Theresa Fillingim, LPC

Theresa Fillingim is an LPC who focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma, and relationship strain. She aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what matters most and learn practical steps to feel better. Theresa emphasizes empathy and steady support as people work toward clearer goals and healthier routines.

Theresa draws on a client-centered stance that keeps the person’s experience at the center of each session. She brings 17 years of counseling experience in Georgia and uses a holistic lens that looks at physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. This helps her spot how different parts of life affect each other and shape next steps.

Her practice includes support for co-occurring concerns such as substance use alongside depression or trauma alongside anxiety. Theresa aims for simple, measurable goals and offers tools people can use between sessions to handle stress, cravings, intense emotions, or sleep disruption. She emphasizes skills practice as part of steady progress.

Theresa also works with issues tied to attachment, abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, chronic health challenges, and communication problems. She uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs rather than a one-size-fits-all model.

To begin, she asks people to identify clear, achievable goals and then builds small steps toward them. Her work is straightforward and practical, focused on helping people gain skills, reduce distress, and move toward a more manageable daily life.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Theresa uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach helps when fears of abandonment, difficulty trusting, or repeating relationship problems get in the way of daily life. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy which focuses on listening closely and following each person's priorities. That method supports people who need a steady, accepting therapeutic space to figure out what they want to change.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Theresa will work together with the client to decide which methods fit best for their goals and preferences. She adjusts tools and techniques as progress is made so sessions stay relevant and practical.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make fitting therapy into a busy life easier by removing travel time and allowing check-ins during breaks, or by offering sessions that don’t require being on camera. Those practical benefits can help people practice new skills more consistently and build momentum between appointments.