Play therapists in Athens, GA
Browse Play therapists in Athens, Georgia. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
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Michelle Peacock
Psychologist, PhD
We will work together to help you make positive changes to your life—healthier, more stable, productive and fulfilling! With each of my clients, I work to build a relationship based in trust and authenticity where you can feel both safe and challenged—safe knowing you can talk openly and will be heard and understood, not judged, but also challenged to make the changes you want to make. Making those changes is more likely when you find a therapist who is empathetic—someone with whom you can connect and trust. Your full potential is always within reach and a therapeutic relationship based in sincere, empathetic, and authentic dialogue is healing. Call me today for a free, phone consultation and get started on a better and brighter present and future.
21 Years Experience
Online in Athens, GA
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Taya Larenkova Sanders
Counselor/Therapist, MS, NCC, LAPC, RPT
I believe that every one of my clients, regardless of age, has innate inner wisdom, beauty, strength, and self-direction to ameliorate or overcome their issues. I empower my client to find those innate sources to become healthy and content.
16 Years Experience
Online in Athens, GA
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Cultivate Your Essence
Registered Psychotherapist, LPC, LCPC, MFT
At Cultivate Your Essence, we believe healing is more than symptom management—it's about reclaiming who you are. Our practice specializes in supporting Black women, professionals, adolescents, and families navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, relationship challenges, burnout, and identity development. We provide culturally affirming, trauma-informed care that honors each client's lived experiences while empowering them to move toward healing, restoration, and personal growth. Whether you're seeking support during a difficult season or investing in long-term emotional wellness, we're committed to helping you become H.E.R.—Healed, Evolved, and Restored.
8 Years Experience
Online in Athens, GA (Online Only)
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Heather Watson-Perez
Psychologist, PhD
I am co-founder and partner at West Morris Psychological Associates and a NJ licensed psychologist. I treat individuals of all ages for a variety of mental health concerns, including: Adjustment Difficulties, Anxiety Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Child/Teen Behavioral Problems, Depression, Life Transitions, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Parent-child conflict, Panic Disorder, Parenting Strategies, Separation Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Social Skills, and Trauma.
Treatment methods include individual, family, and group therapies. All treatment begins with an initial intake assessment, from which you and I decide collaboratively on an appropriate treatment plan.
Here at West Morris Psychological Associates, it is our goal to provide you with caring, compassionate, and comprehensive psychological care. We realize how important it is to begin treatment in a timely way and try to schedule new patients as quickly as possible to start the intake and treatment process.
21 Years Experience
Online in Athens, GA
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South Psychology
Psychologist, PhD
South Psychology provides expert consultations, evidence-based outpatient therapy services, and thorough diagnostic assessments. Therapeutic services serve individuals and families across the lifespan, with specializations in perinatal mental health, early childhood mental health and behavior, neurodevelopmental disorders (ADHD & Autism), disruptive behaviors, anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, adjustment disorders, trauma, personality disorders, social skills development, family therapy, parent management training, parent-child interaction therapy, and health psychology.
Assessment services are curated based on individual needs to provide socioemotional, psychoeducational, and psychodiagnostic evaluations with detailed diagnostic information and insightful treatment recommendations.
South Psychology partners with doctors, schools, and extracurricular or ancillary services to become a valued member of your health support system.
8 Years Experience
Online in Athens, GA
Athens is home to the University of Georgia and has cultivated a reputation as one of the South's most vibrant college cities, with a legendary music scene—birthplace of R.E.M. and the B-52s—a strong arts community, and a progressive political culture that contrasts with the surrounding rural Georgia context, producing a city with a well-developed and diverse therapy landscape relative to its size. UGA's Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS) is the primary mental health resource for the city's enormous student population, and a well-developed private therapy sector serves the broader community including university staff, the arts and music community, and permanent residents. The sharp economic inequality between the university and creative communities and the city's lower-income and Black neighborhoods is an important dimension of the mental health landscape, and therapists in Athens work across a wide range of economic and cultural contexts. Common therapy concerns include student mental health, creative community stress, identity and LGBTQ+ issues, racial equity, and the challenges of a city where prosperity and poverty exist in close proximity.
Play Therapy therapists in Athens, GA Statistics
Play Therapy therapists in Athens, GA average 16 years of experience and charge around $196 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (92%), Depression (92%), and Child or Adolescent Issues (85%).
Average years in practice
16 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$196
Accept insurance
38%
Offer sliding scale
54%
Gender ID
| 87% |
Female |
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| 13% |
Male |
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Session Type
| 85% |
In Person and Online |
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| 15% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 92% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 92% | Depression |
| 85% | Child or Adolescent Issues |
| 85% | Parenting |
| 77% | Divorce |
| 69% | ADHD |
| 69% | Self Esteem |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 85% | Children |
| 85% | Teen |
| 77% | Young Adult |
| 54% | Senior |
Client Focus
| 62% | Women |
| 38% | LGBTQ+ |
| 31% | Men |
| 31% | Military / Veterans |
| 23% | Black / African American |