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Cayresten Williams

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Cayresten Williams, LPC

Georgia

Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsLPC
  • LicenseLPC, Georgia / LPC015997
  • NPI1922972629
  • Experience10 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationGeorgia

About

  • CBT techniques
  • ACT practices
  • Attachment focus

About Cayresten

Cayresten Williams is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia with 10 years of experience in the mental health field. She works with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, and anger. Sessions are offered in English and focus on practical ways to manage feelings and behaviors.

Her work emphasizes straightforward, evidence-based methods. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice thought patterns, test them, and build different habits. She also uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches to look at how past relationships affect present reactions.

Cayresten often helps people handle workplace stress, communication problems, and issues tied to identity and culture. She supports those dealing with grief, caregiver strain, eating concerns, ADHD, and sexual or intimacy-related topics. Anger is listed among the concerns she addresses, and she frames it as an emotion to understand and manage rather than something to shame.

In sessions she focuses on concrete skills - identifying triggers, practicing new responses, and creating short-term experiments to see what works. She emphasizes behavior change alongside reflection so people can test adjustments in real life. Progress is described step by step rather than promised all at once.

Her practice highlights culturally responsive care and attention to diverse lived experiences. To begin, people follow the site's matching process and schedule a first session where priorities and goals are discussed.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, choose values that matter, and take small actions toward those values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and when anger gets in the way of important relationships.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions, and teaches practical skills to test and change those patterns. It is often used for stress, worry, and behavior changes like managing impulses or habits.

Attachment-Based work explores how earlier relationships shape current reactions and closeness. It can help people understand why certain situations provoke intense anger or avoidance and try different ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with the client to decide which methods fit their goals, concerns, and preferences. That collaboration means plans can change as progress is noted and different skills are tried.

Confirm the session formats before booking because the biography does not list specific delivery methods. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can use a break at work or a lunch hour. It also makes it possible to practice skills between sessions in the settings where problems actually happen, so new responses can be tested in everyday life.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

Georgia

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting strain, anger, and related issues.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style blends evidence-based methods like CBT and ACT with attachment-informed, client-centered dialogue focused on practical skills and behavior change.

How much experience does she have?

She has 10 years of experience working in the mental health field.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Georgia.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to clients abroad?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking since the biography does not list specific session formats.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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