Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Farah works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English, Haitian Creole
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Farah
Farah Southwell is a licensed professional counselor with 30 years of experience helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. She practices in Georgia and speaks English and Haitian Creole. Farah focuses on concrete ways to cope with life changes, grief, addictions, and the emotional fallout of trauma and abuse.
Her approach is calm and practical. Sessions aim to identify patterns that keep problems going and to develop skills that make daily life easier.
Background and approach
She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, emotionally focused work, and a client-centered stance to guide the process. Farah tends to work in short, focused steps. That can mean learning ways to notice difficult feelings, trying small behavioral changes, or practicing communication moves that reduce conflict.
She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, body image concerns, and career stress linked to mood or attention differences. Over three decades she has helped people facing complex, layered concerns such as bipolar disorder, ADHD, chronic illness, and issues tied to family roles or separation. Her sessions combine practical skills, emotional processing, and attention to each person’s cultural background.
People who choose her can expect straightforward language and a steady focus on what will help right now. The work balances present-day coping tools with deeper exploration when that feels useful.
What Farah works with
Everything Farah lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Farah's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Farah lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic 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 for online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then focus on values-based actions that matter. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thought patterns and tests small behavior changes to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the person’s own goals guide the pace and focus of work.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try options together. That means an early phase of assessment and collaboration to pick strategies that fit the person’s life and priorities.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful for deeper conversation and nonverbal cues, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief reflections or between-session coaching. These formats help people fit therapy into busy schedules, manage symptoms from home, and try different ways of connecting until they find what works best.
Questions people ask about Farah
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and family problems, addictions, trauma, grief, parenting strain, and related issues such as ADHD and bipolar mood concerns.
What is her overall style in sessions?
She uses a practical, down-to-earth style that combines skill teaching and emotional exploration. Sessions focus on clear steps people can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Haitian Creole.
What session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.