Works with
How Theresa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Theresa
Theresa Fillingim is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on helping people manage strong emotions like anger and stress. She aims to create a calm, respectful space where clients can talk through what feels overwhelming and learn practical skills to cope better. Theresa speaks plainly and keeps goals realistic so progress feels manageable.
She uses a client-centered stance, which means she listens first and follows the client's lead. Theresa also draws on attachment-based ideas to understand relationship patterns and on cognitive behavioral techniques to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
Sessions include skill-building, reflection, and practical steps clients can try between meetings. Theresa brings 17 years of counseling experience in Georgia to her work. Her background includes degrees in counseling, psychology, and pastoral care, and she holds the LPC credential.
That mix helps her consider emotional, spiritual, and life circumstances when planning care. She has particular experience supporting people facing anxiety, depression, substance use and trauma. She also helps with relationship concerns, grief, self-esteem, parenting strain, and life transitions.
Theresa pays attention to co-occurring issues when more than one challenge appears at the same time. Theresa emphasizes simple, measurable goals and teaches tools clients can use right away. Sessions balance problem-solving and emotional processing.
Many people come away with clearer choices, steadier reactions, and a plan they can follow between sessions.
What Theresa works with
Everything Theresa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Theresa's practice.
- 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.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current feelings and reactions. Online sessions use conversation and exercises to identify those patterns and practice new ways of connecting and responding. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In remote sessions clients learn to notice unhelpful thoughts, test them, and try small behavior changes between meetings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Theresa collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. That may mean trying CBT skills for anger control, then adding attachment-focused conversations to address relationship triggers. She adjusts the plan based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone calls offer a simpler setup and can fit into a busy day. Live chat or messaging work well for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when writing helps clarify thoughts. These options make it easier to maintain continuity and practice skills between sessions.
Questions people ask about Theresa
What concerns does Theresa often help with?
She helps people who struggle with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and sleep or eating problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is client-centered and nonjudgmental, focusing on listening first and teaching concrete skills like emotion regulation and thought management.
What background does she bring to sessions?
Theresa has 17 years of counseling experience and combines counseling, psychology, and pastoral care perspectives to address emotional and life concerns.
Which credential and location should I know about?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Georgia LPC credential and practices from Georgia.
Can sessions be offered in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Theresa provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules.
How is cost handled for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session based on therapist availability.