The Gottman Method and Couples Counseling
In the busyness of life, it can feel nearly impossible to prioritize a healthy amount of time for your marriage. …
Team Posts
How to Protect Your Home from Pornography
Pornography is a real and rising threat across the United States. According to covenanteyes.com, 28,258 users are watching pornography every …
Dealing with Alcoholic Parents
It is not uncommon in a family session for the exchange between clients and an addictions counselor talking to clients …
Mothers Returning to Work
Having a child changes your life forever, in more ways than you could imagine. These changes can become especially obvious …
Facing Teen Addiction
If you are facing teen addiction, you are not alone. Teen substance abuse is a disease that impacts adolescents in …
Opening Closed Doors with EMDR
Sometimes we experience traumas that change the course of our lives. These traumas create pathways in the brain that cause …
What You Need to Know about Vaping and Your Teen
I remember the alarm I felt the first time I saw someone vaping. There was an extremely large cloud coming …
New Year, New You?
The new year often brings forward thoughts about the fast approaching next year. You hope and dream of making it …
5 Tips for Helping Your Teen Cope with Exam Stress
Some of us have long forgotten how stressful it is to be a middle- or high-school student taking exams. However, …
The Story Behind Cry, Abba
by Patrick Caffrey, addictions counselor at Restoration Counseling of Atlanta Hello. My name is Pat, and I’m an alcoholic. A …
Welcome Becca
Restoration Counseling of Atlanta would like to welcome our newest counselor, Becca Cline, to our team. You are welcome here. …
Getting to Know Your Teenage Son
Getting to Know Your Teenage Son As your son grows and begins his teenage years, you may notice that you …
Welcome Paige Santmyer!
Welcome Paige Santmyer! My name is Paige Santmyer, and I am very excited to be joining the team at Restoration …
Getting Self Harm Under Control
How Parents Can Help Ever noticed someone with multiple cuts on their arms or legs and wondered what happened to …
Dealing with Porn In Your Marriage
My husband is in denial about his porn use! Question From Community member: Unfortunately, my husband will not acknowledge he …
Codependency, It’s Not What They Say It Is. (Part 2)
Continuing with our look at codependency and its importance for a better understanding of addiction, Restoration Counseling of Atlanta presents …
Codependency, It’s Not What They Say It Is (Part 1)
Ask five people in Atlanta what codependency is as it relates to addiction, and chances are you’ll have five definitions, …
God Honoring Treatment of Sex Addiction
For years I have treated sex addicts and their spouses always working to do this in a God honoring way. …
Understanding Sex Therapy
Understanding Sex Therapy Whether you are struggling through various sexual dysfunctions, discouraged by a lack of intimacy in your marriage, …
Preparing for Marriage
How to Help Couples Preparing for Marriage
Being engaged is an exciting time in life! The engaged couple eagerly awaits learning more about each other and anticipates spending the rest of their lives together. Any healthy relationship requires time and preparation in order for it to thrive and grow, and marriage is no exception. Every couple goes into their marriage expecting it to be great; however, a marriage that does not have a firm and steady foundation will lead to both people being bitter and resentful. Creating a healthy marriage that will continue to be strong in every situation is the goal for every new couple.