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How to Get Started with Counseling FAQs
How do I make an appointment? Complete the questionnaire on the Contact Page and tell me a little about your situation. I’ll do my best to respond within 48 hours Monday-Thursday.
May I have a complementary interview? After you complete the questionnaire above, I will offer you a 10-minute phone Discovery Call if I think we might be a good fit.
How long does it take to get an appointment? I might be able to see you within two weeks, however, I may have a waiting list. I invite you to be added to the waiting list.
How long are your psychotherapy sessions? 53-55 minutes for individual counseling. I prefer 80 minutes for couple therapy, but it might work to meet for 53 minutes if we meet weekly. If you are not making enough progress, we’ll need to meet for 80-minute sessions, or add a Private Marriage Retreat.
What are your hours? Monday-Thursday 10am-6pm EST. Fridays and weekends are reserved for group retreats and Private Marriage Retreats.
May I use my insurance for psychotherapy? I am on the Anthem BCBS panel. Click here for details. If you have other insurance, I can give you a receipt that you can submit to your insurance to use your out-of-network benefits. Note: To use insurance, I must assign a mental illness diagnosis, e.g., anxiety, depression, PTSD, adjustment disorder. If you do not want a mental illness diagnosis on your record, you’ll want to pay out-of-pocket.
If I don’t use insurance, can you reduce your fee? I offer a sliding scale on a limited basis, depending on your income and life circumstances.
I cannot process Medicare or Medicaid.
Do you accept credit cards? Yes. I process credit and debit cards through Venmo and PayPal if you live outside the USA.
How do you deal with religious beliefs? I honor all religious paths that do not endorse hurting people. I am a Christian, and if you are looking for counseling that incorporates the values of unconditional love, grace and mercy, you have come to the right place. I do not impose my beliefs on my clients, and I do not tell them what they should do. I follow my clients’ lead. If they want to incorporate healing prayer into our sessions, I am happy to do that. I have found it to be very helpful.
More Questions? Please complete the contact form.
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The Meaning Of Work for Introverts
If you are an introvert who wants to have a successful business, you can’t do it the way an extrovert does. I want to help you accelerate your learning curve. That’s why I’m sharing the following article written by a marketing expert for introverts. If you are not an introvert, please forward this to your friends who are introverts.
Benita Esposito’s personal challenge to launch her business, shared with Marcia Yudkin, marketing expert:
Dear Marcia,
Your article (below) on how introverts love being their own boss describes me to a T. I never wanted to work for a corporation because I dislike politics. Starting a business of my own was a huge risk. I had no idea how to do it way back in 1982. I floundered for four years, trying to figure out how to attract enough clients. I hated attending crowded networking events where everyone was making small talk. I disliked making cold calls to doctors who might become referral sources. I had to discover a marketing strategy that would work for me as an introvert.
I painfully struggled to develop the courage to do it my way, but I am so glad I stuck with it. (My theme song is “My Way” by Sinatra.)
Looking back, it has been worth every hour of labor, every minute of fear, and every sleepless night. I learned that success as a solo entrepreneur rests on good marketing. I have lots of expertise, but if enough people don’t know about my services, I won’t reach my goals. Your article reveals essential points every introverted entrepreneur should know. I wish I had read it 30 years ago. Thanks for your contributions to all us introverts. I appreciate you.
“Introverts: Labor Day Reflection”
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Labor Day is “a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.” I like to mark it by reflecting on the meaning of work. This in turn always makes me give fervent thanks that I work for myself.
Only 11 percent of Americans are self-employed, in part because it’s viewed as the tougher row to hoe. However, for an introvert being one’s own boss is heavenly. We get to have a buffer zone between society’s expectations and our daily reality.
No one dictates our working hours, how we decorate our office (or don’t) or the extent to which we need to socialize with colleagues we haven’t chosen and don’t like.
Our freedom puts us out of step with others at times. We don’t nod our heads in agreement when someone complains about Monday mornings or exclaims, “Thank God it’s Friday!” We can take our days off when we please, and for introverts that’s probably not when everyone else is packing the roads and filling planes. And if we adore what we do for work and dig in at 5:00 in the morning or work on a day that’s supposed to be a holiday, that doesn’t really matter in the slightest.
Of course, we still need to get along with clients, but even there we have a lot of freedom, if we choose to take it. Like me, do you hate meetings? Simply create other ways to get projects done, and attract clients who appreciate no-fuss efficiency. Do you prefer to dig in deep with one or two clients at a time instead of short, superficial gigs one after the other? When you’re in charge of your own work life you can readily bend it your way.
If you’ve been floundering on your own or obeying too many “shoulds,” join my upcoming Introverts Action Group, which helps you understand the talents and abilities that make your soul sing and shows how to attract simpatico customers by being true to yourself.
You can sign up here: http://www.yudkin.com/innies.htm
Whatever your current employment status as we mark Labor Day, I wish you joy and fulfillment!
Your marketing mentor, Marcia Yudkin, Creative Ways
PO Box 305, Goshen, MA 01032
Website: http://www.yudkin.com/introverts.htm
To sign up for Marcia’s marketing tips for introverts, click here.
~ This article was reposted with permission from the author. ~
Will Your Marriage Survive?
After four decades of research tracking 3,000 couples, Dr. John Gottman compared the communication habits of couples who stayed married with couples who divorced within 15 years. He isolated four behaviors that unhappy couples use which predict divorce with 94 percent accuracy. That may seem outlandish, but it’s backed up by solid research.
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1. Criticism: Attacking your partner’s character with the intent of making him or her wrong. Your sentences start with “you always…” “you never…“you’re the kind of person who …”
2. Contempt: With an attitude of superiority, you attack your partner’s sense of self, intentionally insulting him or her. Words can hurt as much as physical violence. Contempt may include emotional, verbal and psychological abuse.
• You don’t feel guilty calling your partner names or cursing.
• You think that hostile humor, sarcasm or mockery is OK.
• Your body language & tone of voice may include sneering, glaring, or rolling your eyes.
3. Defensiveness: You feel like a victim, trying to protect yourself from an attack by the enemy.
• Frequent comments include: “It’s not my fault.” “I didn’t do it.” “If you hadn’t done X, I wouldn’t have done Y.” “That’s not true, you’re the one who …” “It’s not fair.”
• Cross-complaining: when your partner complains, you don’t try to understand. Instead, you fire off a complaint of your own, dismissing what your partner said.
• Yes-butting: You start off by agreeing but end up disagreeing, ignoring your partner’s feelings.
• You keep repeating yourself, hoping your partner will get it this time. You don’t validate anything your partner says.
4. Stonewalling: You withdraw from the relationship because you are uncomfortable with conflict. You hope your partner will stop talking if you don’t add fuel to the fire. Although your intentions may be good, stonewalling severs the emotional connection in your relationship, and that’s never a good thing.
If you would like to learn how to repair a relationship by replacing the Four Horsemen with healthy communication, please Contact me for Marriage Counseling, Couples Counseling, Pre-marital Counseling and Dating advice. I’ll help you get it right this time.
Benita A. Esposito, MA, Licensed Professional Counselor
Phone: 770.998.6642
Flourishing Lives for S.M.A.R.T. Women and the Men Who Love Them
(Spiritual + Mature + Authentic + Responsible + Trustworthy)
Reference: The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman and Nan Silver. Purchase the revised edition 2015.
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Sandy Springs / Atlanta, GA Office for Benita Esposito, Licensed Professional Counselor
5885 Glenridge Drive, NE. Suite 130. Atlanta, GA 30328
Plaza 400 Office Park
I share an office with six other counselors. You’ll see our names on the sign by the office door Suite 130 and on the directory list in the lobby.
EVENING APPOINTMENTS: The exterior doors may be locked after 5:30p.m. Text me to say you have arrived, and I will meet you at the door.
LANDMARKS: At the intersection of Hammond and Glenridge Drive, you’ll see Hammond Recreation Park. Turn south on Glenridge Dr. (towards I-285) and go 1/8 mile. Turn left at the sign: Plaza 400. Drive to the back of the office complex to building #5885. You’ll pass “Sweet Pea” café on the left.
Tip 1: After you finish your appointment, for easy access onto I-285, turn left onto Glenridge Drive. The entrance to I-285 is 1/4 mile down the road.
Tip 2: Arrive 10 minutes early for your first appointment so you have plenty of time to find the new location. Accessing Glenridge Drive from I-285 can be tricky if you don’t know the area. I recommend you print travel instructions from mapquest or google.
Association for the Integration of the Whole Person (AIWP)
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LOVE OF LIFE and people is achieved through an integrated awakening of physical, mental, spiritual and emotional processes. Life itself is a religious experience as realized in the temple of my being. I am performing a religious service when my thoughts and deeds involve an affirmation of life. My congregation is both myself and those who seek my support in striving towards an integration of the whole person. To serve others, for fee or gratuity, who seek my assistance in the pursuit of this religious experience is both my commitment and my right, free from any persecution. My service is supported by the Association for the Integration of the Whole Person in agreement of principles with the Constitution of the United States. Membership in the Association for the Integration of the Whole Person will be denied or revoked if I interfere with or injure the rights of others, perform criminal acts, or practice medicine without a license. My service, whether for fee or gratuity, is limited to the areas for which I have been qualified.
Religious: “a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith.”
Spiritual: “of religion, sacred, devotional, or ecclesiastical; not lay or temporal.”
The Association for the Integration of the Whole Person was founded so that spiritual persons, prepared to serve their communities, can do so in ways that assure the blessings of self-empowerment, psychologically and educationally, leading to peace for persons of goodwill.
“Choose well. Life is brief.” ~Benita A. Esposito, M.A.
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