My approach focuses on your strengths, looking at the contributions of the past, and imagining the future you would like to live. I offer warmth, compassion, a sense of humor, and openness. I enjoy helping you to imagine the life you would like, examine the obstacles to living that life, and together creating strategies to help you move forward. I work with couples and individuals.
Professional Involvement
I currently serve as President of the Georgia Society for Clinical Social Work (GSCSW); I have also served as co-chair of the Ethics committee and board secretary. I am a member of NASW-GA, the Georgia and Regional IMAGO Therapists of the Southeast (GRITS), and the Society for the Integration of Spirituality and Psychotherapy.
MY PRACTICE
Creating healthy relationships
Couples counseling
Premarital counseling
Living with depression and anxiety
Life transitions
Addiction and recovery
Helping family members and significant others live with the addiction of a loved one
Sadness and Loss
Clinical supervision for MSWs preparing for licensure
Barbara Emmanuel, LCSW 119 North McDonough Street, Suite 210 Decatur, GA30030 ph: 404.538.1264 bemmanuel@theopeningpath.com