Cheri Flake, Clinical Social Worker in Decatur, 30030

Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW

Profession(s):
Clinical Social Work, Coaching
License Status:
I'm a licensed professional.
Primary License:
LCSW

My Approach to Helping

Having trouble getting that New Year's Resolution to stick? Feeling unfulfilled at the end of the day? Are you able to *get* motivated, but just can't *stay* motivated? Wondering how you'll ever *be*, *do*, or *have* all that you want in your life??? I can help.

I know how hard it is to doing everything that you'd like to be doing when it feels like all that we should be doing is already too much to handle. I can teach you how to get all of those cool ideas and someday maybes out of your head and into your life.

I can teach you just how to create healthy habits and finally implement them into your life without stress, procrastination or excuses. It's time to learn a bit about motivation and how your brain works so you can actually change for good.

I like to think of myself as a "GPS Counselor." in that, I am most interested in where you are and where you're going. It is important where you have been but we won't spend much time there unless, of course, you'd like to go back to some healthy place and you have lost your way.

Homework and touching base outside of our sessions are staples in my approach. I will be your accountability partner. We will be in this together.

Since my specialty is somewhat narrow, I am very particular about who I will see. I, of course, want to get results and relatively quickly, so if you don't present with issues with which I feel comfortable working, I will be happy to refer you out to someone who can help you.

This is why I like to do a free consult first, so we can talk and see if we would make a good match. There are so many counselors out there, I want to be sure that I am the right one for you.

More Info About My Practice

I offer a free 20 minute phone consultation.

I am not an insurance provider at this time.

If online therapy appeals to you, I offer email, chat and phone services, as well.

My fees and services are listed on my website. I take all major credit cards and services may be purchased online, as well.

What I Love about Being a Psychotherapist

I can relate to my ideal client. I know what it's like to make yourself sick because of stress. I know what it's like to go to bed after an enormously busy day, with a to do list that hasn't been touched and feeling like you'll never catch up. I've been there... I knowingly go into the therapeutic relationship never asking my client to try something I haven't tried...whether it worked for me or not! I love learning about how our brains work and how we can trick it in order to make our lives more fulfilled. I love teaching all of these skills to my clients because they actually work and get you really doing every thing you wish you were doing rather than putting it all off or feeling bad about it.

My Therapy Focus

I teach people how to de-stress, stay motivated and stop procrastinating while we work on healthy habits and happy living. Keeping New Year's Resolutions, and healthy habit formation, without adding stress into your life, is my specialty. Often, emphasis is placed on breaking bad habits, my focus is a positive one in that, if we focus on deliberate healthy habit formation, bad habits begin to fall away. We often function in default mode, not knowing where our habits come from or how your brain works in creating them. Motivation is a major player and although we often know how to get motivated, many of us are at a loss in how to stay motivated. I teach people where to park all of their shoulds and oughts and someday maybes into their life with regularity and without added stress. It's possible, wonderful and quite fun!