About Teresa
Teresa Walton-Skinner is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and life transitions. She speaks plainly and meets clients where they are, offering steady support for practical problems like parenting, work strain, or relationship friction. Teresa blends client-centered listening with tools drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused work.
Sessions focus on clear goals and doable steps rather than long labels. She aims for conversations that feel respectful and human while addressing the issues that matter most to the client.
Background and approach
With four years of experience, Teresa has taken part in service delivery and program development in Georgia. That work exposed her to a wide range of concerns, including grief, trauma and abuse, ADHD, caregiver stress, and challenges related to aging and life purpose. She also pays attention to multicultural issues and women's concerns.
In sessions she emphasizes collaboration. Teresa tailors the plan to each person and adjusts techniques as progress is made. She values compassion and avoids stigmatizing labels so people can focus on change without shame.
Theresa offers several ways to meet, including video, phone, live chat, and text messaging. People who are ready to try intentional change can begin by using the platform’s Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a time that fits their calendar.
How Teresa’s Approaches Work Online
Teresa uses client-centered therapy to focus on each person’s experience. That means listening closely, validating feelings, and helping clients set their own goals. It is useful for building self-esteem, healing from shame or guilt, and finding direction.She also applies cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. That approach teaches practical skills to manage anxiety, depression, anger, and stress through small, repeatable changes.
Solution-focused therapy is part of her toolbox too. It concentrates on what works now and on quick, achievable steps toward better days, which can help with managing overwhelm, career shifts, or relationship strain.
Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. Teresa will talk with the client about goals and preferences, try approaches, and adjust as progress occurs. She aims to choose techniques that fit a person’s life and comfort level rather than following a fixed plan.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging can fit brief updates, quick coaching, or times when typing is more convenient. These options make scheduling more flexible and help people keep continuity of care amid busy lives.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Compassion fatigue
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English