Jennifer Loggins
Do you need a space to receive support for change without judgment? I provide empathy, curiosity and tools as we work together to create the change and growth you are seeking. I have been counseling for over 10 years. You are the expert on your life, but everyone needs an emotionally safe place to process feelings and contemplate change. Let's explore your strengths, patterns of relating to yourself and others, where those patterns come from, what is going well in your life and what isn't, brainstorm options and equip you with practical tools for creating the positive and lasting change you desire. I will meet you where you are in your process, whether you need a sounding board who will just listen and let you process your emotions or if you are ready to get right into solution-focused problem solving. I am available Sunday afternoons 12-6pm to see clients through telehealth virtual sessions. At this time, I have limited availability through Grow Therapy. I also see clients M-F at The Wings Center at Eagle Ranch, a local community counseling center in Flowery Branch, GA. www.thewingscenter.org
I will provide support and encouragement in a kind way while also challenging you and helping you to see patterns of thoughts and behaviors that aren't serving you well.
First session
In our first session together, we'll start with brief introductions, then dive into the specific challenges you're facing. This will help me create a tailored plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions. We will collaborate on goals for therapy and discuss what you are hoping the therapy space will feel like.
Strengths
I am a wife of 22 years, mother of three (two teens with special needs and a preschool age child), trauma survivor, pregnancy loss survivor and I know counseling works because it has worked for me! Over the past 11 years of my journey as a counselor, I have gained experience serving in a variety of settings. I am trauma-informed and received specialized trauma training as I worked at a domestic violence shelter for women and children for 7 years. I have worked with college students dealing with life transitions and identity issues at a local university. I have served as a parent mentor for parents whose children have been diagnosed with special medical needs. I currently work in an outpatient community counseling center promoting healing for individuals, couples and families.
Ideal clients
Relationship issues, couples, self-esteem, eating disorders, motherhood/postpartum, life transitions, grief/loss, trauma, overcoming sexual difficulties, sex addiction, relationship repair after infidelity, anxiety and depression.
Treatment methods
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is an action-oriented approach to psychotherapy that stems from traditional behavior therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. Clients learn to stop avoiding, denying, and struggling with their inner emotions and, instead, accept that these deeper feelings are appropriate responses to certain situations that should not prevent them from moving forward in their lives. With this understanding, clients begin to accept their hardships and commit to making necessary changes in their behavior, regardless of what is going on in their lives and how they feel about it. ACT was developed in the 1980s by psychologist Steven C. Hayes, a professor at the University of Nevada. The ideas that coalesced into ACT emerged from Hayes’s own experience, particularly his history of panic attacks. Eventually, he vowed that he would no longer run from himself—he would accept himself and his experiences. "We as a culture seem to be dedicated to the idea that ‘negative’ human emotions need to be fixed, managed, or changed—not experienced as part of a whole life. We are treating our own lives as problems to be solved as if we can sort through our experiences for the ones we like and throw out the rest," Hayes writes in a Psychology Today post. "Acceptance, mindfulness, and values are key psychological tools needed for that transformative shift."
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a short-term form of psychotherapy based on the idea that the way someone thinks and feels affects the way he or she behaves. CBT aims to help clients resolve present-day challenges like depression or anxiety, relationship problems, anger issues, stress, or other common concerns that negatively affect mental health and quality of life. The goal of treatment is to help clients identify, challenge, and change maladaptive thought patterns in order to change their responses to difficult situations. Originally called simply “cognitive therapy,” what is now CBT was developed in the 1960s and 1970s by psychiatrist Aaron Beck, who found that helping depressed patients recognize and challenge their automatic negative thoughts had a positive impact on their symptoms. Beck drew on theories developed by psychologist Albert Ellis, the creator of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), among others, to develop an approach that was short-term and goal-oriented, in contrast to the dominant modalities of the time. Though it was originally designed to treat depression, since its inception CBT has been found to be effective for a wide range of mental health conditions and day-to-day psychological challenges, and is recommended as the first-line treatment for disorders including depression, anxiety, and insomnia.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
The Self in IFS Therapy The Self is composed of what are known as the eight C's and the 5 P's. The eight C's are: Confidence Calmness Creativity Clarity Curiosity Courage Compassion Connectedness The five P's are: Presence Patience Perspective Persistence Playfulness IFS suggests that it is your core Self that is who you truly are. The therapy process promotes healing, trust in the Self, and the coordination of all C's and P's that make up the Self. Techniques of IFS Therapy While there may be infinite parts within you, there are three main types: firefighters, managers, and exiles. The firefighter parts are protectors that are activated when a trigger is present. An example of this might look like being reminded of a painful memory and using a behavior like substance use to put out the “fire” of the pain. The manager parts protect you by managing situations through intense planning to do whatever they can to avoid something that might bring you deep pain. Both the firefighter and manager, according to the theory, work to keep the exile from emerging and flooding you with memories of pain and trauma. An IFS therapist will use a six-step process to help you find these parts and release their burdens. Find First, you will be asked to turn your attention inward, possibly by starting with meditation. You will pay attention to the sensations in your body that come up to identify a part to work with. If you’ve ever had an upset stomach because you were nervous, then you may understand how our mind and body work together on our emotions. Focus Next, you will be asked to turn your focus to this part. Flesh Out Once you’ve found and focused on a part, it is time to flesh it out—to see what else you can learn about it. What emotions are associated with it? Is it a particular color? Does it represent you at a particular age? Feel Toward How do you feel about this part? This will give your therapist an idea of how big or small of a role this part is playing in your life. Befriend This may be one of the hardest steps—getting to know the part and seeing how it takes shape in your life. It involves a degree of acceptance of the part’s existence, but that doesn’t mean it needs to stay there. Fear Fear is the last F. In the process of befriending, you will discover what the fears are of that part of you. What are they afraid will happen without their presence in your life?
Person-centered (Rogerian)
The therapist provides a nonjudgmental, empathetic environment where the client feels accepted and understood. This helps individuals explore their feelings, gain self-awareness, and achieve personal growth, with the belief that people have the capacity for self-healing.
Compassion-Focused
Having compassion for oneself is really no different than having compassion for others. Derived from latin, the term refers to how we’re with (com) suffering (passion). Think about times when you’ve felt compassion for a close friend who was suffering. First, to experience compassion you have to actually notice that your friend is struggling or feeling badly about themself. Second, if what you feel is compassion (rather than pity), you realize that suffering, failure, and imperfection is part of the shared human experience. “There but for fortune go I.” Finally, you respond to your friend with warmth, understanding, and kindness – feeling the desire to help in some way. These are the three main elements of compassion: mindfulness, common humanity, and kindness. Self-compassion simply involves doing a U-turn and giving yourself the same compassion you’d naturally show a friend when you’re struggling or feeling badly about yourself. It means being supportive when you’re facing a life challenge, feel inadequate, or make a mistake. Instead of just ignoring your pain with a “stiff upper lip” mentality or getting carried away by your negative thoughts and emotions, you stop to tell yourself “this is really difficult right now,” how can I comfort and care for myself in this moment? Instead of mercilessly judging and criticizing yourself for various inadequacies or shortcomings, self-compassion means you are kind and understanding when confronted with your failings – after all, who ever said you were supposed to be perfect? You may try to change in ways that allow you to be more healthy and happy, but this is done because you care about yourself, not because you are worthless or unacceptable as you are. Perhaps most importantly, having compassion for yourself means that you honor and accept your humanness. Things will not always go the way you want them to. You will encounter frustrations, losses will occur, you will make mistakes, bump up against your limitations, fall short of your ideals. This is the human condition, a reality shared by all of us. The more you open to this reality and work with it instead of constantly fighting against it, the more you will be able to feel compassion for yourself and your fellow humans in the experience of life
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- GeorgiaLicense LPC009497