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Thank you for visiting our home on the web.
Is your child having behavioral challenges at home or school? Is your child having a hard time adjusting to a new school or relocation? Do you think your child has low self-esteem or is depressed? Do you feel your relationship and communication with your family need to improve? Is your child having a hard time adjusting to a step-parent, divorce or separation, or other change(s) in their life? Are you having difficulties or challenges with parenting or agreeing with parenting techniques with your spouse or partner? Do you feel your child or teenager’s behavior is tearing your family apart? Are you struggling with depression or some challenges of your own?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are not alone. You and your child may benefit from therapy from The Journey Counseling Services, LLC. We have been helping families like you for over 10 years. The Journey Counseling Services, LLC helps rebuild and reunify families by teaching coping skills and better communication skills to children ages 3-18 and families.
"rebuild and reunify families by teaching coping skills and better communication skills to children ages 3-18 and families"
We help children, adolescents, and adults learn how to understand, control, and share their emotions appropriately, as well as make better choices. Our therapists can assist parents in developing strategies to help your child manage emotions, improve behavior at home and school, and help families get along better.
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The Journey Counseling Services, LLC also uses play therapy with children and adolescents who have a hard time appropriately expressing themselves and talking to people about what is troubling them.
It is the belief of The Journey Counseling Services, LLC that all individuals possess the ability to solve their own challenges and live full and healthy lives when support is available. Our effort and commitment to building individual and family values will guarantee a stable and stronger individual, family, and community. We are committed to helping people get through life’s journey.
"Our effort and commitment to building individual and family values will guarantee a stable and stronger individual, family, and community. We are committed to helping people get through life’s journey."
Our goal, as therapists, is to create a supportive environment, in which our clients can explore their emotional needs and overcome barriers that limit their full potential. We take an open-minded approach to client wellness and consider the client's work life, family traditions, cultural, and spiritual beliefs. We offer therapy for children, adolescents, and families.
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The Journey Counseling Services, LLC has been providing mental health services, since 2004. The Journey Counseling Services, LLC started from the genuine need to assist children, adolescents, adults, and families with professional counseling. Growing out of the heart and passion of Kadesha Adelakun, LCSW, The Journey Counseling Services, LLC specializes in working with children ages 3-18 and families.
We are eclectic in our approach, using play therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and many different therapeutic interventions to meet the needs of our clients. We provide clients with a safe, comfortable, and non-judgmental environment, to openly talk about their thoughts and feelings.
"We provide clients with a safe, comfortable, and non-judgmental environment, to openly talk about their thoughts and feelings."
We also specialize in working with children and adolescents with behavioral problems, as well as, parenting support and training. The Journey Counseling Services, LLC meets our clients where they are and provide support for developing a new way of seeing and moving through life.
We all, sometimes, struggle with day-to-day life and experience difficult challenges. With our effort, commitment, and support, The Journey Counseling Services, LLC will assist you with coping with life’s journey.
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Children can face a range of difficult problems in their lives that might include sadness, anxiety, academic stress, sexual or other risk-taking, aggression towards peers or family members, truancy, family conflicts, and more. They need to learn how to understand, control, and share their emotions appropriately. They also may struggle to control their behavior and meet the expectations of their parents and teachers. We can help children work through these issues and make better choices in their lives. We can be a trusted mentor who helps children grow, mature, and overcome obstacles. Open communication between a client and therapist is the best way to enhance the effectiveness of therapy. At the same time, the child or adolescent needs to know that their privacy is respected. We will provide parents with all of the information that they need to help their child, while also working hard to safeguard the trust and confidentiality that the child has placed in us.
We assist clients in finding their own pace, while also creating a safe, comfortable, and non-judgmental environment, to openly talk about their thoughts and feelings. We help clients explore their past in order to create a more empowered future. In doing so, we help clients to understand and break destructive patterns in their lives and to achieve and maintain well-being and balance. Individual therapy can be used as a tool to improve your life, your relationships, and/or your family. We meet our clients where they are and provide support for developing a new way of seeing and moving through life.
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Sometimes, children and adolescents have a hard time appropriately expressing themselves and talking to people about what is troubling them. We use play therapy to assist with this process. Play therapy teaches children more adaptive skills, when there are emotional or social problems. Once a child/adolescent has worked through their problems through play, then we are able to help find solutions to address their problems in life. Play Therapy has been used successfully with children and adolescents whose problems are related to life stressors such as divorce, death, relocation, hospitalization, chronic illness, physical/sexual abuse, domestic violence, and natural disasters.
Parenting is one of the most challenging and most important jobs anyone who is a parent will ever have. At times, parenting can also be overwhelming and stressful. We teach practical, easy to implement parenting strategies to help your child manage emotions, improve behavior at home and school, and help families get along better. The parenting support/training we provide empowers parents in a positive and encouraging way, while assisting parents in learning how to deal with the challenges of parenthood.
Family dynamics can often be challenging, whether you have a traditional or non-traditional family. Sessions will use a mixture of parent sessions and family sessions to comprehensively address challenges, solutions, and what positive changes you would like to make.
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Couples therapy, helps couples, married or not, understand and resolve conflicts and improve their relationship. Couples therapy gives couples the tools to communicate better, negotiate differences, problem solve, and even argue in a healthier way. Illness, infidelity, sex, anger, and communication problems can contribute to distress in marriages, couples, or other relationships. Marriage counseling or couples counseling can help resolve conflicts and heal wounds. The therapist acts not as a referee or a judge, but as a facilitator in the process of examining and fostering a shift in the patterns many couples fall into. In couples work, therapists may provide exercises and homework between sessions for the couple to reinforce what they are learning about one another and a new way of relating in their therapy sessions. Couples therapy can help you understand your relationship better and make well-thought-out decisions.
Parent/Child Conflict | Sibling Rivalry | Social Skills | Trauma and PTSD
Spirituality | Anger | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Management
Behavior Management | Stress Management | Individual Adult Therapy
School Problems | Co-parenting | Anxiety or Fears | Depression
Family Therapy | Self-Esteem | Adjustment | Loss or Grief
Parenting Support/Training | Child Therapy | Adolescent Therapy | Play Therapy
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MARCH 01, 2012
On Thursday, February 16, 2012, I, along with several other moms from Mocha Moms, Inc., attended a Moms’ Briefing at The White House. Mocha Moms, Inc. is a national support group for mothers of color who have chosen to modify or eliminate employment outside the home (e.g., stay-out-home moms, work-at-home moms, entrepreneurial moms, moms that work part-time, etc.) in order to devote more time to their families and communities...
FEB 10, 2012
Depression amongst children and teenagers is becoming more and more common. Being a child or teenager is not easy….especially when there is bullying going on at school and on the internet, family financial problems, break-up or divorce of parents, etc. Depression is something that should be taking seriously, as it could have many consequences. Sometimes, parents ignore mental health issues/signs, but will take physical health issues/signs more serious. Mental health issues are just as important as physical health issues...
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Many people don't seek help from a therapist because they have concerns and misconceptions about therapists and therapy. The following are some common myths that people have about the process of therapy and therapists:
Myth #1: Therapy is Only for People Who are Crazy and Unsuccessful.
Reality: Many people who are in therapy have normal problems that people face every day. Sometimes the stress from these problems can become overwhelming. Often stress from changes in life—positive or negative—can lead a person into a place in life where they need some assistance from a therapist.
These normal, healthy people are seeing a therapist to work through a specific problem or to figure out why they are not happier with their success. Other common reasons for people to see a therapist are to get help with depression or anxiety.
Myth #2: Someone Who Doesn't Know Me Can't Help Me
Reality: This is one reason why therapy can be successful. The therapy process depends on the therapist being unbiased. Therapy involves a unique relationship with an impartial person who can help you figure out how to reach your goals. Most therapists believe that you are the expert of your own life. Therapists receive special training to help them know how to assist their clients facing a wide range of life challenges.
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Myth #3: Therapists Can Read People's Minds
Reality: Therapists are not psychics. However, through their training, therapists learn to observe their clients and listen to their clients in such a way that therapists may notice things about their clients that clients did not know themselves.
Myth #4: A Therapist Can Solve All of Your Problems
Reality: It’s not the job of a therapist to solve your problems. A therapist’s job is to help you think through your problems, provide insights, and help you to figure out how best to solve your problems for yourself.
Myth #5: Therapists Never Say Anything
Reality: Most therapists are very interactive. Don’t let the common picture of Freud “analyzing” someone on a couch distort your entire view of therapy. There are times when silence is therapeutic, but for the most part, therapy is an interactive process.
Myth #6: Therapy Takes Forever
Reality: The length of therapy depends on the client’s unique goals and the severity of the challenges they are facing. Short-term therapy generally lasts between eight and twenty sessions. This type of therapy is goal-directed and focuses on specific issues and problems. Longer-term therapy typically focuses on the client’s personal character development and can last a year or more. |
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Myth #7: Everyone Will Know I'm Seeing a Therapist
Reality: The only people who will know you are seeing a therapist are the ones whom you tell this information. Therapists are bound to confidentiality and will not discuss your issues with other people. However, there are number of exceptions to this rule. Exceptions include:
- Suspected child abuse or dependant adult or elder abuse. The therapist is required by law to report this to the appropriate authorities immediately.
- If a client is threatening serious bodily harm to another person/s. The therapist must notify the police and inform the intended victim.
- If a client intends to harm himself or herself. The therapist will make every effort to enlist their cooperation in insuring their safety. If they do not cooperate, further measures may be taken without their permission in order to ensure their safety.
Information gathered from:
Rich, H. & Laks Kravits, H. (2001). The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Perfect Marriage. Penguin Group: New York.
Santa Clara Valley Chapter California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. Marriage and Family Therapy Top 15 Myths about Therapy “What You Don’t Know Could Hurt You…”
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The Georgia Composite Board describes supervision as such: “Supervision means the clinical review, for the purpose of training or teaching, by a supervisor of a Social Worker’s interaction with their clients. The purpose of supervision is to promote the development of the practitioner’s clinical skills. Supervision may include without being limited to, the review of case presentations, audiotapes, videotapes and direct observation.”
Individual and Group Clinical Supervision services are provided by Kadesha Adelakun, LCSW. We will spend time on a variety of topics including staffing clients, licensure preparation, and whatever else the group members want to discuss to feel comfortable and confident in this growth process.
Candidates for Master’s level licenses (LCSW, LMFT, and LPC) must obtain at least half of their supervision hours from a clinician with the same license that they are pursuing.
Individuals interested in beginning individual or group supervision with Kadesha Adelakun, LCSW can feel free to set up an initial consultation by calling her at 404-734-7309 or send her an email at info@journeycounselingllc.com. Kadesha Adelakun, LCSW will answer any questions you might have and discuss whether supervision with her will adequately match your professional goals.
Please use the following link for specific licensure criteria.
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Please print out the new client forms below, fill them out, and bring them with you to your first scheduled session.
If you have questions regarding the forms or are unable to print them, please feel free to contact us.
The Journey Counseling Services, LLC also accepts self-pay clients and are on some insurance panels. The fees vary depending on services provided. Payment is expected in full at the time of service. If you choose to pay out of pocket for services, The Journey Counseling Services, LLC can provide you with a monthly Super Bill or Invoice of Services rendered, when requested. Please contact The Journey Counseling Services, LLC to see if your insurance plan is accepted. Please bring your current insurance card and current state issued driver’s license/I.D. to your first session, as well as co-payment, co-insurance, or deductible, as applicable.
The Journey Counseling Services, LLC offer a variety of time slots to accommodate client’s work and school hours. If your schedule does not allow you to attend a week day appointment, we do offer evening and weekend appointments.
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THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW YOUR MENTAL HEALTH RECORDS MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION
PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.
A recent United State Supreme Court decision held that communications between psychotherapists and their clients are privileged and, therefore, are protected from forced disclosure in cases arising under federal law. There is a difference between privileged conversations and documentation in your mental health records. Records are kept documenting your care as required by law, professional standards, and other review procedures. HIPAA very clearly defines what kind of information is to be included in your “Designated Medical Record” as well as some material, known as “Psychotherapy Notes” which is not accessible to insurance companies and other third-party reviewers and in some cases, not to the client himself/herself. HIPAA provides privacy protections about your personal health information, which is called “protected health information” (PHI) which could personally identify you. PHI consists of three (3) components: treatment, payment, and health care operations.
Treatment refers to activities in which I provide, coordinate or manage your mental health care or other services related to your mental health care. Examples include a psychotherapy session, psychological testing, or talking to your primary care physician about your medication or overall medical condition. |
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Payment is when I obtain reimbursement for your mental health care. The clearest example of this parameter is filing insurance on your behalf to help pay for some of the costs of the mental health services provided you.
Health care operations are activities related to the performance of my practice such as quality assurance. In mental health care, the best example of health care operations is when utilization review occurs, a process in which your insurance company reviews our work together to see if your care is “really medically necessary.”
The use of your protected health information refers to activities my office conducts for filing your claims, scheduling appointments, keeping records and other tasks within my office related to your care.
Disclosures refer to activities you authorize which occur outside my office such as the sending of your protected health information to other parties (i.e., your primary care physician, the school your child attends).
The law requires authorization and consent for treatment, payment and healthcare operations. I may disclose PHI for the purposes of treatment, payment and healthcare operations with your consent. You have signed this general consent to care and authorization to conduct payment and health care operations, authorizing me to provide treatment and to conduct administrative steps associated with your care (i.e., file insurance for you). |
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Additionally, if you ever want me to send any of your protected health information of any sort to anyone outside my office, you will always first sign a specific authorization to release information to this outside party.
A copy of that authorization form is available upon the request. The requirement of your signing an additional authorization form is an added protection to help insure your protected health information is kept strictly confidential.
An example of this type of release of information might by your request that I talk to your child’s schoolteacher about his/her ADHD condition and what this teacher might do to be of help to your child. Before I talk to that teacher, you will have first signed the proper authorization for me to do so.
There is a third, special authorization provision potentially relevant to the privacy of your records: my psychotherapy notes. In recognition of the importance of the confidentiality of conversations between psychotherapist-client in treatment settings, HIPAA permits keeping separate “psychotherapy notes” separate form the overall “designated medical record.” “Psychotherapy notes” cannot be secured by insurance companies nor can they insist upon their release for payment of services as has unfortunately occurred over the last two decades of managed mental health care.
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If you are wondering whether therapy is for you or whether we would be a good fit for your particular needs, please call us directly at 404-734-7309 or send us an email at info@journeycounselingllc.com. We would be happy to provide a free 10 minute phone consultation to answer questions about our services, how we might be of help, or would like to schedule an appointment.
The Journey Counseling Services, LLC is located at Mele Counseling and Solutions, Inc —conveniently located for clients coming from East Cobb, Roswell, Woodstock, West Cobb, Paulding, Kennesaw, Acworth, Sandy Springs, and Smyrna.
Thank you! We look forward to speaking with you soon!
75 Wade Green Business Center
1301 Shiloh Road
Suite 840
Kennesaw, GA 30144
Please Note: The sign on the suite says Mele Counseling and Solutions, Inc. |
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For more information about the services we offer, complete the form below. Someone will contact you within 24 hours.
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Kadesha Adelakun is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), in the state of Georgia (License # CSW004135), and has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from Morris Brown College and a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Georgia. She specializes in working with children ages 3-18 and families.
Kadesha is eclectic in her approach, using play therapy and many different therapeutic interventions to meet the needs of her clients. She also specializes in working with children and adolescents with behavioral challenges, as well as, parenting support and training. Kadesha has had the unique opportunities to practice in a wide variety of settings and cultures. She has worked as a school social worker, with adults with mental health illnesses, children and adolescents involved with the Department of Juvenile Justice, families involved with the Department of Family and Children Services, provided in-home therapy, and has spent some time studying in Ghana, West Africa. Kadesha is currently working toward her RPT (Registered Play Therapist) certification and am in regular supervision.
She draws from this background as she carefully tailors her approach to each individual client. She assesses each client’s specific goals, strengths, and challenges, and together, develops an appropriate treatment plan. Kadesha also volunteers as a camp counselor with the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation, for burn-injured children. Kadesha can be reached directly at 404-734-7309.
Specializes in parenting, family support services, behavioral challenges, and life changes/life stressors. |
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The Journey Counseling Services, LLC is committed to our mission of assisting children, adolescents, adults, and families in gaining awareness, direction, and drive; and in doing so, develop and maintain healthy and mutually supportive personal and professional relationships. It is our goal at The Journey Counseling Services, LLC to provide high quality, professional, and effective therapy that will improve client’s mental health and enrich their lives.
Our missions is to help you overcome the difficulties that prevent you from thinking, feeling, and behaving in ways that are healthy and enhance your relationships, performance, and overall quality of life. We use the most effective, time efficient therapy tools and practices targeted to your treatment goals. We also actively engage you in the formulation of your treatment goals and devising a plan of action. The Journey Counseling Services, LLC promises to provide a safe, empathic, non-judgmental, and caring environment, to openly discuss your thoughts and feelings.
Our vision is to help you overcome the difficulties that prevent you from thinking, feeling, and behaving in ways that are healthy and enhance your relationships, performance, and overall quality of life.
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Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression
by Andrew Soloman
Beyond the Blues
by Lisa M. Schab, LCSW
Mind Over Mood: Changing the Way You Feel by Changing the Way You Think
by Dennis Greenberger, Ph.D. & Christine A. Padesky, Ph.D.
The Self-Esteem Workbook
by Glenn R. Schiraldi, Ph.D.
Don't Give it Away!
by Iyanla Vanzant
www.dbsalliance.org
– Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse Workbook: Practical Exercises For Working On Problems Resulting From Childhood Abuse
by Carolyn Ainscough & Kay Toon
It Happened to Me: A Teen's Guide to Overcoming Sexual Abuse
by William Lee Carter, Ed.D.
Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse: Practical Self-help For Adults Who Were Sexually Abused As Children
by Carolyn Ainscough & Kay Toon |
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Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Handbook for Diagnosis and Treatment, Second Edition
by Russell Barkley, Ph.D.
Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential
by Peg Dawson, Ed.D. & Richard Guare, Ph.D.
Odd One Out: The Maverick's Guide to Adult ADD
by Jennifer Koretsky
Healing ADD: The Breakthrough Program That Allows You to See and Heal the 6 Types of ADD
by Daniel G. Amen, M.D.
ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life
by Judith Kolberg & Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D.
http://www.chadd.org
- Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
http://www.help4adhd.org
- National Resource Center on AD/HD
The Anger Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Deal With Anger and Frustration
by Raychelle Cassada Lohmann, MS
The Anger Control Workbook
by Matthew McKay, Ph.D. & Peter Rogers, Ph.D. |
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The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook, 4th Edition
by Edmund J. Bourne
www.adaa.org – Anxiety Disorders Association of America
Thoughts and Feelings, Taking Control of Your Moods and Your Life
by Matthew McKay, Ph.D., Martha Davis, Ph.D. & Patrick Fanning
Stopping the Pain: A Workbook for Teens Who Cut & Self-Injure
by Lawrence E. Shapiro, Ph.D.
www.suicide.org
– Suicide Prevention, Awareness, and Support
www.rainn.org
– Rape and Incest National Network (locates your local rape crisis center)
http://www.sandf.org
- Survivors and Friends of Sexual Abuse |
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