Being a “grown up” isn’t easy these days.
At different stages of life, we are all faced with obstacles that keep us from achieving or maintaining our best mental well-being. Some of those obstacles might be:
- Feeling isolated from friends and family
- Experiencing a job loss or a change in your career
- Grieving the loss of a loved one due to death or divorce
- Having difficulty controlling alcohol or substance abuse
- Experiencing trauma from a past shocking or painful event
Our therapists are here to walk beside you as you start addressing hard to face issues, working through change and improving your quality of life in some of the following areas:
Clinical Services
Our goal is to help you assess your need for addiction services by determining the level of care that best fits you. Our addiction specialists provide assessments, education, support, intervention, therapy, recovery planning, and accountability.
Are you or a loved one experiencing high levels of inattentiveness, hyperactivity, or both? Whether you need an ADHD screening assessment or treatment for your diagnosis, our team is here to help.
Bringing an adopted child into your family is wonderful and exciting, but with this comes new navigation and transition for everyone. Our therapists are here to walk with you during your adoption process and help address any adoption-based concerns you may have.
Affairs and infidelity can cause significant strain on relationships and families. Whether you are working through reconciliation or separation, our team is here to help you through the process. We provide both individual and couples counseling.
Controlling your anger can feel easier said than done, and at times, it can seem like it has control over you. Anger management therapy can help take control of angry emotions and develop healthy ways of managing your anger.
Anxiety and panic can feel overwhelming and all-consuming at times. Our therapists are here to walk with you and provide you with the tools and skills needed to help manage the anxiety you are experiencing.
If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with autism or need an assessment; our therapists are here to walk with you. We work with autism on all levels of the spectrum and are here to provide a therapeutic environment that works best for you and your family.
People with bipolar disorder experience high and low moods, known as mania and depression. Left untreated, bipolar disorder usually worsens. However, in most cases it can be managed with psychotherapy and in conjunction with medication when needed.
The process of merging two families can be both rewarding and challenging. Our therapists are here to help you navigate new family dynamics as you begin this new chapter together.
Work…it’s where we spend the majority of our days. How we work impacts every other area of our lives, including our faith, family, and health.
Whether you are caring for an aging parent or another loved one, being a caregiver can bring with it a lot of emotions and stress. If caregivers aren’t careful, they can jeopardize their own health. Our therapists are here to help you identify these stressors and provide the resources needed to improve your own wellbeing.
If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with a chronic illness or cancer; it can bring with it a lot of different emotions. Not only is it a lot to process and impacts your emotional health, it affects your physical health as well. Our therapists are here to walk with you during this difficult time.
How we communicate with others is one of the most important parts of any relationship. Our therapists are here to teach vital communication skills that will strengthen your relationships with others and help you communicate more effectively.
It can be difficult to know how to handle conflict with friends, peers, and loved ones. Through therapy, you can learn the skills and tools to navigate and resolve conflict with others.
No matter what you and your partner are experiencing, we are here to help. We see couples involved in every stage of a relationship from healthy maintenance to navigating through separation and divorce.
Depression can bring about feelings of overwhelming sadness, lack of joy, as well as mental and physical fatigue. Luckily, you do not have to go through it alone. Our therapists are here for you and can provide tools and skills that can help with what you are experiencing.
Divorce can bring with it a lot of stress and complicated emotions for the couple and family. Our team of marriage and family therapists are here to provide a safe space to help adults, couples, and children navigate and process divorce and separation.
Obsessions with food, body weight, and shape may be signs of an eating disorder. Persistent eating behaviors can negatively impact your emotions, your health, and your ability to function in important areas of your life.
Caring for a parent or elderly loved one can bring with it a lot of emotions and stress. Shifting roles from child to caregiver can be difficult. Our team is here to help you through this transition.
Experiencing emotional abuse can create feelings of anxiety, fear, anger, and overall emotional distress. If you are currently or have experienced emotional abuse, do not be afraid to reach out for help.
Experiencing violence and abuse within a family can be traumatic and bring long-lasting psychological distress. If you or someone you love are currently or has experienced abuse, we are here for you. You do not need to be afraid to reach out for help.
Phobias are an overwhelming fear or anxiety regarding a specific situation or thing. The anxiety surrounding a phobia can seem uncontrollable. Our therapists are here to help you learn how to cope and eliminate the phobia and fear you are experiencing.
If you are experiencing concerns regarding your sexuality or gender identity, The Summit is a safe place for you. Our therapists are here to hear you and walk with you on your journey.
Just as seasons are a natural part of each calendar year, change is also a part of the fabric of every life.
Physical health concerns produce high levels of anxiety and worry. If you or a loved one are experiencing concerns with your physical health, our therapists are here to walk with you and provide tools to help you cope and manage your emotional health during this difficult time.
Infertility and IVF treatments create psychological, emotional, and physiological stressors. Given this, many women and couples find themselves with elevated levels of anxiety and depression. Our Summit therapists are here to walk with you during this difficult time.
Whether physical or emotional, intimacy is an important part of any romantic relationship. The Summit is here to help you feel safe in this complex part of life and relationships, respecting your values and integrating aspects of body, mind, and spirit perspectives into your understanding of intimacy issues.
Learning disabilities can bring with it difficulties in school, low self-esteem, and stress in peer relationships. If you or your child have been diagnosed or needs a psychological assessment, our therapists are here to help.
Low self-esteem can significantly impact your quality of life and negatively paint your view of yourself. You deserve to love yourself and live your life with confidence. Our therapists are here to help you develop a higher sense of self-confidence and self-esteem.
All marriages have their ups and downs and therapy can help you strengthen the relationship between you and your spouse. Through marriage therapy, we will help you gain a new perspective about yourself, your partner, and your relationship.
The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity
Good mental health helps you get through life’s challenges, to have healthy relationships with others and to enjoy life. The Summit is here to help promote a general, overall mental wellness for men in our community.
The parent-child bond is one of the most important relationships we have. It is important we know how to effectively navigate and strengthen these relationships with our parents and children.
Parenting is the “role” of a lifetime. It begins when you have your first child and it never really ends. Becoming parents is the most significant change that the majority of couples experience in their marriage. It brings both incredible rewards and some of life’s most difficult challenges.
Personality disorders involve long-term patterns of thinking and behaving that result in impaired relationships with others and often cause distress for the individual who experiences them. Through Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) our therapists can help you see your behavior in a new way and learn healthier ways of reacting to situations.
Physical abuse can leave lasting negative effects not only physically, but emotionally as well. If you or someone you love is currently or has experienced physical abuse, we are here for you. You do not need to be afraid to reach out for help.
Pregnancy and giving birth is an incredible feat, but it can also bring with it unexpected changes like depression, hopelessness, anger, fatigue and anxiety. Our therapists are here to walk with you and navigate this new season of life and motherhood.
Individuals with an addiction to gambling, gaming, or compulsion issues can be successfully treated with a recovery plan built around individual, couple, and/or family therapy.
Navigating romantic relationships can be complicated. No matter what you and your partner are experiencing, The Summit is here for you.
When life seems overwhelming and depression and anxiety seem uncontrollable, people sometimes turn to self-harm and self-injurious behavior to combat these feelings. We are here to help you find healthy alternative coping skills.
Sex and pornography addiction can strain romantic relationships and affects your overall mental health.
We are here to help individuals and couples feel safe and their values respected in this complex part of life and relationships; integrating body, mind, and spirit into your understanding of sexual issues
The Summit offers a spiritually integrated approach to counseling based on the client’s personal spirituality and religion. If you are experiencing spiritual issues or concerns, our therapists are here to provide counseling and support.
Stress can have physical, mental and emotional symptoms. Our therapists are here to help you learn to reduce and manage your stress.
Our goal is to help you assess your need for substance abuse and addiction services, or other addiction services (like sexual addiction or gambling addiction). We also help those with compulsive disorders such as eating disorders or compulsive spending. We help you to determine the level of care that best fits your needs and we either provide that care or refer you to someone who can.
If you or a loved one are experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors, know that you are not alone. The Summit is here to help assess and manage suicide risk, develop a safety plan and teach you affective coping skills If you are experiencing a suicidal crisis or emotional distress and cannot reach anyone at our office, call the Georgia Crisis Access Line at 1-800-715-4225 or visit your nearest emergency room.
Psychological and physical trauma can impact us in more ways than we realize. The trauma we experience can tremendously impact our quality of life and overall mental wellbeing. Our therapists are here to walk with you and help you develop healthy tools and ways to cope. You are not alone.
Women face a multitude of gender specific issues and our team of therapists are here to work with you through every age and stage of life.