Terri Phoenix, M.Ed, LPC, CCTP

Are you looking for a place to find acceptance, understanding, and safety? So many of us lack this environment in our everyday life. I hope that by working with me you can start to feel these things, start a healing journey, and find a better understanding of self. I work with adults and adolescents who are ready to start this journey.

When children and adolescents feel that they are not being heard, they become louder which often manifests into challenging behaviors. There are diverse influences on a child's mental health such as; parenting styles, child behaviors, social relationships, cognitive development, and abuse.

I have worked with children in areas of ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, PTSD, Depression, and Anxiety, requiring different levels of care. When children feel heard, the walls that were once built up can come down to create a place of acceptance and healing. With children, I implement play therapy, CBT, TF-CBT, DBT, expressive arts therapy, attachment-based approaches, and person-centered.

When working with adults, I find that they often need similar things to children, a need to feel heard. I work with adults who have anxiety, depression, trauma, and parenting issues. I implement trauma focused-CBT, CBT, DBT, attachment-based therapy, and person-centered.

Before forming a therapeutic relationship, I believe in creating a nurturing, safe, trusting, and non-judgemental environment. A space where you or your child can be heard and seen and they feel secure in sharing whatever they would like to express.

I am currently seeking my full licensure and am under the direction of Kristen Faircloth, LPC, and the supervision of Kim Reid, LPC. I look forward to embarking on this journey to wellness and healing with you. Please reach out at (404) 999-7673 or by email at terri.phoenix@outlook.com