Emotional Numbing
With all its ups and downs, experiencing emotion is a normal part of life. After all, our emotions tell us …
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Overcoming New School Year Stress
The beginning of a new school year is filled with excitement and opportunity, along with plenty of stress and fear. …
Suicide Prevention and Awareness
Call or Text 988: Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Memorizing these numbers may help save a life: 988 September is National …
Accepting That You are a Highly Sensitive Person
I work with many highly sensitive people as a therapist. They don’t often come to me because they are highly …
Videogaming: How Much is Too Much?
Videogaming can certainly be a problem. The answer to the question of how much is too much is not a …
Being Present Throughout the Day
A lot of my clients tell me they notice they are zoning out, feeling numb, checking out of conversations, dissociating, …
The Waters We Swim In
Over the past year, I participated in narrative-focused trauma training at The Allender Center. The program is centered around learning …
Why is everyone else’s sex life better than mine?
Is everyone else more satisfied? Only 38-42% of women are satisfied with their sex life, and while that number increases …
Exercise Therapy: Sweating Out the Stress
Are you familiar with exercise counseling and its benefits? In graduate school, I first heard about therapists taking their clients …
Is AA Not for Christians?
Many years ago, when I was beginning that long, uphill journey toward sobriety, despite the fact that I was not …
Get to Know Our Interns!
Could you or someone you know benefit from lower-cost Christian counseling? With prices rising everywhere, Restoration Counseling of Atlanta is …
The Grief of Moving
Three years ago, I moved here to the Atlanta area from Philadelphia. It was a big change for my family …
Making Space for What Matters
When you search your home for something you need, do you often find frustration? Is clothing cluttering your closet? Is …
In Between
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast” is a famous quote by leadership expert, Peter Drucker. He picked up on the undeniable …
Sex Addiction: Things to Know
Takeaways from Treating Sex Addiction As a counselor, I have treated sex addiction for 20 years. I have some key …
Building Self-Compassion
When you think about others’ pain and suffering, it seems natural and easy to be compassionate. You probably even do …
Cultivating a Lifestyle of Appreciation
Have you ever noticed that when we focus on our problems, our problems appear to get bigger? Our thoughts can …
Meet Lauren Hamrick, MS, EdS, LPC, RPT, CPCS
Hello! I’m Lauren Hamrick. I am thrilled to be connected with Restoration Counseling of Atlanta! What is your background and …
Recovering From An Affair
How can a couple recover from an affair? Working through an affair can be an extremely painful experience. When an …
Rebuilding Trust and Connection in Marriage
Conflict is inevitable in relationships—especially in marriage. Many fear conflict because they were not taught how to handle it in …