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- Client-centered care
- Practical skills
- Holistic focus
About Theresa
Theresa Fillingim is a licensed professional counselor who aims to make therapy approachable and straightforward. She emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental presence and works to earn trust in every session. Theresa uses practical tools and skills so clients can see real change over time.
Theresa draws on a client-centered style, meeting people where they are and listening carefully to what they need. She blends this with approaches that look at relationships, thinking patterns, and emotional skills. This mix helps when stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, or substance use are part of the picture.
Her training includes a Master of Counseling and Psychology from the University of West Alabama and a Master of Divinity in Pastoral Care from Mercer University Atlanta. Theresa also holds a BA in Theology and Philosophy from St. Joseph's College of Maine and has been counseling in Georgia for 17 years. She describes her work as holistic, attending to physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellness.
Theresa has experience supporting people with co-occurring concerns, such as trauma combined with anxiety or addiction paired with depression. Other areas she helps with include grief, relationship and intimacy struggles, sleeping and eating issues, and caregiver stress. She values clear, achievable goals and focuses on simple steps clients can take between sessions.
Theresa encourages people to bring their whole selves to therapy. She aims to create measurable, timely goals so clients can track progress and build a more satisfying daily life.
Theresa draws on a client-centered style, meeting people where they are and listening carefully to what they need. She blends this with approaches that look at relationships, thinking patterns, and emotional skills. This mix helps when stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, or substance use are part of the picture.
Her training includes a Master of Counseling and Psychology from the University of West Alabama and a Master of Divinity in Pastoral Care from Mercer University Atlanta. Theresa also holds a BA in Theology and Philosophy from St. Joseph's College of Maine and has been counseling in Georgia for 17 years. She describes her work as holistic, attending to physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellness.
Theresa has experience supporting people with co-occurring concerns, such as trauma combined with anxiety or addiction paired with depression. Other areas she helps with include grief, relationship and intimacy struggles, sleeping and eating issues, and caregiver stress. She values clear, achievable goals and focuses on simple steps clients can take between sessions.
Theresa encourages people to bring their whole selves to therapy. She aims to create measurable, timely goals so clients can track progress and build a more satisfying daily life.
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How her approaches shape online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early experiences shape present reactions; it helps people understand trust, closeness, and fears of abandonment. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior and teaches skills to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and name emotions and then work to change interaction patterns that lead to repeated conflicts or distance.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Theresa will listen to your goals and preferences and suggest which methods may best match your needs. Decisions about what to try are made collaboratively and can change as progress is made.
Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not specified in this profile. Online therapy can help fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing appointments during workday breaks, or making it easier to keep consistent meetings from different locations. It also lets sessions focus on skill practice, brief check-ins, and homework review in ways that fit a client's routine.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
17+ years
Credentials
Georgia
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Theresa commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting and caregiving strain, sleeping and eating problems, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Theresa practices a client-centered approach with a nonjudgmental presence and unconditional positive regard. She teaches practical skills and tools to help clients reach clear goals.
What is her professional background?
She has 17 years of counseling experience in Georgia and training that includes a Master of Counseling and Psychology and a Master of Divinity in Pastoral Care.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
Theresa is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing in Georgia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the country work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.