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Find mental health support in Douglasville with 2,538 licensed providers offering flexible in-person and virtual sessions. Headway connects you with empowering, solution-oriented therapists across neighborhoods like Chapel Hill and Lithia Springs, accepting 70+ insurance plans nationwide to help you focus on your care.
Welcome, I am so glad you are here! I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with a passion for supporting people through life’s most challenging and transformative moments. I have the privilege of walking alongside clients from diverse backgrounds as they navigate life’s challenges. My practice is dedicated to fostering client growth, emotional resilience, and mental wellness through evidence-based practices in diverse populations.
I understand how intimidating it can be to reach out for help, and I deeply respect the courage it takes to begin this journey. Therefore, my focus is building a strong therapeutic relationship, allowing clients to feel secure enough to explore difficult emotions and experiences; being client-centered, validating experiences without imposing judgments or assumptions; practicing cultural sensitivity and humility, with mindfulness of how culture, race, religion, gender identity, sexuality, and lived experiences shape a client’s worldview and mental health; empowering clients to explore, learn, and build tools to manage their lives more effectively; and focusing on the client’s goals and values.
Clear, honest communication is a powerful tool for healing and growth. In our work together, you can expect a space that is warm and supportive, but also direct and intentional. I practice active listening, utilize humor when appropriate, and will give you opportunities to reflect on your experiences, with calmness and patience. I will ask meaningful questions and challenge unhelpful patterns with compassion, designed to help you build the tools to confidently navigate life’s challenges.
Refined Beginnings Counseling takes the focus off of issues and highlights solutions. Refined Beginnings Counseling LLC supports an environment that is least restrictive, provides for confidentiality, and convenience by offering tele-mental health services in Florida and both tele-mental health and office visits to clients in Georgia.
Ericka Williams is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT), and Certified Anger Manger Specialist (CAMS) who is committed to assisting individuals, families, and couples in identifying barriers and eliminating obstacles that prevent appropriate responses to everyday life triggers and stressors in a healthy and appropriate manner. For over a decade I have serviced individuals, families and couples in community, residential, outpatient and private practice settings.
I assist individuals, Couples and Families in understanding and resolving attributing factors that creates barriers in communicating thoughts, needs, wants and desires in a healthy and effective manner. My practice provides a safe and nonjudgmental environment that allows individuals, couples and families find their voice and connect to their feelings by developing an awareness of their thoughts and behaviors that produce depressive and anxiety symptoms.
Yosheika is a passionate therapist with roots in Athens, GA. A proud Piedmont College Psychology graduate since 2010, she has dedicated her career to social services and behavioral health. In 2019 things came full circle when she graduated from the University of Georgia with a Master's in Social work. With diverse experience in community mental health, K-12 and secondary education, Dept of Family & Children Services, and substance use recovery, she's here to help you navigate life's challenges.
I have a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Human Services, I completed Certified Peer Specialist training during the semester break from my Master's program. I earned my Master's degree in Social Work from the University of Georgia. My practicum and career thus far has been in a residential program setting that means I've worked with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) ranging from mood disorders, personality disorders, trauma, OCD, and thought disorders.
Thank you for reading my profile and considering my services. It would be an honor to help you with the issues causing you distress and unhappiness. Counseling is not just a job for me, it's a calling. After an extraordinary career in Human Resources, both domestically and internationally, I've found my true passion in counseling. I'm committed to providing you with the support and guidance you need. I've been a counselor for many years and enjoy a very interactive relationship with my clients.
Therapy is a "later in life" career for me. I have worked in multiple fields and with people from many backgrounds. Through this I learned that the thread connecting all of us is our desire to be able to respond rather than just react and thrive rather than just survive. What prevents this are the beliefs, experiences, and traumas that often are held in our bodies. It is when we identify and resolve these, we will live and love fully.
I believe my job as a therapist is to help tap into your most authentic self, and walk alongside you with whatever struggles there may be. My approach to therapy is direct, with the use of humor, analogies, and metaphors; I try to bring every thing together to help make sense in a world that can be confusing. Together we can tackle whatever difficult situation may be occurring in your life and get to the other side.
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Factors to Consider When Choosing a Therapist in Douglasville
Finding the right therapist in Douglasville starts with getting clear on what kind of support you're looking for. Common reasons people seek therapy include anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, grief, and life transitions. Douglasville is home to a range of licensed providers — including LPCs, LCSWs, psychologists, and psychiatrists — many of whom specialize in specific concerns or approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) or trauma-informed care.
Beyond specialty, consider the logistics that matter most to you: whether you prefer in-person sessions in the Douglasville area or virtual appointments, what days and times work with your schedule, and whether a provider's communication style feels like a good match. Reading a provider's bio before booking can help you get a sense of their approach and decide if you'd like to move forward.
Therapy in Douglasville can be expensive without insurance coverage. Using your in-network benefits is one of the most reliable ways to reduce what you pay per session. On Headway, you can enter your insurance details to see an estimated session cost before you book, and your out-of-pocket expense may be as low as $0 per visit. Nationally, Headway partners with over 100 insurance plans, so you can confirm whether your plan is accepted for your specific area.
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