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8303B Office Park Drive, Douglasville, GA 30134
4579 South Cobb Dr., Ste 600, Smyrna, GA 30080
Office: 678-838-8333 * Fax: 678-838-8444
help@newvisioncounselingcenter.com
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Training and Experience
Kristy Christopher-Holloway is the Founder and Director of New Vision Counseling Center, LLC. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Georgia and a National Certified Counselor (NCC) through the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC). Kristy earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Louisiana State University in Shreveport, Louisiana and her Master of Science degree from Georgia State University. She is also a member of the Licensed Professional Counselor Association of Georgia and is a Certified Anger Management Specialist (CAMS); in addition to a Distance Credentialed Counselor (DCC) through the Center for Credentialing and Education (CCE) .
Kristy’s experience includes working with children, adolescents, and adults providing individual, group, couples and family therapy. She has worked in settings to include private practice, in home, outpatient and residential treatment. Kristy specializes in working with those who have experienced trauma and abuse and is trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization) which can be used to treat troubling symptoms, such as anxiety, guilt, anger, depression, panic, abuse, self esteem and flashbacks that are the result of traumatic experiences. EMDR is also beneficial to those who have a difficult time verbally expressing themselves, identifying emotions or who want to try something different from traditional “talk therapy”. For more information about EMDR click here.
Kristy has presented workshops on African Americans and Mental Health, Anger and Forgiveness, Self Esteem, Healthy Relationships and Teen Dating Violence. She has also developed group curriculums that focus on Mother-Daughter Relationships, Teen Girl Awareness and She’s Too Young (adolescent issues). In addition, Kristy has facilitated trainings on working with Oppositional/Conduct Disorders, Family Systems, Working With Clients With Trauma and Sexual and Physical Abuse. She has been a featured guest on Blog Talk Radio (listen here). She has also been a contributing guest for "Blogging While Blue", a blog started by former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin (click here to read the blog) and interviewed on healthy relationships for Heart and Soul Magazine.
Approach
Kristy is committed to helping everyday people who experience everyday problems and feels the best way to help her clients is to “meet them where they are”. She believes in allowing her clients to set their own treatment goals and helping them when they are unable to identify where to begin. She uses humor and a gentle, yet direct approach during therapy. Kristy pulls from various theories to help her clients but focuses on how one’s thoughts, feelings and actions are connected and play a role into maladaptive behaviors. Kristy enjoys engaging her clients in the therapeutic process through the use of play in therapy for children, games, and homework assignments for clients who need "a little something extra". On a case by case basis, Kristy offers ethical and HIPPA compliant distance counseling to clients via email, chat, or video/phone conferencing.
Mrs. Christopher-Holloway sees clients at both the Smyrna and Douglasville offices. She is also available for private practice consultation. Whether you are just beginning or somewhere along the journey, she is willing to meet with other clinicians to share useful and helpful information.
