Personal Statement
Life did not come with an instructional manual. There are no guarantees. However, you do have control over more than you realize. Once you decide to take charge of your life and seek the balance, peace, and goals that you desire, the old will fade, the new will unfold, and you will explode with new purpose. As a psychotherapist who specializes in combining cognitive behavioral techniques with psychodynamic theory, I can assist you to learn the cause of your distress and ultimately make the necessary changes to resolve the issues that plague your life. You will learn solution focused strategies that will continue to enrich your life.
Shannon Barnes, PhD, is the owner of Tranquility Counseling Services, LLC. Dr. Barnes earned a doctorate degree in counseling studies and practices under her professional counselor license. Dr. Barnes has extensive experience with working with individuals and couples regarding a variety of needs. Dr. Barnes specializes in marrital distress, and trauma. Dr. Barnes is a certified counselor for law enforcement and fire services as well as other first responder occupations.
Dr. Barnes has also developed the Individualized Balance Awareness (IBA) treatment method which has been published in peer reviewed journal. The IBA method has a strong foundation of case studies which indicate it is an effective treatment model for many needs.
I am a licensed professional counselor who also holds a doctorate degree in counseling studies. I have extensive experience with a variety of treatment needs. I believe in an assertive treatment approach that will assist clients with reaching their goals. Change is inevitable, but it is up to an individual to determine if change will be a negative change or a positive change. Once an individual determines this, it is my job to assist along the way.
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Click HereClient Focus (Age)
- Children (6 to 10)
- Preteens/Tweens (11 to 13)
- Adolescents/Teenagers (14 to 19)
- Adults
- Elders (65+)
Therapy Specialties
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Career Counseling
- Depression
- Domestic Abuse
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Life Coaching
- Oppositional Defiance
- Relationship Issues
- Self-Harming
- Spirituality
- Substance Use
- Women's Issues
Treatment Orientation
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Collaborative Problem Solving
- Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
- Family / Marital
- Focusing
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Based Approaches
- Motivational Interviewing
- Person Centered/Rogerian
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Systems Theory/Therapy
- Trauma Focused
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT)
Modality
- Individuals
- Couples
- Family
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Amerigroup
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna
- ComPsych
- Coventry
- Humana
- LifeSynch
- Out Of Network
- United Behavioral Health
- WellCare
Years in Practice
10+ years
Services Fee
- Therapy Session $80-$90
Payments Accepted
American Express, Check, Mastercard, Visa
Licenses
License Name | License | State | Year |
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Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) | LPC006542 | GA | 2011 |
Associations
Name | Duration |
---|---|
American Psychotherapy Association (APA) | 2012-2015 |
Publications
Title | Publication | Year |
---|---|---|
Four Primary Domains that Provoke Life Satisfaction or Mental Illness. | Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association, June 2015 | 2015 |
Balancing Me Myself and I plus One | Network Therapy Library | 2015 |
Education
School | Degree | Major |
---|---|---|
Brenau University | MS | Clinical Counseling |
University of North Georgia | BS | Psychology |
Languages
- English
Office Address
Tranquility Counseling Services LLC
At Tranquility Counseling Services, we believe that everyone can benefit from counseling with our skilled and caring professionals. Tranquility Counseling Services was founded to bring healing, balance, and peace to the lives of others through education, therapy, research, and community outreach projects. We believe change is possible. Our devoted counselors are committed to help you navigate through the journey of life and find the control you seek. You deserve happiness.
210 Creekstone Ridge
Woodstock, Georgia 30188