You are invited to…The Cottages Psychotherapy Center Ribbon Cutting!
The Cottages Psychotherapy Center has officially joined the DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce! On Friday, May 13th, join us for the official ribbon cutting, a light lunch and workshops! I will be presenting about Anxiety, Worry and Fear at 1-1:30pm in building 3996. I will be there to answer any questions you might have about Read more
Feed your positive part!
We all have aspects of ourselves that help us to live in a changing and often unpredictable world. These parts of us manifest differently in each individual, but we all have them. They typically are represented by certain emotions, such as fear, anger, joy, strength, shame, etc. You might have a “fearful” part of you Read more
New Year’s Resolutions: Helpful or Harmful?
It is 2011, and we are approaching the second week of the New Year. Did you write resolutions for the year? A pledge to visit the gym 5 days a week perhaps? Maybe get out of the house and enjoy nature on the weekends? To get 8 hours of sleep each night? Whereas some people Read more
Psychotropic Medication and Counseling
Psychotropic medications are designed to help people with psychological concerns. There are many different types of medications that target different symptoms like anxiety, depression, attentional deficits, perceptual disturbances, obsessive behaviors, sleep disorders, etc. Like medications, counseling also serves to alleviate these same symptoms. There are many different techniques that counselors use to help individuals with Read more
Online Counseling
I will be offering counseling services via Skype www.skype.com beginning in February 2011! If you are a Georgia resident, you will be able to access online counseling sessions with me from the comfort of your own home or office. Pl For additional questions, feel free to contact me at 1jackiejohnson@gmail.com.
Why therapy?
Since life doesn’t come with an instruction manual, it is easy to get caught in a rut of negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. We are particularly susceptible to this during stressful times. When we are overwhelmed, it’s hard to think clearly and sort through our mental and emotional process. Some people turn to obsessive thinking, Read more
Assisting With:
Anxiety • Relationship Distress • Depression • Body Image • Social Skills • Negative Self-Esteem • Grief & Loss • Other concerns
“I don’t meditate because I’m not patient enough”
Some paraphrase of this quote has been uttered by many friends, clients, and even myself at some point during the past several years. It seems wasteful to try something when we recognize that it might work for OTHERS but, not definitely not for US. Why take the time to do something uncomfortable, when there are Read more
