Imago Therapists in Sandy Springs, GA
Michelle D Morris
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
Certified Imago Therapists help clients understand their childhood wounds, their attachment style, and what their half is in their unhappy relationship.
Why is my marriage so difficult? Should we get couples counseling? Why are my other relationships leaving me feeling hopeless? Why me? You need understanding and answers and a way of being that brings you peace and happiness. I have worked with and helped many individuals and couples asking these very questions. Whether you are suffering from relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, or overwhelming stress I understand and can help. You have the ability to make positive changes in your life you just need the tools to do so. Together we can understand these unwanted detours and learn how to manage next time more successfully.
Certified Imago Therapists help clients understand their childhood wounds, their attachment style, and what their half is in their unhappy relationship.
Why is my marriage so difficult? Should we get couples counseling? Why are my other relationships leaving me feeling hopeless? Why me? You need understanding and answers and a way of being that brings you peace and happiness. I have worked with and helped many individuals and couples asking these very questions. Whether you are suffering from relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, or overwhelming stress I understand and can help. You have the ability to make positive changes in your life you just need the tools to do so. Together we can understand these unwanted detours and learn how to manage next time more successfully.
Jermaine Nicholas Sullivan
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC, CSAT, EMDR
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
I am a trilingual (English, Spanish & Portuguese) therapist who honors each client, respecting who they are, where they've been and where they're going. My goal in serving clients is to create a safe therapeutic environment where healing and mutual learning can take place. I find that in this environment teens feel free to open up about their challenges, couples commit to making meaningful adjustments in their relationships and individual men and women act on their willingness to discuss the difficult problems they face.
I am a trilingual (English, Spanish & Portuguese) therapist who honors each client, respecting who they are, where they've been and where they're going. My goal in serving clients is to create a safe therapeutic environment where healing and mutual learning can take place. I find that in this environment teens feel free to open up about their challenges, couples commit to making meaningful adjustments in their relationships and individual men and women act on their willingness to discuss the difficult problems they face.
Maddie McKeirnan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
Hi there! I understand the experiences you’ve had leading up to this decision may have been difficult, and you were able to navigate them the best way possible so far. Reaching out for the help you deserve speaks to your determination to be on a better path! I would be happy to join your support system and be there with you through whatever barriers you may encounter on this journey. These barriers might surface in many different ways: anxiety, depression, struggles with eating, identity crises, social conflicts, trouble focusing, low self-esteem, trauma and/or everyday problems that just don’t seem to let up.
Hi there! I understand the experiences you’ve had leading up to this decision may have been difficult, and you were able to navigate them the best way possible so far. Reaching out for the help you deserve speaks to your determination to be on a better path! I would be happy to join your support system and be there with you through whatever barriers you may encounter on this journey. These barriers might surface in many different ways: anxiety, depression, struggles with eating, identity crises, social conflicts, trouble focusing, low self-esteem, trauma and/or everyday problems that just don’t seem to let up.
Paul F. Austin MS LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
I help troubled couples get their relationship back on track using proven tools and science-backed methods. I have over 20 years of experience helping others to remove obstacles that keep them from being their best self. There is a reason why most of my new clients are referred from those who have worked with me in the past. One reviewer said, "Paul is a great counselor. I have tried several others through the years and he is by far the best. I have come to understand myself in so many ways. I would highly recommend him to anyone in search of answers."
I help troubled couples get their relationship back on track using proven tools and science-backed methods. I have over 20 years of experience helping others to remove obstacles that keep them from being their best self. There is a reason why most of my new clients are referred from those who have worked with me in the past. One reviewer said, "Paul is a great counselor. I have tried several others through the years and he is by far the best. I have come to understand myself in so many ways. I would highly recommend him to anyone in search of answers."
Jason Wasser
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Sandy Springs, GA 30342 (Online Only)
My clients are highly motivated, ready to "do the work" and want to see all parts of their life getting better. Regardless of if you are feeling anxiety, frustration, despair, grief, I've handled that. Is your partner/spouse being a pain in the butt and making your relationship a challenge, 50% of my week is couples work. Are you an entrepreneur, business owner or executive professional navigating career annoyances in your office or trying to figure out your or your team's next strategic moves, I am certified to handle that! Not your typical therapy and not your typical therapist!
My clients are highly motivated, ready to "do the work" and want to see all parts of their life getting better. Regardless of if you are feeling anxiety, frustration, despair, grief, I've handled that. Is your partner/spouse being a pain in the butt and making your relationship a challenge, 50% of my week is couples work. Are you an entrepreneur, business owner or executive professional navigating career annoyances in your office or trying to figure out your or your team's next strategic moves, I am certified to handle that! Not your typical therapy and not your typical therapist!
Leanne Fey
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
Waitlist for new clients
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with a private practice in the East Cobb area of Marietta. I have 37 years of experience as a counselor and have been in private practice for 27 years. I see adults for individual and marital/couples therapy and specialize in helping people with a variety of issues including depression, anxiety/panic, trauma, grief, marital and relationship problems, ADD/ADHD, and life transitions. I will work with you by blending traditional therapy methods with mind/body techniques to help you achieve change in your life.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with a private practice in the East Cobb area of Marietta. I have 37 years of experience as a counselor and have been in private practice for 27 years. I see adults for individual and marital/couples therapy and specialize in helping people with a variety of issues including depression, anxiety/panic, trauma, grief, marital and relationship problems, ADD/ADHD, and life transitions. I will work with you by blending traditional therapy methods with mind/body techniques to help you achieve change in your life.
Push Thru Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor, NCC, LPC, CPCS, PMH-C
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Sandy Springs, GA 30319 (Online Only)
Are you struggling with past traumas that impact your relationships or daily life? Feeling overwhelmed by the demands of work, family, and your own personal needs? Recovering from a breakup and finding it hard to move forward? At Push Thru Therapy, we understand that everyone’s journey is unique. Our dedicated group practice is committed to supporting individuals through various life challenges, no matter how big or small. We provide a safe and welcoming space where all clients, including women, mothers, and individuals from diverse backgrounds, can explore and address their concerns.
Are you struggling with past traumas that impact your relationships or daily life? Feeling overwhelmed by the demands of work, family, and your own personal needs? Recovering from a breakup and finding it hard to move forward? At Push Thru Therapy, we understand that everyone’s journey is unique. Our dedicated group practice is committed to supporting individuals through various life challenges, no matter how big or small. We provide a safe and welcoming space where all clients, including women, mothers, and individuals from diverse backgrounds, can explore and address their concerns.
Tyler Seabolt
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LMSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Sandy Springs, GA 30327
I believe that couples and family therapy can provide a uniquely powerful context for relational growth. Relate well to yourself - have a fair and meaningful connection with your anxiety, pain, and goals. Relate well to your partner, family, friends, and job - deepen bonds and communicate. We can relate well - let's collaborate on strengthening connections in your life!
I believe that couples and family therapy can provide a uniquely powerful context for relational growth. Relate well to yourself - have a fair and meaningful connection with your anxiety, pain, and goals. Relate well to your partner, family, friends, and job - deepen bonds and communicate. We can relate well - let's collaborate on strengthening connections in your life!
Rick J. Petronella
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, PhD, MAC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
With nearly 30 years of experience, I firmly believe that the client is the most powerful force in their own lives. With a confidential and accepting environment, I aspire to aid individuals on their journey of self-growth and always guide them in the direction of "True North". I desire to assist them in addressing the feelings and problems that often seem out of their control. I am also highly experienced in coaching couples and families to communicate with one another by addressing difficult issues, and help them reconnect in a healthy and more meaningful way.
With nearly 30 years of experience, I firmly believe that the client is the most powerful force in their own lives. With a confidential and accepting environment, I aspire to aid individuals on their journey of self-growth and always guide them in the direction of "True North". I desire to assist them in addressing the feelings and problems that often seem out of their control. I am also highly experienced in coaching couples and families to communicate with one another by addressing difficult issues, and help them reconnect in a healthy and more meaningful way.
You need a place to be yourself, where the underbelly and blemishes are welcome without shame or judgment. You work hard, try your best, and still struggle to understand why your life or relationships are not what you thought they would be. You want to feel comfortable and safe with another person who will be supportive and challenge you to take a deeper look inside and make changes that you and others will notice. You will be amazed at how your life makes sense when your emotional and behavioral patterns become conscious.
You need a place to be yourself, where the underbelly and blemishes are welcome without shame or judgment. You work hard, try your best, and still struggle to understand why your life or relationships are not what you thought they would be. You want to feel comfortable and safe with another person who will be supportive and challenge you to take a deeper look inside and make changes that you and others will notice. You will be amazed at how your life makes sense when your emotional and behavioral patterns become conscious.
Cynthia Amante Couples Repair
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Sandy Springs, GA 30327
Your marriage needs something different. You know it. Your partner knows it. But you're spinning your wheels trying to figure it out on your own. You've tried talking until you're blue in the face. You've said it nicely and not so nicely. Feeling like you've tried everything, and now you're thinking about marriage counseling because you're feeling overwhelmed, under-loved, and like you're no longer a priority. Talking about it fuels the fire, as one person wants to "talk it out," the other shuts down in a stony silence. Whether it is simple or complex, I'm here to help you find a breakthrough.
Your marriage needs something different. You know it. Your partner knows it. But you're spinning your wheels trying to figure it out on your own. You've tried talking until you're blue in the face. You've said it nicely and not so nicely. Feeling like you've tried everything, and now you're thinking about marriage counseling because you're feeling overwhelmed, under-loved, and like you're no longer a priority. Talking about it fuels the fire, as one person wants to "talk it out," the other shuts down in a stony silence. Whether it is simple or complex, I'm here to help you find a breakthrough.
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Carol Watkins Fisher
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
I have been in practice for 20 plus years. I have worked with a very diverse group of clients in terms of age, sex, race, and ethnic background. My current active clients include adults born in 6 different decades. I work with individuals and do a good deal of couples counseling.
I have been in practice for 20 plus years. I have worked with a very diverse group of clients in terms of age, sex, race, and ethnic background. My current active clients include adults born in 6 different decades. I work with individuals and do a good deal of couples counseling.
Compassion. Understanding. Growth! Whether you're coping with stress individually or struggling with challenges in a close relationship, I promise I will provide an open heart and a welcoming, safe place for you to hear yourself think out loud, a place where you can work through difficult decisions, and a space to share your emotional life with someone that cares.
Compassion. Understanding. Growth! Whether you're coping with stress individually or struggling with challenges in a close relationship, I promise I will provide an open heart and a welcoming, safe place for you to hear yourself think out loud, a place where you can work through difficult decisions, and a space to share your emotional life with someone that cares.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, confused, or stuck? Are you aware that you aren't the person you used to be, or that you want to be? Are you longing to feel understood or accepted by your partner, friends or family? I have 25 years of experience helping clients identify the situations creating hurt and unhappiness in their lives. Together we work to develop a road map and resources to increase satisfaction in life and your relationships. I provide both Individual and Couples Counseling for adults, young and mid-life professionals including physicians and attorneys, and older adolescents.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, confused, or stuck? Are you aware that you aren't the person you used to be, or that you want to be? Are you longing to feel understood or accepted by your partner, friends or family? I have 25 years of experience helping clients identify the situations creating hurt and unhappiness in their lives. Together we work to develop a road map and resources to increase satisfaction in life and your relationships. I provide both Individual and Couples Counseling for adults, young and mid-life professionals including physicians and attorneys, and older adolescents.
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The Atlanta Marriage and Mediation Clinic
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Atlanta, GA 30305
AMMC offers the highest quality couples counseling and dispute resolution services in Atlanta. We are highly trained and experienced in working with the leading models of therapy for relationship therapy, including Gottman Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and Imago Therapy, and have proven results in improving marital satisfaction. We also work to resolve family disputes, including divorce mediation, coparenting coordination, and coparenting counseling. We do work frequently with attorneys, including child custody evaluations. We are proud to work regularly with Atlanta's LGBTQ+ community and work to make sure all feel welcome.
AMMC offers the highest quality couples counseling and dispute resolution services in Atlanta. We are highly trained and experienced in working with the leading models of therapy for relationship therapy, including Gottman Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and Imago Therapy, and have proven results in improving marital satisfaction. We also work to resolve family disputes, including divorce mediation, coparenting coordination, and coparenting counseling. We do work frequently with attorneys, including child custody evaluations. We are proud to work regularly with Atlanta's LGBTQ+ community and work to make sure all feel welcome.
Did you have a difficult childhood and are now afraid of repeating the same dysfunctional patterns in your own relationship? Are you afraid of intimacy and scared that your partner will reject or abandon you? Do you fear they won't "get" you? Maybe you have a hard time understanding yourself and knowing why you treat your partner the way you do. If you did not have the best childhood growing up, then chances are, you do not have a good model of what a healthy, life-long relationship or marriage looks like. Your parents did their best, but they struggled with their own issues and did not know how to have a healthy partnership.
Did you have a difficult childhood and are now afraid of repeating the same dysfunctional patterns in your own relationship? Are you afraid of intimacy and scared that your partner will reject or abandon you? Do you fear they won't "get" you? Maybe you have a hard time understanding yourself and knowing why you treat your partner the way you do. If you did not have the best childhood growing up, then chances are, you do not have a good model of what a healthy, life-long relationship or marriage looks like. Your parents did their best, but they struggled with their own issues and did not know how to have a healthy partnership.
Dr. Lauren O. Patterson-Siekirk
Psychologist, PsyD, CCTP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Atlanta, GA 30327
Waitlist for new clients
No matter the presenting concern, building a trusting relationship between client and therapist is paramount for successful treatment. First and foremost, I focus on establishing a supportive, non-hierarchical relationship with each client. I believe clients get the most out of therapy by gaining a sense of agency over their experience, both in and out of treatment. Goals are established based on the client's needs, wants, and unique characteristics. I hope that clients will feel empowered by our work together.
No matter the presenting concern, building a trusting relationship between client and therapist is paramount for successful treatment. First and foremost, I focus on establishing a supportive, non-hierarchical relationship with each client. I believe clients get the most out of therapy by gaining a sense of agency over their experience, both in and out of treatment. Goals are established based on the client's needs, wants, and unique characteristics. I hope that clients will feel empowered by our work together.
Lane Gormley
Licensed Professional Counselor, EdS, LPC, CPCS
Verified Verified
Atlanta, GA 30305 (Online Only)
I have been a Counselor and Psychotherapist, Inpatient and Outpatient, for almost 20 years. I work with people who are having difficulties with Anxiety, Depression, Mood Disorders, Trauma, and many other disruptions to their personal lives. I think that anyone can heal if they intend to, and I know many ways to help them do that.
I have been a Counselor and Psychotherapist, Inpatient and Outpatient, for almost 20 years. I work with people who are having difficulties with Anxiety, Depression, Mood Disorders, Trauma, and many other disruptions to their personal lives. I think that anyone can heal if they intend to, and I know many ways to help them do that.
Are you ready for change, or maybe you feel lost? Feeling sad, worried, having relationship/work/life issues? Maybe you have a chronic health condition or pain, and are seeking ways to cope and feel better. Wouldn't it be amazing to have a supportive person who listens and works with you to enact change in your life?
Are you ready for change, or maybe you feel lost? Feeling sad, worried, having relationship/work/life issues? Maybe you have a chronic health condition or pain, and are seeking ways to cope and feel better. Wouldn't it be amazing to have a supportive person who listens and works with you to enact change in your life?
Sufi poet, Rumi, once said; "Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth." Many of us are living a life that has been pre-defined in various ways. We have been constricted by our fears; shamed by our challenges; troubled by identity concerns, and confined by the limits and expectations of our family, friends, and environment. Is this the best reality for you, or does your authentic self have a greater idea for your life? I can help individuals, couples, and families unfold a more positive, authentic, and powerful future.
Sufi poet, Rumi, once said; "Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth." Many of us are living a life that has been pre-defined in various ways. We have been constricted by our fears; shamed by our challenges; troubled by identity concerns, and confined by the limits and expectations of our family, friends, and environment. Is this the best reality for you, or does your authentic self have a greater idea for your life? I can help individuals, couples, and families unfold a more positive, authentic, and powerful future.
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Imago Therapists
How does Imago therapy work?
Imago relationship therapy is a form of couples counseling meant to help partners address conflict, communication problems, and related issues. Imago sessions typically involve couples sitting facing each other and participating in guided conversations. Therapy will also involve exercises such as re-imagining one’s partner as a wounded child; re-romanticizing a relationship through appreciation, surprises, and even gift-giving and restructuring frustrations by transforming complaints into requests. The ultimate goal is to re-envision the relationship as a source of safety and happiness.
What is the Imago method?
A core technique of Imago therapy is the Imago dialogue, in which partners learn to avoid hurtful statements and establish ways to interact based on each having equal space and power. In the dialogue, partners take turns as the “sender,” who shares their thoughts, and the “receiver.” The receiver is asked to “mirror,” or paraphrase, what their partner has said, without response or rebuttal, and then validate their statements, acknowledging understanding even if they do not personally agree with it. Finally, the receiver displays empathy by stating what they imagine the other is feeling, and showing appreciation for it.
How long does Imago therapy take?
As with most forms of talk therapy, there is no set duration or end point for Imago therapy. After becoming comfortable with a therapist and the core techniques of Imago coaching, some couples quickly make progress, but most should expect sessions to extend for months, encompassing at least 12 to 20 sessions, along with extensive “homework” from their therapist.
Does Imago therapy work?
There is limited empirical evidence to support the benefits of Imago therapy, but some smaller studies suggest that it does help couples, at least in the short-term. A 2017 study found that marital satisfaction increased significantly after couples completed 12 sessions of Imago therapy, and remained higher for some time after that, but did not always result in “complete recovery.” Other studies found greater empathy and fewer feelings of relationship burnout in couples after therapy. Some research suggests that Imago therapy can aid individuals as well as couples; people with ADHD in particular may benefit from the development of communication, self-control, and listening skills that form the basis of the technique.