• Jenny Brooks

  • Psychologist
  • Atlanta, GA

Jenny Brooks

Psychologist

Atlanta, GA

Virtual Counseling

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About

I believe that creating a warm, safe, and respectful environment is pertinent to establishing a healthy therapeutic relationship with my clients and helping them to achieve their therapy goals. I strongly believe that therapy is a collaborative process between myself and my clients with the overarching goals of improving relationships, emotional regulation, self-understanding, adjustment, and life satisfaction.

I work with children, adolescents, and adult clients through the use of individual, couples, and family therapy. I frequently incorporate the use of the Brainspotting method to help clients of various ages process through a wide range of highly stressful, activating and traumatic experiences that prevent them from fully engaging in aspects of their life. I also have been trained in Collaborative Practice; information regarding this approach to divorce can be found at www.CollabAtlanta.com.

For my adult clients, therapeutic issues typically focus on depression, anxiety, interpersonal relationship concerns, self-esteem and self-worth, communication difficulties, marital/relationship discord, and life transitions. Therapy focuses on identifying a client’s own strengths and challenges, empowering him/her to cope more effectively with life’s struggles, and improving relationships and overall functioning through insight, self-awareness, and healthy decision-making skills and coping resources.

With my children (ages 5 and older) and adolescent clients, common issues include divorce, depression, anxiety, OCD, mood dysregulation, behavioral difficulties, ADHD, family conflict, school performance issues, and social difficulties, such as peer conflict, bullying, and poor social skills in general. I believe that an important component in working with children and adolescents is the inclusion of the family, as I believe that making changes within the family system is the foundation to therapeutic progress. Family therapy typically centers on improving family communication and relationships, assisting parents in coping with their child’s emotional or behavioral issues at home, and building healthy boundaries, expectations, and family roles.

In addition to therapy, I am experienced in conducting psychological and psychoeducational evaluations. Such evaluations are a tool for identifying a client’s cognitive and academic skills, assessing for learning disabilities and developmental delays, and obtaining information regarding a client’s mental health. Evaluations can yield a wealth of information to help with treatment and educational planning and the identification of appropriate interventions.

I received my Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and my M.Ed. in School Counseling from The University of Georgia. Prior to earning my doctorate, I worked as an elementary school counselor. I have been in private practice in the Atlanta area since 2006. In addition to private practice, I have been an adjunct instructor at Georgia State University with the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services and served on the board of the Division of Women and Girls for the Georgia Psychological Association.

I look forward to meeting you and the opportunity to help you address the barriers or concerns that are interfering with your happiness and ability to live life to the fullest!

Specializations

Counseling For
  • Families
  • Individuals
  • Couples
Concerns
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Parenting
Client Focus - Age
  • Children (6 to 10)
  • Adolescents/Teenagers (11-18)
  • Adults
Language Spoken
  • English

Availability

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  • Virtual Counseling

    • Alabama
    • Arkansas
    • Arizona
    • Colorado
    • Connecticut
    • District of Columbia
    • Delaware
    • Florida
    • Georgia
    • Idaho
    • Illinois
    • Indiana
    • Kansas
    • Kentucky
    • Maryland
    • Maine
    • Minnesota
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    • Nebraska
    • New Hampshire
    • New Jersey
    • Nevada
    • Pennsylvania
    • Tennessee
    • Texas
    • Utah
    • Virginia
    • Washington
    • Wisconsin
    • West Virginia

Insurance

    None Available

  • Out of network accepted
  • Malpractice insurance carried

Accepted Payments

    Visa/Mastercard/Discover

    American Express

    Cash

    Health Savings Account (HSA)

Qualifications

Education

The University of Georgia

Practice

TLC Psychology, LLC

License

3048 GA

In Practice Since

November 2006

Area of Expertise

  • Anxiety
  • Relationships
  • ADHD
  • Depression
  • Transitions

Availability

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    Closed
  • m
    Business Hours
  • t
    Business Hours
  • w
    Business Hours
  • t
    Morning
  • f
    Closed
  • s
    Closed
  • Virtual Counseling

    • Alabama
    • Arkansas
    • Arizona
    • Colorado
    • Connecticut
    • District of Columbia
    • Delaware
    • Florida
    • Georgia
    • Idaho
    • Illinois
    • Indiana
    • Kansas
    • Kentucky
    • Maryland
    • Maine
    • Minnesota
    • Missouri
    • Nebraska
    • New Hampshire
    • New Jersey
    • Nevada
    • Pennsylvania
    • Tennessee
    • Texas
    • Utah
    • Virginia
    • Washington
    • Wisconsin
    • West Virginia

Insurance

    None Available

  • Out of network accepted
  • Malpractice insurance carried

Accepted Payments

    Visa/Mastercard/Discover

    American Express

    Cash

    Health Savings Account (HSA)