About Teresa
Teresa Rutledge is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and related concerns. She focuses on practical support and steady listening so clients can take small, useful steps forward. Her work is direct and down-to-earth, aimed at reducing overwhelm and improving daily coping.
Teresa chose counseling later in life after wanting to make a tangible difference for others. She uses a client-centered stance that places the person's goals at the center of each session.
Background and approach
That means she listens first, reflects what she hears, and then helps people decide the next steps that feel right for them. Her approach blends several methods. Cognitive behavioral techniques help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
Mindfulness practices teach simple ways to stay present and lower anxiety. Motivational interviewing supports people who want to shift habits or address addictions by strengthening their own reasons for change. Teresa has worked with adults facing trauma, grief, self-harm histories, mood disorders, relationship strains, and challenges like panic, insomnia, and low self-esteem.
She also supports people dealing with family conflict, body image, codependency, and sexual assault or abuse recovery. She brings nine years of counseling experience in Georgia and holds the LPC credential. Sessions are offered in English and can include different formats to fit someone’s schedule and needs.
Teresa aims to help people build coping tools and move toward their goals one step at a time.
How Teresa’s approaches translate to online therapy
Teresa uses client-centered therapy to follow each person's lead and prioritize their goals. In practice she listens, reflects what she hears, and helps people choose steps that feel manageable for them. Cognitive behavioral therapy is used to spot patterns in thoughts and behaviors and then test small changes to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Teresa treats the process as a collaboration and will try methods that match a person’s goals and comfort level. Together they decide whether to focus on skills, insight into past patterns, or a mix of both.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for a simpler check-in. Live chat or text-based messaging work well for brief updates, quick coping strategies, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options give flexibility to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, family, and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Addictions
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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