Note:	I am currently accepting clients for a new practice at Century Lake (near 85 and Clairmont). Please stay tuned for details. The information below is outdated.
Current Location:	Atlanta Center for Cognitive Therapy (ACCT) 62 Lenox Pte Ste B, Atlanta, GA 30324
Current Hours:	Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Fees:	Currently out-of-network. Waiting for Blue Cross Blue Shield and Aetna to process paperwork for In-Network. All fees are negotiated on a sliding scale depending on client financial need.
Type of therapy:	Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in an evidence-based practice framework focused on recovery and resilience.Also, depending on person, integrate techniques and approaches including behavioral, cognitive, motivational, acceptance/commitment, dialectical, and mindfulness.
Clients served:	Ages 12+
Services:	Assessment, treatment planning, consultation, and psychotherapy
Services NOT offered:	Crisis intervention or contact, medication prescriptions or management, imaging, urinalysis, or other medical procedures, etc.
CONTACT:	Click here to contact Charlie

Summary

Address life struggles, change problematic behaviors, and improve quality of life.

As with many kinds of training, professional support can motivate and accelerate real change in unhelpful thoughts, emotions, perceptions, and habits. By looking into psychotherapists, you have already taken one of the most important steps to change direction toward where you want to be. Psychotherapy empowers you to face problems that feel insurmountable.
Recovery and resilience are possible.

Charlie works with clients from a collaborative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) orientation. I priotize applying the best research-based techniques and assessment carefully and dynamically matched to individual characteristics and preferences. I apply behavioral, cognitive, motivational, acceptance and commitment, dialectical, and mindfulness-based approaches, with tailored goals for behavioral change in personal, social, and functional roles.

What you can expect

Psychotherapy and assessment are designed around you. So, treatment planning, assessment, and therapy is unique to each person. However, you can be sure that the process will be: evidence-based, collaborative, challenging, and recovery/resilience goal-focused.

Evidence based practice

EBP has thre basic tenets: applying (1) the best research evidence with (2) clinical expertise (3) tailored to individual preferences and characteristics. I base treatment targets and the techniques applied to address them on empirical evidence from my own and others’ research. I build a strong supportive relationship with each person, which is the foundation on which real change can be initiated.

Collaborative shared decision-making

You are the expert. As empathic as any therapist tries to be, you are the one who can assess problems, engage motivation, and make changes. Every decision, technique, and plan must be made collaboratively. If you are not an active member of your own treatment team, not much is likely to change. We will work to harness your strengths and reduce the impact of any limitations. You will understand and co-author each aspect of therapy, empowering you to recognize, utilize, and strengthen your own capabilities.

Challenge

Collaborative, strengths-based therapy is affirming and empowering. That also means it will be challenging. Therapy is work. Behavioral and personal change are difficult. Developing insight and self-compassion often involve stepping into the dark on the way to the light. “Feeling better” is a good goal, but our work will focus on more practical objectives.

Recovery and resilience goal focus

I believe everyone, including myself, can benefit from professional psychological support at some point or multiple points in their life. However, I do not practice life-long therapy. I will work with you for as long as needed, not longer, to reach the personal and functional goals set out in the beginning of therapy and build a lifestyle and support system that supports those goals.

Location

Atlanta Center for Cognitive Therapy (ACCT)