overcome and conquer them. I have over 28 years of clinical experience assisting others on how to achieve their best life. It is my belief solutions to our problems are within us.
Our Greatest Fear —Marianne Williamson “It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us. Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us.” It is when we are faced with our greatest fears when we are in need of someone who we can trust to hear those fears and assist us with equipping ourselves with life skills/tools to overcome and conquer them. I have over 28 years of clinical experience assisting others on how to achieve their best life. It is my belief solutions to our problems are within us.
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I'd like to help you work through your problems and come to a place of health, happiness and resolution. I have been a practicing psychotherapist with adults (including military), teenagers, children, couples and families since 1984. I'd like to help you explore the things that are keeping you from realizing your full potential. I have had a great deal of success in helping individuals, couples and families grow to a place of wholeness and happiness.
I'd like to help you work through your problems and come to a place of health, happiness and resolution. I have been a practicing psychotherapist with adults (including military), teenagers, children, couples and families since 1984. I'd like to help you explore the things that are keeping you from realizing your full potential. I have had a great deal of success in helping individuals, couples and families grow to a place of wholeness and happiness.
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Louis Fuertes Boynton
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, NCC, CPCS
Verified Verified
Peachtree City, GA 30269
I have a disability(Crohn's disease) and have worked with people to find a way to deal with the stress of having a chronic illness.
Do you feel stuck in life? Do you feel unhealthy and stressed out? My therapy focuses on positive psychology and how to help people find a healthy lifestyle. Using this model, I have developed a type of therapy that focuses on helping people achieve health in mind, body and soul. This work includes finding out what problems exist in a persons life, and working to solve the problems we all face in life (loss/grief, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction and stress). My hope is that by finding solutions and working out those solutions life will get better.
I have a disability(Crohn's disease) and have worked with people to find a way to deal with the stress of having a chronic illness.
Do you feel stuck in life? Do you feel unhealthy and stressed out? My therapy focuses on positive psychology and how to help people find a healthy lifestyle. Using this model, I have developed a type of therapy that focuses on helping people achieve health in mind, body and soul. This work includes finding out what problems exist in a persons life, and working to solve the problems we all face in life (loss/grief, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction and stress). My hope is that by finding solutions and working out those solutions life will get better.
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Jennifer L. Foust
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Peachtree City, GA 30269
Does anxiety feel like it is hard to manage? Whether it's anxiety about your relationship, your sex life, your job, your social life, or your life in general, the symptoms are all too regular and familiar: racing heart, stomach churning, and feeling like you can't breathe just to name a few. If only you could just wish the anxiety away with logic. Your friends or partner tell you to just relax and stop overthinking, but you can't! Your mind won't listen. No matter how hard you try, you just can't get your mind to stop.
Does anxiety feel like it is hard to manage? Whether it's anxiety about your relationship, your sex life, your job, your social life, or your life in general, the symptoms are all too regular and familiar: racing heart, stomach churning, and feeling like you can't breathe just to name a few. If only you could just wish the anxiety away with logic. Your friends or partner tell you to just relax and stop overthinking, but you can't! Your mind won't listen. No matter how hard you try, you just can't get your mind to stop.
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Olivia Chante' Frazier
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC, ASFA PT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Peachtree City, GA 30269 (Online Only)
Olivia Chanté Frazier is the founder of “Transform You,” which is a private practice specializing in exercise and nutrition-based interventions for treating mental health. I am a LPC, Personal Trainer, Nutrition and Mindset coach. I am a Georgia native and have been practicing in the mental health field since 2002. I thrive on helping others break out of unhealthy patterns to feel empowered and strong. I assist clients in learning the importance of incorporating physical movement and nutrition into their lives as a healthy coping skill to managing their mental health and overall well-being.
Olivia Chanté Frazier is the founder of “Transform You,” which is a private practice specializing in exercise and nutrition-based interventions for treating mental health. I am a LPC, Personal Trainer, Nutrition and Mindset coach. I am a Georgia native and have been practicing in the mental health field since 2002. I thrive on helping others break out of unhealthy patterns to feel empowered and strong. I assist clients in learning the importance of incorporating physical movement and nutrition into their lives as a healthy coping skill to managing their mental health and overall well-being.
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Chronic Pain Therapists
How does chronic pain therapy work?
Engaging with a psychotherapist to help treat chronic pain does not mean that one’s pain is all in their head. Therapy for chronic-pain patients has been shown to benefit both the mind and the body, targeting physical symptoms and increasing daily functioning. In other words, for many, addressing their emotional health through therapy affects their physical health. A therapist can help a client challenge unhelpful thoughts about pain and develop new ways to respond to it, such as distraction or calming breathing techniques. Studies have found that therapy can be as effective as surgery for certain cases of chronic pain and many doctors recommend trying psychotherapy in advance of considering invasive surgery.
What are the most effective treatment options for chronic pain?
Stress, anxiety, depression, catastrophizing, ruminating, lack of activity, and social withdrawal all make chronic pain worse. Addressing these issues, research shows, can help people gain control over their pain symptoms. Therapeutic approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, biofeedback, and mindfulness-based stress reduction, along with greater pain-management education, have been found to help people reduce fear and disability.
Are there new treatments for chronic pain?
Many cases of chronic pain, particularly those involving back pain, remain medically unexplained. But there is evidence that changes in the brain or nervous system are caused by previous physical ailments such as tissue damage; in such cases, the brain may continue to send out pain signals despite the physical cause having healed. To aid patients under these circumstances, a recently developed treatment known as pain reprocessing therapy (PRT) is designed to help the brain “unlearn” this response. A PRT practitioner helps individuals to reduce the “threat value” of their ongoing pain signals until they can reappraise them as less threatening and fear-inducing. They also help an individual to develop new emotional regulation skills.
How long does therapy for chronic pain take?
There is no set timeline for recovery from chronic pain, especially as there may be a range of physical and psychological causes for any individual’s discomfort, but most patients should expect to see a therapist for a number of weeks or months, typically spanning at least 12 sessions. Studies of pain reprocessing therapy found that many individuals’ experience of pain lessened in eight sessions over four weeks.