5755 North Point Parkway,
Suite 280
Alpharetta, GA 30022

Counseling for Adults

INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING

A PERSONAL JOURNEY

Individual counseling, psychotherapy, or talk therapy is a collaborative process between counselor and client that aims to promote change and improve quality of life. At Johns Creek and Alpharetta Counseling, our therapists are trained to offer DBT- Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and CBT- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to work with mental illness, addiction, heal from the past, or interpersonal growth. Other mediums are used to access the emotion that words cannot reach such as art therapy, sand tray therapy, writing, relaxation techniques, music, and stress management. Individual counseling offers a space of emotional safety allowing healing to occur.

Therapy can help people confront barriers that interfere with emotional and mental well-being, and it can also increase positive feelings such as compassion, self-esteem, love, courage, and peace. Many people enjoy the therapeutic journey and they may pursue ongoing psychotherapy as a means of self-growth and self-actualization. Whether you are mourning a loss, feeling lost and need direction, having difficulty in a relationship, a safe relationship with a counselor can help you on your journey. Our therapists at JCAC provide and hold a space for clients to feel at ease, emotionally safe, and understood. From this basis, therapeutic skills are utilized to assist clients in exploring and working through distress and increase balance in their lives.

Please read below to learn about the different services we offer for adults, and the different populations we specialize in!

Greif and Loss

Finding a Way...

When you lose someone it is hard to know what to feel or what is normal. At Johns Creek and Alpharetta Counseling, we understand that coping with grief can be overwhelming and we are hear to help you find a way through your loss. Everyone's journal with grief is different, some feel too much, some feel nothing at all, some lose the ability to function in daily life. There is no right or wrong, there is only your experience. No one can take the pain away, however we can help you find peace and hope so that you can create meaning in your life once again. Please call to be matched with a caring therapist.

Relationships, communication, feelings of isolation, and anger often challenge us throughout our journey. These are some of the common issues that men deal with, and sometimes deal with differently then women. Societal roles and expectations can create a more complex emotional state, yet less connection to deeper emotions. Often times, men believe that they should just put their heads down and power through life’s difficulties. How many times have you heard the phrase, “stop crying and be a man”, or “toughen up”? The truth is, you shouldn’t have to feel ashamed to ask for help too! In the long run, these emotional barriers will cause us to isolate or explode externally.

Our counselors have studied the psychology of societal expectations and masculinities for years. We bring this study to our work with men on issues and challenges specific to men. No matter what your struggling with: a life transition, divorce, trauma, loss for a partner or friend, anger, stress from work or home, etc, we can help you through this challenging time.

How Counseling Can Help

Anxiety and Depression

FINDING STABILITY

Anxiety and Depression are commonly used terms in our society. However, experiencing anxiety or depression is bigger than a bad day or daily stress. Depression it can make getting through a day feel impossible. Anxiety can make tackling everyday challenges feel impossible. The good news is there are real and tangible tools to learn how to manage and take control of depression and anxiety symptoms. Our counselors specialize working with a wide variety of mental health issues including: depression, anxiety, OCD-obsessive compulsion disorder, specific phobias, borderline personality disorder, PTSD, trauma related disorders. We have strong working relationships with excellent psychiatrists in the community. If you would like more information please ask for a psychiatric referral when you call!

Having a new baby brings a whirlwind of new experiences and emotions. After 40 weeks of waiting, you finally have your new life. Post-Partum Depression occurs to 1 in 7 women and can cause this joyful time to be full of fear, doubt, and sadness.

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Preparing for college and going to college holds expectations
of fun and independence. However, many in this stage struggle with the
adjustment to the freedom of young adult life. Many young adults experience:

**Depression and anxiety for the first time

**Overwhelmed feelings with making life decisions such
as career choices and romantic relationships that can impact them the rest of
their life

**Confusion in knowing which direction to go and which
major to choose

**Stress and can stumble into using unhealthy
habits as coping skills such as substances and sex

Our counselors at JCAC are trained to help you discover
yourself and help you decide a healthy path. Rather than leading you a certain
direction, we are trained to help you discover what direction is right for you.
We can help make ‘adulting’ easier. Call use to learn more and schedule an
appointment.

With the heavy political climate in our country, it is hard to know when you will be accepted. It is the goal of Johns Creek and Alpharetta Counseling to be above politics and to give a sense of
welcome and acceptance for every person that walks into our door – regardless
of any backgrounds or affiliations. Our counselors are experienced working with
a diverse set of populations, including all ethnicities and racial backgrounds,
those of different
faiths including those who are spiritual, religious, or not practicing. As well
as other
marginalized social groups.

JCAC is free of judgement and passionate about
serving those within our community. The Counselors at JCAC are here to meet you
where you are and help you walk through the darker valleys of life to achieve
your best self. If you want to work with a counselor that is experienced
working with one of these populations, be sure to mention it as you are talking
to the intake line.

ADDICTION COUNSELING

TAKING CONTROL

Our counselors at Johns Creek and Alpharetta Counseling have specialized training to treat and work with an array of addictions such as: gambling, eating, and sex addictions. Our counselors are able to offer couples and family services for drug and alcohol addictions in conjunction with individualized addiction care with your own addiction specialized counselor. We are an outpatient facility that can offer weekly appointments. We strive to work with individual and the family to increase the understanding of addiction and how to take the necessary steps toward a healthier lifestyle. We practice a non-judgement client centered model of therapy meeting each person where they are in their progress. We are an outpatient counseling center and we are happy to take referrals from inpatient settings for ongoing collaborative care. Please call the intake line if you have an questions.