Charles O'Connor, PhD, MA, MS, LPC

About

Licensed Professional Counselor in Atlanta, GA. Works with Anxiety, Relationship Issues and Trauma and PTSD. Sees clients in person and online. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Humana and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety
• Relationship Issues
• Trauma and PTSD
• Anger Management
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Divorce
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Life Coaching
• Peer Relationships
• School Issues
• Self Esteem

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.
• BrainspottingA newer trauma therapy that uses where a person looks, held at fixed points, to help reach and process distressing feelings.
• 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.
• Dialectical Behavior (DBT)A skills-based therapy grown out of CBT. Teaches ways to manage intense emotions, get through crises, stay present and handle relationships.
• Emotionally FocusedTreats emotions as a guide to change. Often used with couples, to understand patterns of conflict and rebuild a secure bond.
• Emotionally Focused Therapy
• Family / MaritalTherapy with couples or families together, focused on communication, conflict and the patterns between people.
• HumanisticA family of approaches, including person-centered and Gestalt therapy, that emphasize growth, self-awareness and a person's capacity to choose.
• InterpersonalA structured, time-limited therapy focused on relationships and life events, such as conflict, loss or big role changes, and how they affect mood.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• 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.

More details

Sessions

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Anxiety, Relationship Issues, Trauma and PTSD, ADHD, Adoption, Anger Management, Antisocial Personality, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality (BPD), Career Counseling, Chronic Impulsivity, Chronic Pain, Coping Skills, Depression, Developmental Disorders, Dissociative Disorders (DID), Divorce, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Dual Diagnosis, Eating Disorders, Education and Learning Disabilities, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Gambling, Grief, Impulse Control Disorders, Infertility, Internet Addiction, Life Coaching, Mood Disorders, Narcissistic Personality (NPD), Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Oppositional Defiance (ODD), Peer Relationships, Personality Disorders, School Issues, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Sex Therapy, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Addiction, Sleep or Insomnia, Spirituality, Suicidal Ideation, Teen Violence, Testing and Evaluation, Thinking Disorders, Video Game Addiction

Insurance

Aetna, BlueCross and BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, ComPsych, Coventry, Dayforce, Humana, Magellan, Managed Health Network (MHN), Medical Mutual, MultiPlan, MultiPlan Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), TELUS Health, TRICARE, Uprise Health, Out of Network

Fees

Sliding scale available

Ages

Teen, Adults, Elders (65+)

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Languages

English

Gender

Male

Education

Mercer University

Other offices

4343 Shallowford Road, Marietta, 30062

Education & qualifications