Therapy
with
Georgia
For Children, youth and their families
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Their
future
is
our
focus
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Their future is our focus ✶
The who, what, why of it all.
Mental health is not an elective. It impacts students during school, after hours, and now incessantly online. Regulating emotions, navigating interpersonal dynamics, building communication skills, mastering time management, and making responsible decisions are paramount to young people’s success. I have been working with and advocating for children and youth from diverse backgrounds for over ten years in diverse settings - in-home, Family Court, foster care, public schools, and private practice. Developing necessary social, emotional and behavioral skills in young people while supporting their overall growth is my mission, my passion, and my expertise.
Services
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Individual Therapy
For children and youth
Therapy for children and teens addresses a range of behavioral, emotional, and relationship challenges, including ADHD, anxiety, depression, social skills difficulties, aggression, school-related issues, and adjustment to divorce or blended families. Therapy helps children gain emotional support, understand feelings, resolve conflicts, and explore new solutions to ongoing problems. Goals may include specific changes, like improved behavior or relationships, or broader improvements, such as reduced anxiety and enhanced self-esteem. Sessions are tailored to the child's developmental level and needs.
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Parenting Therapy
For caregivers
Parenting comes with incredible rewards, but it can also bring unique challenges that test your emotional and mental well-being. Therapy offers a supportive space to navigate these difficulties, whether you’re dealing with depression, anxiety, relationship struggles, or the stress of life transitions like divorce, relocation, or job changes. It’s also a place to build skills like assertiveness, anger management, and coping with grief. By prioritizing your own well-being, you not only support yourself but also create a stronger foundation for your family to thrive.
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Family Therapy
Family therapy, or family counseling, focuses on treating the family as a whole, involving parents, children, and other core members. The therapist works with the family to identify roles and patterns, assess problems like communication challenges, and develop strategies for improvement. Sessions provide a safe, private space for open communication, fostering understanding and connection. Therapists may assign tasks or "homework" to encourage progress between sessions. Family therapy can improve communication, rebuild trust, strengthen unity, address life transitions, and equip individuals and the family system as a whole with effective coping mechanisms.
Treatment Modalities
Psychodynamic Therapy
This therapy explores how unconscious thoughts and past experiences shape behavior and parenting, helping both children and parents understand and address emotional reactions and patterns.
Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT)
This therapy helps parents and children understand their own and each other’s mental states, fostering empathy, sensitive parenting, and stronger relationships.
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT equips individuals with skills to manage or prevent behavior issues by addressing thought patterns. It is an action-oriented and effective approach for issues like anxiety, depression, and conduct disorders.
My pricing
Intake Evaluation
1 Hour
$250
Free 15 min.
consultation
Subsequent Sessions
45-50 Minutes
$200
In it
together!
Family Therapy
1 Hour
$225
How it works
Check your
Out-Of-Network
Benefits HERE!
Payment options
Pay as you go, per session.
Payment by cash, credit card, and Venmo.
Decreased fees are available if you do not have out-of-network benefits or have to pay out of pocket.
Insurance Reimbursement
Our services are out-of-network with all insurance providers.
If you have out-of-network behavioral health benefits, your insurance may cover services partially or fully after meeting your deductible.
Following your session, we handle the paperwork for you.
My student clients
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My therapist, Ms. Lavey, out of anyone made me feel like I mattered. She saved me from a hard place and made me feel like I’m not all alone or by myself.
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Nyla, student from 2021–2023
