Tracy Batten
Tracy Baker-Batten is a GA native who is a wife, mother, daughter and sister that has over 25 years of counseling experience in substance abuse, mental health, trauma, grief, and anger management. She been trained in several modalities including Cognitive Behavior Treatment, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma Informed Care, Crisis Intervention and Person -Centered Treatment. Mrs. Batten values and understands that every person is different and so are their needs. She is open and willing to help clients and counselors to build on their strengths and focus on creating goals that support a pro-social way of life. She enthusiastically looks forward to being a part of helping someone in increasing their personal level of self-efficacy. Her counseling and personal motto is: Difficult roads lead to beautiful destinations.
She is open and willing to help clients and counselors to build on their strengths and focus on creating goals that support a pro-social way of life.
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.
Strengths
I have over 20 years of experience working with clients from a variety of backgrounds. I use humor and laughter as a way to help build rapport. I understand that is never what is wrong with a person but what happened to person that helps a person to reach their personal treatment goals.
Ideal clients
I love working with adult clients who feeling stuck, overwhelmed and anxious about their life.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I incorporate CBT by helping raise the client's awareness of how thoughts, feelings and actions can lead one into negative cycles.
Faith-based therapy
I incorporate faith-based therapy by integrating religious beliefs and spiritual practices into therapeutic interventions.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
I incorporate mindfulness therapy to help treat a variety or physical and mental health conditions and improve the overall daily function and quality of life.
Motivational Interviewing
I incorporate motivational interviewing by having a collaborative conversation with the client to enhance a client's motivation to change by using techniques that incorporate acceptance and compassion.
Trauma-Informed Care
I provide trauma informed care by incorporating realizations about trauma and how it affects people and groups, recognizing the signs of trauma and the systems to reduce and resist traumatization.
Location
Virtual sessions
In-person sessions311 GA-49, Byron, GA 31008