Choosing a counselor can be difficult, especially if it is your first time seeking care. I welcome you to call or make an appointment so we can talk about your needs and your goals for counseling. There is no charge for your initial consultation by phone.

My desire is to come along side of you as your counselor to help you to:

• Help you find hope again!
• Find healing from pain due to trauma, loss, illness, abuse, betrayal or neglect.
• Find joy, and love in your relationships
• Find enduring faith through the storms of life
• Find love, acceptance, and forgiveness for yourself and others.
• Improve your quality of life!

As a Christian counselor, I ask the Holy Spirit to provide the guidance needed to help my clients. In addition, I only use protocols proven effective by evidence based, scientific research. My style could be described as counseling with a coaching edge.

My formal education includes a MA in Pastoral Counseling: Marriage & Family from Liberty University. I also completed over 70 hours of additional graduate work in Critical Care & Trauma. My BA degree in Psychology is from the University of Georgia.

As a trauma specialist, I am Masters level trained in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). ART provides a new approach to trauma therapy which does not re-traumatize the client, but rather provides a method of keeping the client calm and relaxed throughout this evidence based protocol.

ART involves bilateral eye movement, similar to EMDR therapy. Research has shown ART to be much faster and more effective than five other protocols tested at the University of South Florida, in 2017. From a neurological perspective, ART allows memory reconsolidation to rewire the brain so that triggers attached to a client's trauma are eliminated or greatly reduced. Client's do not forget what they experienced in the past, but they will no longer experience the physical and emotional reactions to that particular situation. I completed my advanced ART certication over 4 years ago and I have completed well over a 1000 sessions. I host ART trainings for other therapist approximately 4 times a year. Please see our videos & testimonials for more information about this ground breaking new trauma therapy.

I worked extensively for over 25 years as a Certified Behavior Consultant, utilizing DISC Personality & Temperament Training to corporations, small businesses and sales organizations. My additional certifications and training are listed below.

Before I became a professional counselor, I spent 30 years in the business world, moving from a corporate environment to being an entrepreneur and small business owner. I believe my life experience in the business world gives me a unique perspective when dealing with the pressures of balancing work and home, setting boundaries for a healthy lifestyle, and dealing with challenging interpersonal relationships at work.

I work with adults, adolescents. and couples (I work with children of all ages for ART only). Whatever you are struggling with, please remember that God did not create us to be alone with our pain or confusion, reach out and take a chance on improving your quality of life today!

Many Blessings on Your Journey,

Carla Burran

404-660-3134