Adoption Therapists in Tucker, GA
Core Therapy Services, LLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, BCBA, MT-BC
Verified Verified
Tucker, GA 30084
-Anxiety -OCD -ADD -ADHD -Executive Functions - Adoption -ASD (children - young adult) -Early Intervention -Behavior Analysis -Family Therapy -Advocacy -Music Therapy.
"I believe in creating a safe and active environment where skills and tools needed to change or successfully transition through a life challenge can be developed and practiced. Everyone has the capability to excel and feel successful, especially when meaningful and doable steps are discovered. All of this occurs when you build trusting and genuine relationships." -Katrina
-Anxiety -OCD -ADD -ADHD -Executive Functions - Adoption -ASD (children - young adult) -Early Intervention -Behavior Analysis -Family Therapy -Advocacy -Music Therapy.
"I believe in creating a safe and active environment where skills and tools needed to change or successfully transition through a life challenge can be developed and practiced. Everyone has the capability to excel and feel successful, especially when meaningful and doable steps are discovered. All of this occurs when you build trusting and genuine relationships." -Katrina
North Star of Georgia
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, MS
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Tucker, GA 30084
Waitlist for new clients
From childhood through late adulthood, there are certain times when we may need help addressing problems and issues that cause us emotional distress or make us feel overwhelmed. Together we work towards growth by identifying the issues involved, establishing goals, and becoming increasingly aware of reoccurring patterns that prevent growth. As awareness of one’s fears, perception, desires, and strengths increase, we are able to make successful life changes. Self-awareness by becoming more honest with ourselves can initiate the authenticity that often results in healing, transformation, and fuller life.
From childhood through late adulthood, there are certain times when we may need help addressing problems and issues that cause us emotional distress or make us feel overwhelmed. Together we work towards growth by identifying the issues involved, establishing goals, and becoming increasingly aware of reoccurring patterns that prevent growth. As awareness of one’s fears, perception, desires, and strengths increase, we are able to make successful life changes. Self-awareness by becoming more honest with ourselves can initiate the authenticity that often results in healing, transformation, and fuller life.
Christiana Olaga-Buah
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, CRC, LPC, NCC, CPCS
Verified Verified
Tucker, GA 30084 (Online Only)
Gye Nyame -"I fear none but God!"
"Only through peace of mind can you thrive"-
Is your relationship not what you envisioned it? Are you demoralized by the demands of everyday stresses, devastated by uncontrollable grief and loss, apprehensive and uncertain about how to re-gain control of your life? Do you have unresolved significant emotional feelings which are keeping you from moving on in your life and or relationships? Are you frustrated, overwhelmed, burned out, depressed, lack motivation and are going through power struggle with your children and adolescents?
Gye Nyame -"I fear none but God!"
"Only through peace of mind can you thrive"-
Is your relationship not what you envisioned it? Are you demoralized by the demands of everyday stresses, devastated by uncontrollable grief and loss, apprehensive and uncertain about how to re-gain control of your life? Do you have unresolved significant emotional feelings which are keeping you from moving on in your life and or relationships? Are you frustrated, overwhelmed, burned out, depressed, lack motivation and are going through power struggle with your children and adolescents?
Robin Kirkpatrick
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MPH
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Tucker, GA 30085 (Online Only)
My style is direct, compassionate, and engaging. I help parents provide effective and supportive care to teens whose moods and behaviors may seem confusing, frustrating or even scary. I am an excellent resource for young adults transtioning to college and young adulthood. I help people navigating sudden and expected loss with dignity and compassion. Grief is a multi-faceted experience and having a trustworthy guide can make navigating it less frightening. I look forward to connecting with you in the process of building on the strengths and resilience you already possess.
My style is direct, compassionate, and engaging. I help parents provide effective and supportive care to teens whose moods and behaviors may seem confusing, frustrating or even scary. I am an excellent resource for young adults transtioning to college and young adulthood. I help people navigating sudden and expected loss with dignity and compassion. Grief is a multi-faceted experience and having a trustworthy guide can make navigating it less frightening. I look forward to connecting with you in the process of building on the strengths and resilience you already possess.
Seeking therapy takes courage. As a psychologist with over 30 years experience, I try to make the experience as easy as possible for my clients. It is my goal that you feel comfortable, safe and understood. I want to get to know you, your life experiences and challenges. Together, we take this information and develop a plan for creating the life you want. My clients frequently use therapy to help with problem solving and decision making. I believe my training and depth of experience make me uniquely able to understand the painful struggles my clients face.
Seeking therapy takes courage. As a psychologist with over 30 years experience, I try to make the experience as easy as possible for my clients. It is my goal that you feel comfortable, safe and understood. I want to get to know you, your life experiences and challenges. Together, we take this information and develop a plan for creating the life you want. My clients frequently use therapy to help with problem solving and decision making. I believe my training and depth of experience make me uniquely able to understand the painful struggles my clients face.
Dr. Susan Byers
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, CRC, ACS
Verified Verified
Tucker, GA 30084
Life transitions and struggles offer the opportunity to find greater clarity of purpose, more meaningful relationships, increased confidence, and personal satisfaction. To be human is to feel emotion, both the highs and the lows. We are all connected through not only these experiences, but through the relationships with those around us. Therapy is a unique and personal journey built on mutual trust and respect. My perspective is strengths-based, LGBTQIA-affirmative, and integrative. I work with individuals of all backgrounds, bodies, and beliefs. My approach is individualized and collaborative.
Life transitions and struggles offer the opportunity to find greater clarity of purpose, more meaningful relationships, increased confidence, and personal satisfaction. To be human is to feel emotion, both the highs and the lows. We are all connected through not only these experiences, but through the relationships with those around us. Therapy is a unique and personal journey built on mutual trust and respect. My perspective is strengths-based, LGBTQIA-affirmative, and integrative. I work with individuals of all backgrounds, bodies, and beliefs. My approach is individualized and collaborative.
Matt Ottenweller
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MPH
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Tucker, GA 30084
I enjoy working with clients of all ages, backgrounds and challenges, such as trauma/PTSD, anxiety, depression and other mood disorders, behavioral/school problems, ADHD, ODD, grief, attachment issues, and family conflict. I have over 10 years of experience and specialized training in working with children, adolescents and their families.
I enjoy working with clients of all ages, backgrounds and challenges, such as trauma/PTSD, anxiety, depression and other mood disorders, behavioral/school problems, ADHD, ODD, grief, attachment issues, and family conflict. I have over 10 years of experience and specialized training in working with children, adolescents and their families.
Monica Gray
Licensed Professional Counselor, EdD, LPC, CAMS, QPRT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Tucker, GA 30084 (Online Only)
Where We Stand is a multidisciplinary behavioral health care practice that offers mental health and substance abuse services to communities within the metro Atlanta area. Our focus is to provide cost-effective, quality treatment.
Where We Stand is a multidisciplinary behavioral health care practice that offers mental health and substance abuse services to communities within the metro Atlanta area. Our focus is to provide cost-effective, quality treatment.
Blossom Works Therapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LSW, CAMSll
Verified Verified
Tucker, GA 30084
Life is hard. Family is hard. Raising kids is hard. You want someone who can help when everything in your daily life is affected, including our thoughts, emotions and resulting behaviors. Also, impacting the way your body feels, and ultimately how you experience YOU and your relationships. You may feel overwhelmed or stuck, unsatisfied in your relationship, anxious, or wondering if things can change or things can get better. There is hope, and we are here. We have clinicians that are experienced and ready to help, including affordable options.
Life is hard. Family is hard. Raising kids is hard. You want someone who can help when everything in your daily life is affected, including our thoughts, emotions and resulting behaviors. Also, impacting the way your body feels, and ultimately how you experience YOU and your relationships. You may feel overwhelmed or stuck, unsatisfied in your relationship, anxious, or wondering if things can change or things can get better. There is hope, and we are here. We have clinicians that are experienced and ready to help, including affordable options.
Hello! My name is Shana Trimble, a licensed marriage and family therapist, and an AAMFT-approved supervisor. I currently provide services that assist individuals 13years+, couples, families, and groups suffering from an array of mental and emotional concerns. I also provide supervision and AAMFT mentorship to both licensed and pre-licensed MFTs in need of AAMFT supervision services.
Hello! My name is Shana Trimble, a licensed marriage and family therapist, and an AAMFT-approved supervisor. I currently provide services that assist individuals 13years+, couples, families, and groups suffering from an array of mental and emotional concerns. I also provide supervision and AAMFT mentorship to both licensed and pre-licensed MFTs in need of AAMFT supervision services.
Susan Clerici Psychotherapy & Life Coaching
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, ICADC, CCFC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Tucker, GA 30084
A note to my clients who identify as Black, Brown, Indigenous, Asian, LBGTQ+. I am Anti Racist and an ally. Working together I hear and respect your story, I know you are Personally impacted by systemic racism and discrimination. The minute you pick up that phone or send an email requesting an appointment there is courage realized. Sometimes our world shrinks when we are feeling sad or hurt and it takes courage to break through. It is my sincere belief that we are full of endless possibilities. I also know that reaching out for a guide to help become unstuck is the first step to freeing those possibilities.
A note to my clients who identify as Black, Brown, Indigenous, Asian, LBGTQ+. I am Anti Racist and an ally. Working together I hear and respect your story, I know you are Personally impacted by systemic racism and discrimination. The minute you pick up that phone or send an email requesting an appointment there is courage realized. Sometimes our world shrinks when we are feeling sad or hurt and it takes courage to break through. It is my sincere belief that we are full of endless possibilities. I also know that reaching out for a guide to help become unstuck is the first step to freeing those possibilities.
Hello, I’m Kelley. My clients are often sensitive, resilient, and creative individuals who feel stuck, exhausted, hurt, or frustrated in their relationships and within themselves. Using a Narrative Therapy framework, I strive to understand each client's unique story. The question I ask is not "What is wrong with you?" but "What has happened to you?" My approach is grounded in a systems perspective, offering a non-pathologizing, compassionate view that acknowledges the profound impact of trauma and/or systemic oppression on an individual’s health and well-being.
Hello, I’m Kelley. My clients are often sensitive, resilient, and creative individuals who feel stuck, exhausted, hurt, or frustrated in their relationships and within themselves. Using a Narrative Therapy framework, I strive to understand each client's unique story. The question I ask is not "What is wrong with you?" but "What has happened to you?" My approach is grounded in a systems perspective, offering a non-pathologizing, compassionate view that acknowledges the profound impact of trauma and/or systemic oppression on an individual’s health and well-being.
Hi, I'm Amy. Therapy is a way to honor and care for yourself and I'm glad that you are doing so. Whether you are going through a difficult time or your daily life has you unsettled, I am here to help. If you are "just getting through" each day and feeling overwhelmed, please know I understand. If you are grieving a loss and finding it hard to cope, I have been there too. Life's inevitable difficulties brought me to a place that inspired me to help others going through similar circumstances. My goal is to help you get through the hard stuff and find more peace and harmony in your life.
Hi, I'm Amy. Therapy is a way to honor and care for yourself and I'm glad that you are doing so. Whether you are going through a difficult time or your daily life has you unsettled, I am here to help. If you are "just getting through" each day and feeling overwhelmed, please know I understand. If you are grieving a loss and finding it hard to cope, I have been there too. Life's inevitable difficulties brought me to a place that inspired me to help others going through similar circumstances. My goal is to help you get through the hard stuff and find more peace and harmony in your life.
Trudy Post Sprunk
Licensed Professional Counselor, LMFT, LPC SEP, RPTS, EMDR, CPCS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Tucker, GA 30084
During the last 45 plus years, I have provided experiential psychotherapy to children, teens, and adults in individual, couple, family, and group settings. I have given over 800 lectures on the subjects of divorce, parenting, transgender, family play therapy, supervision, learning disabilities, grief, ADHD, play therapy, adolescence, etc. I am a registered play therapist, certified in EMDR, and provide supervision and consultation to other psychotherapists.
During the last 45 plus years, I have provided experiential psychotherapy to children, teens, and adults in individual, couple, family, and group settings. I have given over 800 lectures on the subjects of divorce, parenting, transgender, family play therapy, supervision, learning disabilities, grief, ADHD, play therapy, adolescence, etc. I am a registered play therapist, certified in EMDR, and provide supervision and consultation to other psychotherapists.
I am a therapist in Atlanta, GA with over 5 years of experience in many different settings! I have been lucky enough to receive training in a wide variety of areas and specialties through my time working at hospitals, hospice, as well as therapy and coaching programs, where I worked with patients of all ages, backgrounds and diagnoses. I believe that each and every one of us have the answers we seek within us. I look forward to helping you explore yourself and being on your journey of healing with you, so you are able to bring out the best version of yourself and live your healthiest and happiest reality!
I am a therapist in Atlanta, GA with over 5 years of experience in many different settings! I have been lucky enough to receive training in a wide variety of areas and specialties through my time working at hospitals, hospice, as well as therapy and coaching programs, where I worked with patients of all ages, backgrounds and diagnoses. I believe that each and every one of us have the answers we seek within us. I look forward to helping you explore yourself and being on your journey of healing with you, so you are able to bring out the best version of yourself and live your healthiest and happiest reality!
Helping Other Live Together Inc.
Licensed Professional Counselor, EdD, LPC, CPCS
Verified Verified
Tucker, GA 30084
With over 20 years experience as a therapist, and as a graduate of Argosy University Sarasota, Florida. Dr. Holt specializes in Reality Therapy. She is currently serving as private practitioner working with a broad spectrum of clients. Areas of expertise include but are not limited to children and adolescents, couples, anxiety and trauma. Dr. Holt is an interactive, solution-focused therapist. Her therapeutic approach is to provide support and practical feedback to help clients effectively address personal life challenges. Dr. Holt integrates complementary methodologies and techniques to offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each client.
With over 20 years experience as a therapist, and as a graduate of Argosy University Sarasota, Florida. Dr. Holt specializes in Reality Therapy. She is currently serving as private practitioner working with a broad spectrum of clients. Areas of expertise include but are not limited to children and adolescents, couples, anxiety and trauma. Dr. Holt is an interactive, solution-focused therapist. Her therapeutic approach is to provide support and practical feedback to help clients effectively address personal life challenges. Dr. Holt integrates complementary methodologies and techniques to offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each client.
Steven N Alper
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, MDiv
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Tucker, GA 30084
Do you sometimes feel that the weight of the world is on your shoulders, that so much is happening, and you don’t know how or where to take the next step? No matter what you have been taught or believe, you do not have to take care of this “all by yourself.” I can help you with depression, anxiety, grief. loss, and trauma as well as family, relationships, career, retirement, and aging. No judgment here – just support and care as together we work through whatever is preventing you from living life on your terms.
Do you sometimes feel that the weight of the world is on your shoulders, that so much is happening, and you don’t know how or where to take the next step? No matter what you have been taught or believe, you do not have to take care of this “all by yourself.” I can help you with depression, anxiety, grief. loss, and trauma as well as family, relationships, career, retirement, and aging. No judgment here – just support and care as together we work through whatever is preventing you from living life on your terms.
William H Hemphill II
Licensed Professional Counselor, MDiv, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Tucker, GA 30084
Feeling misunderstood or unheard in your marital relationship? Constant arguments followed by times of silence. Moving like two ships distant in the night. Has disconnect in your marriage led to an affair and fears about divorce? If you are struggling with disconnect and possible divorce now might be the time to talk to a therapist. Lets work together to find ways to resolve conflict, increase communication, and rebuild trust.
Feeling misunderstood or unheard in your marital relationship? Constant arguments followed by times of silence. Moving like two ships distant in the night. Has disconnect in your marriage led to an affair and fears about divorce? If you are struggling with disconnect and possible divorce now might be the time to talk to a therapist. Lets work together to find ways to resolve conflict, increase communication, and rebuild trust.
Dr. Rosa Ashe-Turner
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC
Verified Verified
Tucker, GA 30084
Waitlist for new clients
Perhaps you have been working through your areas of trauma for some time now, but they seem to keep returning time and time again..., leaving you exhausted, bewildered and feeling stuck. What if some intensive Psychotherapy work could be useful in helping you to break through some of those barriers? Sometimes an hour once or twice per month is just not enough. Indulge yourself in two, three, or five hours of intensive therapy designed especially to address your own deep and complex experiences of concern. Our time together may include Hypnotherapy, EMDR, Art Therapy, Writing, talk therapy and other forms of creative therapies.
Perhaps you have been working through your areas of trauma for some time now, but they seem to keep returning time and time again..., leaving you exhausted, bewildered and feeling stuck. What if some intensive Psychotherapy work could be useful in helping you to break through some of those barriers? Sometimes an hour once or twice per month is just not enough. Indulge yourself in two, three, or five hours of intensive therapy designed especially to address your own deep and complex experiences of concern. Our time together may include Hypnotherapy, EMDR, Art Therapy, Writing, talk therapy and other forms of creative therapies.
Ann Waters
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Tucker, GA 30084
Not accepting new clients
My life's work has been dedicated to the service to others. I greatly enjoy meeting people from all walks of life, ethnicities and belief systems. I will support you in addressing the problem(s) that you or your loved one is facing. I will join with you to create a treatment plan that addresses your reasons for seeking help. My experiences include working with a myriad of mental health issues in children, teens and adults.
My life's work has been dedicated to the service to others. I greatly enjoy meeting people from all walks of life, ethnicities and belief systems. I will support you in addressing the problem(s) that you or your loved one is facing. I will join with you to create a treatment plan that addresses your reasons for seeking help. My experiences include working with a myriad of mental health issues in children, teens and adults.
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Adoption Therapists
Does my adopted child need therapy?
Not every adopted child needs therapy. However, many can benefit from seeing an adoption-informed therapist, especially if they were victims of abuse or neglect, appear withdrawn or disconnected, have behavioral or developmental issues (which may or may not be related to their adoption), are struggling with feelings of grief or loss surrounding their birth parents, or find it difficult to establish an identity, a challenge that often becomes most apparent during adolescence.
When should adoptive parents seek therapy?
Prospective parents can benefit from therapy even before an adoption—for example, to voice worries and fears; to reconcile infertility struggles, if relevant; or simply to prepare themselves for parenthood. After the adoption, parents who are struggling to bond with their child; are unsure how to talk about adoption or related issues, such as race; or whose child is dealing with developmental, behavioral, or psychiatric concerns can address these and other issues with the help of an adoption-competent therapist.
Is family therapy appropriate for adoptive families?
Family therapy can be invaluable for strengthening the bond between adoptive parents and children, helping the latter feel more secure in their place in the family. Family therapy can also help adoptive families navigate complex communication issues—for example, parents who feel uncomfortable discussing race with their child, who in turn feels invalidated by their silence, or a child who has questions about his birth parents but avoids asking them out of fear of hurting his adoptive parents’ feelings.
What therapy is not appropriate for adoption issues?
A discredited therapy known as “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy” or “rebirthing therapy”) should not be used to treat adopted and foster children, though it was largely designed for this population. Attachment therapy involves restraining, coercing, and punishing the child in order for them to “release” negative emotions and attach to their new caregivers—techniques that are abusive and dangerous and have even proven fatal in some cases.