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Remember, it's not who you are that holds you back; it's who you think you're now”- Denis Waitley. As a Black woman and the oldest...
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Remember, it's not who you are that holds you back; it's who you think you're now”- Denis Waitley. As a Black woman and the oldest daughter and sister in my family, I understand the responsibility, resilience, and emotional complexity that can come with growing up in families that don’t always follow a traditional path.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor (CPCS) in the state of Georgia, with nine years of experience working in a variety of mental health settings. I am passionate about helping children, adolescents, and adults address trauma and navigate life’s challenges. My clinical work focuses on supporting individuals experiencing depression, anxiety, self-esteem concerns, trauma, family-related difficulties, and major life transitions.
My approach blends trauma-informed care with practical skillbuilding to help children, adolescents, and adults navigate depression, anxiety, trauma, and life challenges. Clients can expect a supportive, culturally aware space focused on healing, resilience, and the development of tools for lasting personal growth.
We all go through challenges in our lives, but how we respond and react to situations is what makes us different from others. I am confident I can assist you with overcoming mental and emotional barriers in every aspect of your life journey. Remember: Your identity is tied to whatever you give your heart to.
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With a background in medical social work, I understand the emotional impact and mental health needs of children, adults, and aging...
With a background in medical social work, I understand the emotional impact and mental health needs of children, adults, and aging populations managing chronic illness as well as conditions that impede daily function, relationships, and quality of life.
Jill Hughes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience in counseling and care management. She has worked with children, adolescents, adults, and aging clients in individual, couples, family, and group therapy to address concerns about the self and relationships. Jill specializes in depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship issues, and major life transitions and has additionally trained to work with clients experiencing the symptoms and effects of OCD, TBI, and PTSD.
Jill completed her Master of Social Work (MSW) degree at The University of Georgia and obtained her T-5 Teaching Certificate in Georgia, the equivalent of a master's level teaching degree, from Piedmont University. She began her professional career working with adults in protective services and children in foster care and understands the emotional needs of the individual requiring care as well as the person and/or family responsible for that care. In addition, Jill has a background in medical social services and is passionate about helping adults and children that are managing chronic illnesses and conditions which impact daily function, long-term health, and quality of life. She utilizes a collaborative and integrative counseling approach which includes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT,) solution-focused brief therapy, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness to address and ameliorate emotional issues and concerns.
"Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion."
-bell hooks; author, educator, social activist.
Jill uses a variety of therapeutic techniques and interventions to meet individual needs and optimize the overall health and well-being of her clients. Her goal is for individuals and families to feel comfortable and safe in working toward their goals, managing emotions, increasing connectedness, improving relationships, and making life transitions to achieve the quality of life yearned for and so deserved.
As a clinician with 22 years of experience in the mental health field, I understand the unique issues of clients with different pe...
As a clinician with 22 years of experience in the mental health field, I understand the unique issues of clients with different personal, ethnic, racial, and cultural backgrounds.
Catherine Roberts is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 22 years of experience in the mental health field. She understands the unique issues of clients with different personal, ethnic, racial, and cultural backgrounds.
Catherine enjoys working with clients who are experiencing self-identity, interpersonal relational issues that affect their job and family dynamics. This is her ideal type of client to work with because there is a lot of self-exploration the client will need to work on first. Some of the issues that will come up are self-loathing, lack of esteem, shame, and poor self-image. As a clinician, Catherine provides them support and total acceptance. When the client can begin to embrace and accept who they are without judgment, they can begin to work on how they relate to other people in all areas of their life. This can be done slowly and one step at a time. The pace is usually set by the client and how they progress along in treatment as they embrace each stage of their new self.
Catherine began her career in the mental health field as a therapist in an inpatient facility, responsible for the patient's ongoing clinical progress while at the hospital. Her patients varied in ages from 10 to 12-year-old children, to 13 to 17-year-old adolescents, to 18 to 55-year-old adults, and seniors who were in crisis. She worked with patients who were diagnosed with Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Anxiety, Major Depression, Obsessive Impulsive Disorder, ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Mood Disorder, Alcohol/Drug Dependency, Conduct Disorder, and Sleep disorder, just to name a few.
Catherine really enjoys getting to know people while working with them on their unique concerns. She offers a very supportive and client-centered environment to therapy, and she loves helping clients move toward their goals by being a partner in their journey towards a renewed self and clinically appropriate treatment. She enjoys working with clients and assigning them research-based homework activities to help them work independently on areas of concerns outside of the sessions. Her areas of specialty include cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), mindfulness, motivational interviewing, interpersonal therapy, and other researched based therapeutic approaches that are appropriate to treatment.
Jabreeka Brown is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who has 13 years of experience providing a safe environment for a variet...
Jabreeka Brown is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who has 13 years of experience providing a safe environment for a variety of populations of all ages including, but not limited to, adolescents, adults, and couples who are dealing with relationship issues, school or work-related stress, anxiety, depression, life transitional issues, and dysfunctional family dynamics.
Jabreeka completed her Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology at Clark Atlanta University and her Master of Arts (MA) in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a focus on Child and Adolescent Counseling at Richmont Graduate University.
Jabreeka meets clients where they are, utilizing an eclectic approach, including cognitive behavioral, person-centered, positive psychology, gestalt, emotionally-focused, and mindfulness techniques, always maintaining the creativity, flexibility, and awareness necessary to best meet the needs of every unique individual and couple. She is committed to building a relationship of trust and rapport with each client, which is essential to the counseling process. Jabreeka’s empathy and compassion help clients feel comfortable, safe, and unjudged.
I love helping others overcome mental health challenges for a healthier well-being....
I love helping others overcome mental health challenges for a healthier well-being.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with over 12 years of experience in the mental health field. Throughout my career, I have worked in a variety of settings, including correctional facilities, addiction treatment centers, school-based programs, and outpatient clinics. I support children, adolescents, and adults navigating challenges such as depression, anxiety, addiction, bipolar disorder, anger, trauma, grief, and crisis-related concerns.
I earned my master’s degree in Human Services and Counseling from Post University. My background includes working with incarcerated individuals, adults in addiction recovery, and children and adolescents in both school and outpatient environments. These diverse experiences allow me to bring a well-rounded, flexible approach to meeting each client’s unique needs.
I view therapy as a collaborative and empowering process. I value creating a safe, supportive space where clients feel heard and understood. Together, we will identify your strengths, explore your experiences, and develop meaningful goals. If you’re looking for a compassionate partner to help you build effective coping skills and create lasting change, I would be honored to support you on your journey.
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Family therapy helps families resolve conflicts and strengthen their relationships. It is led by qualified mental health professionals like psychologists, licensed professional counselors (LPCs), and licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs) who have extensive training in family dynamics and group communication.
Thriveworks family therapists in Savannah, GA usually begin by asking what everyone’s goals are for family counseling. Family members may need help with very specific issues or with general relationship functioning. But there are three main purposes in family counseling: to educate, to counsel, and to strengthen. Thriveworks also offers online family therapy and in-person services, so you may all meet in an office together or join a video call from your home depending on everyone’s location and availability.
The most effective form of Family therapy will often depend on the family itself, as there are many types of family therapy for therapists to use as they see fit in order to best meet the needs of their clients. However, one of the most commonly used types of family therapy is structural family therapy (SFT). SFT focuses specifically on family dynamics and interactions, looking at how they shape the relationships and structure present in the family. It can be effectively used to treat a variety of concerns.
This answer often looks different to each family that starts family therapy. However, some signs that your family might need to consider family counseling include frequent fights or misunderstandings, constant tension, experiencing loss, behavioral issues, marital issues, divorce, and blended family issues, among others.
In family therapy, therapists will often start by asking questions and assessing individual and family dynamics. From there, they may employ therapeutic techniques such as structured family therapy, CBT, strategic family therapy, and more depending on the present concerns and conflicts. From there, a therapist will work to open lines of communication between family members and facilitate emotional healing and growth.
Family therapy can be incredibly successful, with some studies reporting a success rate of almost 90% for improving participants’ emotional and mental health, and around 66% for improving their physical health.
Thriveworks therapists in Savannah, GA offer both online family therapy and in-person family therapy. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
Family therapy is usually short term and solution-focused, with most families accomplishing their goals in 12 sessions or fewer. However, it can also last for longer if the probles at hand are more complex — and that’s okay, too.
Researchers believe a large part of who we are is the average of the 5 closest people in our lives. Friends, roommates, and coworkers all might be in the top 5. Your family however, or some of them, will almost always be a few of the most influential people in your life.
Whether for our benefit or hinderance, our families teach us a lot. We may learn how to communicate, work through problems, or display love. But what if your family doesn’t teach the messages you want it to?
Familial stress is something all families deal with at some time or another. We doubt there’s a family out there who hasn’t at one point hurt each other, argued late into the night, or helped the development of bad habits. Families are a part of life, which means they can be chaotic! But they are also beautiful and can be a place of love and growth.
Whatever your family structure- biological, stepfamily, adopted, foster, and anything else- Thriveworks Savannah is here to help make the time you spend with your family fruitful and loving. No one’s family is ever perfect, and there will always be chaotic bumps in the road, but together we can mend any fractures and make your family a healthy, loving unit.
Sometimes, life throws us curveballs. These are completely out of your control yet can wreak havoc on your home life.
Thriveworks Savannah Family counselors understand the uncertainty, anxiety, and of course, love, that family life can bring. We have years of experience and training in tools that we can practice together. A Family Counseling session will be about improving communication, problem solving, and implementing plans to prevent future conflict.
But what exactly goes into a Family Counseling session?
That depends on the family and the situation! Thriveworks Savannah believes in individualizing every session. Counseling was never meant to be a cut-and-paste solution. It’s meant to meet you where you’re at walk beside your family as we strive towards a healthier, happier future.
Some families decide that it’s best to meet individually before a big, group session with their family counseling. Others are ready to jump right into a group session. This will also depend on the Thriveworks Savannah counselor. Give us a call today if you have more questions about what our family counselors offer.
The goal of family counseling will always be to rebuild and strengthen families. There is nothing wrong with seeing a counselor. It is a show of your strength, courage, and commitment towards each other. But we don’t want to keep you at counseling forever! Thriveworks Savannah believes everyone can thrive on their own, after given the proper encouragement and tools to direct their path.
Even though every session will be unique, common threads have surfaced throughout our family counseling sessions. For example, we might draw a focus on:
No one wants conflict in their family. We all want to have a safe and loving home. And, we all can have that! Sometimes, a little professional guidance can go a long way in getting you back on track. Whatever the situation, Thriveworks Savannah Family Counselors is here to be a gentle voice of reason and nudge you back on the right path.
Perfect families don’t exist, so how do you know when it’s time to see a professional? The easy answer is whenever you want! No problem is too small, or too big. If you have discontentment about where your family is at in their relationships, we can help you get to where you want.
Some common situations we see in our clients includes:
Every family can benefit from family therapy in some way, since problems- whether external or internal- will always exist. Thriveworks Savannah strives to give you the tools so you can ride out all the lows and truly experience the highs. You and your family deserve the best. Together, you can get there.
Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy
Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management
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Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Savannah is located near E Broad St and E Congress St, off President St. It is just around the corner from Mother Mathilda Beasley Park and a short distance from the Savannah River.
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