Bethany Dollar, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

I am a licensed clinical social worker in the state of Georgia with 26 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients for many years of all ages with a realm of mental health issues and diagnoses. Some of the issues I focus on within my many years of practice are stress and anxiety, motivation, self-esteem, and confidence, depression, and coping with life changes. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I am extremely open-minded regarding your own beliefs and background and what contributes to your belief that you are a wonderful human being. I will always be here to reinforce your strengths and overcome your fears, and I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you through the therapeutic process. Additional areas of focus: addictions, LGBT+, felationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating conditions, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar, attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD), abandonment, aging and geriatric issues, antisocial personality, attachment issues, autism, avoidant personality, blended family issues, caregiver issues and stress, chronic pain, illness, and disability, co-morbidity, codependency, communication problems, control issues, dependent personality, disruptive mood dysregulation (DMDD), divorce and separation, domestic violence, drug and alcohol addiction, emptiness, family problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, hoarding, hospice and end-of-life counseling, impulsivity, infidelity, intellectual diagnoses, isolation / loneliness, jealousy, life purpose, midlife crisis, veteran and armed forces issues, narcissism, obsessions, compulsions (OCD), panic conditions and panic attacks, personality diagnoses, phobias, postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress, process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), self-harm, self-love, sexuality, social anxiety and phobia, trichotillomania, women's issues, and young adult issues.

The tone that I use with my clients depends on the needs, history, and focal points of therapy for each client. The foundation of most of my tone and communication style conveys empathy, understanding, assertiveness, as well as being "laid back" to create a comforting environment for the client who may be very nervous associated with being vulnerable in the therapeutic process.