Overview
Alexia Fisher is a former K-12 Educator with over 20 years experience working with adolescents and adults. Alexia is also a Licensed Professional Counselor and a registered Mediator with the Georgia Commission of Dispute Resolution.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)is a wonderful mode of therapy that helps most all people with emotional needs feel better almost immediately.. It is a hands on therapy that teaches tolerance skills when you are in distress, emotional regulation, how to be more mindful (which is very important) and how to be more effective in your communication skills with family, friends, co-workers etc.
Alexia graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with an Education Specialist/Psychology degree and from Georgia State University with a second Master's degree in Counseling.

Alexia can help you learn how to manage painful emotions, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, adjustment issues, relationship problems, traumas/crisis, grief, family conflicts etc.
All therapy offered is based on proven psychological theories to help you learn how to improve and enhance your life. Alexia states, "by learning emotional regulation skills & mindfulness everyone can be living a peaceful/satisfied life in spite of circumstances."

Specialties:

• Adolescent
• Adults
• Aging
• Alcoholism and Family
• Anxiety
• Behavioral Disorders
• Behavioral Problems
• Career Transition
• Coaching
• Communication
• Conduct Disorders
• Crisis Counseling
• Depression
• Domestic Abuse
• Dual Diagnosis
• Eating Disorders
• General
• Geriatrics
• Grief/Loss
• Group Therapy
• Intimacy
• Life Coaching
• Meditation
• Mid-Life Transition
• Mood Disorders
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Panic Disorder
• Parenting
• Personality Disorders
• Phobias
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Relationships
• Self Esteem
• Sexual Abuse
• Sexuality
• Spiritual Issues
• Stress
• Substance Abuse
• Suicide Survivors and Family
• Trauma
• Women's Issues

Additional information


Gender: Female

Years in Practice: 18

Accepted Insurance Plans:
Coventry, Self pay, Sliding Scale Currently in process of gaining Aetna, BCBS, Medicaid Self-Pay and sliding scale offered

Education:
Education Specialist in Education & Psychology

Days and Hours Available:Very Flexible - Evening & Weekend appointments available