Greetings! My name is Calvin Ponds, I am a licensed professional counselor (LPC), and licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Georgia. I work with clients in Florida and Georgia statewide via Telehealth and in person. I work well with adolescents, young adults, and adults. I specialize in the treatment of first responders with work-related trauma, vicarious trauma, occupational distress, employee assistance program (EAP) compassion fatigue, burnout, posttraumatic stress (PTSD), depression, stress, and anger management. I use motivational interviewing, cognitive behavior therapy, trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy, cognitive processing therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, emotionally focused individuals, couples, and family therapy to help patients towards their healing journey.

My Practice & Services

My communication style is calm, comforting, reassuring, and personable. I encourage my clients to guide the therapy process by motivating them in a person-centered approach while listening and attending to the client. I encourage my client to create a therapeutic â€œspaceâ€ for us to use and grow together.

Therapy Services & Specialties

Clinical Supervision
Counseling for Offenders
Individual Therapy & Counseling
Legal Documentation
Other
Premarital Counseling

Languages

English

Industries & Communities Served

Military/Law Enforcement
Education
LGBTQ+
BIPOC
Union First

Client Challenges & Concerns I Address

Abandonment
Abortion / Post Abortion Issues
Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues
Academic Concerns
Addictions and Compulsions
Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
Adoption / Reunion Issues
Aggression and Violence
Aging and Geriatric Issues
Agoraphobia
Anger
Attachment Issues
Batterer Intervention
Bipolar

Therapeutic Approaches & Evidence-Based Methods

Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Processing Therapy
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Emotionally Focused Therapy
Existential Psychotherapy
Family Systems Therapy
Gottman Method
Holistic Psychotherapy
Humanistic Psychology (humanism)
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian Therapy)
Positive Psychology
Relational Psychotherapy
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

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