Steven R. Jones, MA-MFT, CFT, CCTP

About

Drug & Alcohol Counselor in Atlanta, GA. Works with Relationship Issues, Marital and Premarital and Substance Use. Sees clients in person and online. Takes some insurance plans; see the full list below. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Relationship Issues
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Divorce
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Life Transitions
• Peer Relationships
• Racial Identity
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• Attachment-basedLooks at early bonds with caregivers and how they shape relationships and emotions now, and works toward a greater sense of safety and connection.
• CoachingGoal-focused work on the present and future, such as career, performance or life changes, rather than treatment of a mental health condition.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Collaborative/ Solution Focused Therapy
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• Emotionally FocusedTreats emotions as a guide to change. Often used with couples, to understand patterns of conflict and rebuild a secure bond.
• ExistentialExplores life's big questions, such as meaning, freedom, choice, loneliness and death, and how they connect to a person's struggles.
• Experiential TherapyUses activities such as role-play, movement, art or guided imagery to work through feelings in the moment, not only to talk about them.
• Family / MaritalTherapy with couples or families together, focused on communication, conflict and the patterns between people.
• Family SystemsSees a person as part of their family as a whole, and explores roles, patterns and communication across the family rather than one person's problems alone.
• Gottman MethodA couples therapy built on research into what makes relationships last. Works on friendship, handling conflict and shared meaning.
• IntegrativeCombines more than one therapy approach, fitted to the person's needs.
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)Sees the mind as made of different 'parts', and helps people understand and care for them from a calm, compassionate core 'Self'.
• Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)Combines mindfulness practice, paying attention to the present moment without judgment, with ideas from cognitive therapy.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• NarrativeHelps people separate themselves from their problems and retell the stories they hold about their lives in ways that feel truer and more helpful.
• Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)A therapy for young children's behavior in which the therapist coaches the parent live, often through an earpiece, while they play together.
• Person Centered- Structural Therapy
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• Positive PsychologyFocuses on well-being, strengths, gratitude and what makes life fulfilling, alongside working through difficulties.
• RelationalSees relationships as central to well-being. The relationship with the therapist is used to understand and change patterns in other relationships.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Structural Family TherapyLooks at how a family is organized, its roles, rules and boundaries, and helps reshape patterns that cause problems.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Relationship Issues, Marital and Premarital, Substance Use, Addiction, Alcohol Use, Anger Management, Anxiety, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Body Image, Career Counseling, Chronic Relapse, Codependency, Coping Skills, Depression, Dissociative Disorders (DID), Divorce, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Drug Abuse, Dual Diagnosis, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Family therapy-Relationship Counseling, Gambling, Geriatric and Seniors, Grief, Impulse Control Disorders, Infidelity, Life Transitions, Men's Issues, Mood Disorders, Narcissistic Personality (NPD), Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Oppositional Defiance (ODD), Peer Relationships, Personality Disorders, Polyamory & ENM, Psychosis, Racial Identity, Self Esteem, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Addiction, Sleep or Insomnia, Social Justice-Trauma Informed Therapy, Stress, Suicidal Ideation, Thinking Disorders, Trauma and PTSD

Insurance

I am a Self-Pay Practitioner., Out of Network

Fees

Individual sessions $150, couple sessions $175

Payment methods

ACH Bank transfer, Cash, Health Savings Account, Visa

Ages

Preteen, Teen, Adults, Elders (65+)

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Communities

Racial Justice Allied, Single Parent, Transgender Allied

Ethnicity

Black and African American

Languages

English

Gender

Male

Education

Antioch University NE

Education & qualifications