Welcome to my private practice Healing Through Gestalt which provides psychotherapy services for individuals. Maryana Harrelson, M.A., LPC
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia, a Certified Gestalt Therapist and Clinical Supervisor with over 20 years of experience in counseling and psychotherapy of children, adults, families, couples, and groups. At the end of 2012 I moved to the Atlanta area from Ukraine. My greatest passion in life is helping people. Throughout the therapy process I carefully assist my clients in overcoming their difficulties in life, reach their full potential, learn to accept themselves, and become authentic. My therapeutic style is a warm, accepting, and supportive engagement with each individual person on the thrilling journey to better understand who he or she really is by identifying one’s strengths and bolstering personal growth and change. I have completed a long-term training program and received certifications as a gestalt therapist (2007) and supervisor/trainer in gestalt therapy (2010) from Moscow Gestalt Institute. I utilize gestalt, EMDR and Brainspotting therapies to work with trauma and other issues related to trauma. I incorporate the most effective techniques from other approaches into therapy which are suitable for the individual client. My additional professional training is in Play Therapy, Structural Family Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Group Therapy, Experiential Education, etc. Among the wide variety of issues on which I have worked with my clients are low self-esteem and distorted self-concept, trauma, addictions, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems, eating and mood disorders, etc. Since I moved to the USA I also have been successfully working with immigrants' adaptation and acculturation issues. I fluently speak English, Russian, and Ukrainian.
