WELCOME
I'm honored you are here. I'm Bronwyn, a licensed professional counselor and the owner of Art of Choice Psychotherapy. I work in person with adults and couples in metro Atlanta and offer online therapy throughout Georgia. I support clients who are ready to consciously choose a new path – whether internally for themselves or in their relationships with others. To me, conscious choice means making deliberate decisions with full awareness of the options available. It allows us to act with intention, rather than react from impulse, habit, or past experience. Let's explore what's possible together.
FOUNDATIONS OF OUR WORK
EMPOWERMENT
Encouraging the capacity to make conscious choices even in the face of challenges.
AGENCY
Emphasizing your role as an active participant and decision-maker in creating change.
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
Fostering the courage to develop and refine skills – much like learning any other art form.
CREATIVITY
Therapy is a creative and collaborative process, we work together to find solutions.
PERSONALIZATION
Tailoring the therapeutic approach to one which honors your unique needs and preferences.
AREAS OF TREATMENT
Couples and Relationship Therapy
Strengthening connection in a wide range of relationship types – couples, colleagues or business partners, siblings, multiple partners, friends. Addresses a variety of relationship issues such as communication breakdowns, frequent conflict, infidelity, betrayal, sexual or emotional intimacy, consensual non-monogamy, and navigating life transitions such as parenting or blended families.
Mood and Emotional Concerns
Understanding emotions and learning strategies to managing mood fluctuations, for example: anxiety, depression, anger, overwhelm, impulsivity. Addressing underlying causes of emotional dysregulation, such as trauma or learned patterns, and developing alternative coping mechanisms. Guidance in developing self-awareness, emotional resilience, and healthier responses to stressors, leading to improved emotional well-being.
Life Transisitions
Support during significant life transitions, such as navigating career changes, adjusting to parenthood, financial changes, relocation, or becoming a caregiver. Working to process the emotional upheaval associated with these shifts, develop new coping strategies, and build resilience. Guidance in redefining identity, managing stress, and fostering healthy adaptation to the circumstances.
Trauma Recovery
A calm and supportive environment to process traumatic experiences and their lingering effects. Involves learning coping mechanisms to manage distressing symptoms, while also fostering self-compassion and learning self-forgiveness for any perceived shortcomings or guilt associated with the trauma. Aimed at addressing the root causes of trauma and empowering individuals to reclaim ownership of their story.
Grief and Loss
Providing a space to process the complex emotions associated with bereavement, such as sadness, anger, and confusion, and relief. Helping navigate the process of grief and change, understand your unique grieving process, and develop healthy coping mechanisms. Rediscovering meaning after loss, rebuilding a sense of normalcy, and honoring what has been lost.
Parenting Issues
Supporting parents by providing education and strategies to improve
communication, guidance, and structure leading to to healthier family dynamics. Help navigating challenging life transitions, addressing underlying causes, and fostering positive reinforcement.
Also focuses on parental well-being, reducing stress and providing individualized guidance for your unique parenting needs.
Family of Origin Issues
Addresses family of origin issues by helping you to understand how past family dynamics influence your present relationships and behaviors. Exploration of unresolved conflicts, attachment patterns, and learned roles, promoting healing from past traumas or dysfunction. By fostering self-awareness and healthier coping mechanisms, you become empowered to break negative cycles and establish more fulfilling relationships.
Communication Issues
Working to express yourself clearly and assertively, while also developing active listening skills and empathy to navigate conflict constructively and build healthier more fulfilling relationships. Exploring patterns of miscommunication, such as passive-aggressiveness or avoidance, and fostering the ability to engage in open and vulnerable dialogue. May include learning strategies to regulate emotions and exploration of attachment styles.
Recovery Maintainence
Focuses on preventing relapse in individuals recovering from addiction disorders or mental health conditions. Provides ongoing support and skill-building to reinforce coping mechanisms and maintain stability. This type of therapy helps individuals identify triggers, manage cravings or symptoms, and develop a strong support system to sustain long-term recovery. Often in collaboration with broader treatment teams in your IOP, PHP, or residential program or family therapist.
TREATMENT APPROACHES
Emotions Focused Therapy (EFT)
EFT identifies & transforms the negative emotional patterns that keep our relationships stuck in conflict. EFT emphasizes accessing and processing the underlying emotions, like fear or unmet needs, that drive these patterns. By fostering secure attachment and creating new, positive emotional experiences, EFT helps to build stronger bonds & create lasting change in relationships.
Gottman Method
Gottman Method strengths relationships by building a "Sound Relationship House," composed of: trust, commitment,
friendship, managing conflict, supporting dreams and creating meaning. It emphasizes understanding each partner's inner world, fostering positive interactions, and developing effective conflict resolution skills. This approach aims to help build lasting connection and navigate challenges constructively.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
IFS views the mind as comprised of various "parts," each with its own unique perspective, feelings, and role. IFS aims to help individuals understand and heal these parts, fostering self-compassion and inner harmony. By accessing the "Self," a core of wisdom and compassion, individuals create healthier relationships with their parts and achieve greater emotional well-being and stability.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
CBT focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and behaviors that contribute to emotional distress. It emphasizes the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions, teaching individuals practical skills to challenge unhelpful thinking and develop healthier coping mechanisms.
Schema Therapy
Schema therapy identifies and seeks to change problematic deeply ingrained patterns of thinking and behaving developed in childhood. It addresses unmet emotional needs and heals early problematic schemas through experiential techniques and a therapeutic relationship that models healthy attachment. Individuals can develop healthier coping mechanisms and improve well-being.
Reality Therapy
Based on Choice Theory, reality therapy emphasizes that all behavior is driven by our attempts to satisfy five basic human needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun. It focuses on taking responsibility for our choices and actions, as these directly impact our relationships and overall well-being. By understanding these needs and making conscious choices, individuals can create more fulfilling and satisfying lives.
Public Workshops
When teams or groups feel stuck or struggle to meet their goals, working with a therapist can be a powerful way to break through barriers and build momentum. Many common challenges – such as miscommunication, unspoken expectations, emotional reactivity, clashing personalities, and unchecked assumptions – can quietly undermine progress and morale.
If you're a leader looking to create meaningful, lasting change within your group or team, my tailored workshops offer practical tools and strategies to improve performance, connection, and collaboration.
Sample Workshop Topics:
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Cultivating emotional intelligence in teams
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The role of empathy and curiosity in the workplace
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Strategies to improve workplace relationships & build trust
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How to depersonalize conflict and stay focused on shared goals
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Communication tools for teams and organizations
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