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Anna Wohleking

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What is your go-to approach for child therapy?

My go-to approach for helping kids in child therapy is by utilizing play-therapy-like techniques. I find this the best benefit in play therapy because children do not have the vocabulary that adults have. Play is the child's world.

What tools do you teach in child therapy?

I encourage children to use their own abilities and knowledge as a way to build their self-esteem and progress towards their goals.

How do you know when a client is making meaningful progress in child therapy?

I know a client is making meaningful progress in child therapy when either the child or their parent/guardian comes to me and says that the child is doing better. Also, in the therapy session as a child makes progress, their play becomes more organized.

What can clients do in their personal time to supplement child therapy?

Parents can supplement their time in child therapy by encouraging the same tools that are learned in therapy in the playroom at home.

What should someone do to prepare for starting child therapy?

Children don't need to prepare anything. Parents need to inform their children why they are coming to see me. Parents also need to have some goals that they would like to see in their children.

Starting Child/teen therapy

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Child and Teen Therapy – Counselors, Coaches and Therapists in Athens

Athens child counselors know that a child’s personality is multifaceted. We can’t view a child by the sum of their weaknesses, just as we can’t view them by the sum of their strengths. He or she is a whole person who uses both their strengths and weaknesses to govern how they act, behave, reason and react. Athens child counselors also know that when a child develops a mental health disorder sometimes the focus is erroneously narrowed down to those behaviors that are less favorable and the child can become defined by their disorder. This does a great disservice to the child, especially when it’s very common for children to experience symptoms of a mental health disorder.

Thriveworks Athens keeps the knowledge, expertise, and compassion at the forefront. If you think your child could benefit from working with a therapist, reach out to us today. We offer evening and weekend sessions, and accept most major insurances.

Common Mental Health Conditions in Children

The five most common mental health diagnoses for children are:

  • Mood disorders (such as depression)
  • Anxiety disorders (such as social anxiety)
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity disorders (AD/HD)
  • Behavior disorders (such as conduct disorder)
  • Autism spectrum disorders (ASD)

Because the diagnosis of a mental health disorder can be quite prevalent in youth, changing the stigma and viewing it with a positive outlook is beneficial for everyone. If parents, siblings, teachers, and friends work together to encourage the strengths and work with the difficult behaviors, it will foster a positive development and greater sense of acceptance. Your child can focus on learning all the tools necessary to improve the behavior that causes them stress instead of worrying about the label that has been attached to them.

Scheduling Child Therapy at Thriveworks Athens

Athens child counseling is people focused, not diagnosis focused, and we recognize that your child is much more than a disorder definition. We remove the stigma surrounding mental health, and instead focus on the positives of taking charge of your child’s mental health from a young age. When a child is introduced to the idea of taking care of his or her mind just as well as they take care of the rest of their body, we take away the stigma and show your child just how important their mental well-being is.

Call today to find out how one of our trained child counselors can help you be an advocate for your child’s positive mental health.

Pricing & insurance

Our therapists accept most major insurances. We accept 585+ insurance plans, and offer self-pay options, too.
Learn more about pricing for therapy and counseling services at Thriveworks.

Our Athens therapists and counselors accept 24 insurance plans

  • Aetna

  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia | BCBS - HMO

  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia | BCBS - PPO

  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia | Medicare Advantage

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield | Anthem (Blue Card)

  • Carelon

  • Cigna | Evernorth

  • Cigna | Evernorth EAP

  • Cigna | Evernorth Medicare Advantage

  • Compsych

  • First Health Network

  • Humana Exchange

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Self-pay costs at Athens
Talk therapy

Talk therapy

Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

Talk therapy

Psychiatry

Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

Hear from our clients

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★★★★★
Jill is very understanding, listens very well and offers reasonable and easy to do exercises and things to try. I feel very comfortable with her.
Read more Jill is very understanding, listens very well and offers reasonable and easy to do exercises and things to try. I feel very comfortable with her.
Eileen Feb 2024
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★★★★★
Therapist is very good, attentive, and ask the questions to get me thinking clearly. Am very pleased.
Read more Therapist is very good, attentive, and ask the questions to get me thinking clearly. Am very pleased.
Eileen Jan 2024
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Where to find us

Getting here

Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Athens is located at the intersection of North Chase St and Prince Ave. We share an L-shaped building with several other businesses including Ankle & Foot Centers of America. If you kept traveling west on North Chase, you’d pass Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital on your left.

Phone number

(706) 898-3276

Languages spoken by GA providers

  • English
Saturday 8:00am - 9:00pm
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Monday 8:00am - 9:00pm
Tuesday 8:00am - 9:00pm
Wednesday 8:00am - 9:00pm
Thursday 8:00am - 9:00pm
Friday 8:00am - 9:00pm

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Monday 7:00am - 9:30pm
Tuesday 7:00am - 9:30pm
Wednesday 7:00am - 9:30pm
Thursday 7:00am - 9:30pm
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