Saturday evening real talk — PTSD doesn't only happen to combat veterans. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder can develop after any kind of trauma: assault, a serious accident, sudden loss, medical trauma, childhood abuse, or witnessing harm to someone else. Clinically, PTSD requires four kinds of sympto

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Midday explainer — when we say 'depression' clinically, we mean Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). It's not just sadness. The DSM criteria require at least 2 weeks of low mood OR anhedonia (loss of pleasure), plus several of: sleep changes, appetite/weight changes, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, f

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Saturday morning explainer — Generalized Anxiety Disorder, or GAD, is more than 'being a worrier.' Clinically, GAD is persistent, excessive, hard-to-control worry about everyday things — work, health, family — most days for at least 6 months, alongside physical symptoms like muscle tension, sleep ch

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Real talk — you don't need a 'good enough reason' to go to therapy. You don't need to be in crisis. You don't need a diagnosis. 'I'm tired and I don't know why' is reason enough. 'I want to grow' is reason enough. 'I just need a thinking partner' is reason enough. If you've been wondering, this is y

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Picking a therapist can feel overwhelming — like swiping through a directory hoping someone fits. Here's how it works at our practice: you fill out a quick form, we look at what you're working through (anxiety, grief, ADHD, trauma, relationships, etc.) and we match you with one of our 15+ licensed G

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Friendly reminder this morning: rest fixes tired, but it doesn't always fix sad. If you've taken a vacation, slept in, slowed down — and still feel flat, foggy, or just 'off' for more than two weeks, that's not laziness. That's a signal worth listening to. A licensed therapist can help you sort out

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Real talk — sometimes the hardest part of therapy is just figuring out how to fit it in. That's why telehealth changes everything. You can meet with a licensed Georgia therapist from your bedroom, your parked car, or your lunch break. No commute, no waiting room, no childcare scramble. If tonight fe

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Heard someone say 'therapy is just paying to talk to a stranger'? I get it — that's what a lot of us were taught. But modern therapy is actually a structured, skills-based process. Your therapist might use CBT to help you reframe negative thinking, DBT for emotional regulation, or EMDR for trauma. I

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Quick reality check, friends — therapy might be more affordable than you think. If you have Georgia Medicaid, your copay is $0. With most commercial insurance (Aetna, Cigna, BCBS, UHC, Humana), most folks pay between $10 and $40 a session. We'll check your benefits before you ever sit down with a th

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Insight is a map. Healing is a vehicle. Most people are reading the map. Therapy is the vehicle.

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