About Talmadge
Talmadge Gray is a licensed professional counselor who has practiced for 10 years in Georgia and Louisiana. He focuses on helping people who are stressed, anxious, depressed, or dealing with anger. He also supports people facing grief, family conflict, questions about life purpose, and issues around forgiveness.
He takes a respectful, down-to-earth approach. Sessions center on listening first and then tailoring conversations to fit each person's needs. He uses practical tools and clear language rather than jargon so people can try things between sessions.
Background and approach
Gray blends a few therapy methods to suit the person in front of him. He draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and notice thoughts without getting stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used for spotting unhelpful thinking and testing small behavior changes.
Client-centered principles keep the pace and focus grounded in the client's experience. Appointments can move at whatever speed someone needs. Some people start with short goals like improving sleep or handling a stressful week.
Others work on longer issues such as grief or figuring out a life direction. The plan is adjusted as progress and needs change. He encourages honesty about what is and isn’t working.
If a tool or conversation isn’t helpful, it is reworked. The goal is practical change - better days, clearer choices, and more manageable reactions.
Therapeutic approaches for online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people name what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while noticing thoughts and feelings without fighting them. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and making life choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting patterns in thoughts and behaviors and testing changes through practical exercises and homework. It often helps with low mood, worry, and anger by giving concrete tools to try between sessions. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person's experience and lets the client set the pace and focus for work in therapy.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. If something doesn’t fit, it will be adjusted so sessions feel useful and manageable rather than forced.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins, quick coping strategies, and flexibility for people who need shorter touchpoints. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Anger management
- Depression
- Forgiveness
- Life purpose
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana, Georgia
- Languages
- English