- Years in practice
- 17
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Theresa
Theresa Fillingim is a licensed professional counselor who aims to support people facing stress, anxiety, substance concerns, grief, and parenting challenges. She writes in a calm, direct way and focuses on simple, practical steps that people can use right away. Theresa emphasizes a nonjudgmental presence and works to build trust during each session.
She uses a client-centered stance that keeps the person’s goals in the lead. That means sessions usually begin by listening closely, identifying immediate concerns, and choosing small, measurable steps to try between meetings.
Background and approach
Theresa also draws on attachment ideas to help people understand patterns in close relationships. Theresa brings 17 years of counseling experience in Georgia and holds a Master of Counseling and Psychology and a Master of Divinity with a focus on pastoral care. She integrates emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical wellbeing when she plans care.
This helps her tailor practical strategies for sleep, eating, mood, and stress management. Her work often addresses co-occurring issues, such as anxiety paired with trauma or substance use alongside depression. She teaches concrete tools from cognitive and skills-based approaches to help manage emotions and change unhelpful behaviors.
Sessions are collaborative and grounded in clear, achievable goals. Many people seek her help for parenting stress, relationship strain, or difficulties with self-esteem and boundaries. Theresa aims to make progress feel doable by breaking larger problems into small, testable steps and by checking in on what is working.
What Theresa works with
Everything Theresa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Theresa helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Theresa lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Theresa uses attachment-informed work to help people see how early relationship patterns affect current bonds and parenting choices. This approach can clarify why certain reactions keep repeating and point to small changes that improve connection.She also uses client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s perspective and goals. Sessions start with careful listening and empathy so goals can be co-created and realistic steps chosen together.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, appears in her toolkit to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try practical behavior changes. CBT exercises are often short and concrete, which makes them easy to use between sessions for issues like anxiety, sleep, or eating problems.
Theresa will work with each person to find the best mix of these approaches based on needs, preferences, and goals. That decision is collaborative - she listens, suggests options, and adjusts the plan as progress is observed.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video allows face-to-face conversation for deeper emotional work, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is low, and chat or text-based messaging can suit quick check-ins or those who prefer writing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or busy days.
Questions people ask about Theresa
What concerns does Theresa commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is client-centered and nonjudgmental, focusing on listening, empathy, and setting small measurable goals together.
What kind of clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of counseling experience working in Georgia and experience with co-occurring issues like trauma with anxiety or substance use with depression.
What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Georgia.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients schedule sessions with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does the subscription and getting started process work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to availability.
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