The Journey Counseling Services, LLC

The Journey Counseling Services, LLC In-office & telehealth psychotherapy for children ages 3-18, adults, and families in GA, NJ, and FL

We help rebuild and reunify families by teaching coping skills and better communication skills to children ages 3-18, adults, and families. We use play therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and many different therapeutic interventions to meet the needs of our clients. We help children and adults learn how to understand, control, and share their emotions appropriately, and make better choices. We

use play therapy with children and adolescents who have a hard time appropriately expressing themselves and talking to people about what is troubling them. We also specialize in family therapy, perinatal mental health, racial and cultural identity issues/trauma, and working with children and adolescents with behavioral challenges, as well as, parenting support and training. We provide clients with a safe, comfortable, and non-judgmental environment, to openly talk about their thoughts and feelings. We take an open-minded approach to client wellness and consider the client's work life, family traditions, cultural, and spiritual beliefs. We provide support for developing a new way of seeing and moving through life. Feel free to subscribe to Kadesha's blog at http://journeycounselingllc.com/blog. You can also join The Ebony Journey Facebook group, where we share information, resources, and events, that highlights Black and Brown people, at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theebonyjourney/ and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/theebonyjourney. If you are a play therapist, feel free to join The Journey of Cultural and Diversity in Play Therapy at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theplayjourney to provide support and assist play therapists with building and maintaining a culturally and racially diverse play therapy practice, as well as share culturally and racially diverse resources.

Happy 30th Birthday GAPT from the GAPT Board of Directors!
04/05/2025

Happy 30th Birthday GAPT from the GAPT Board of Directors!

03/12/2025

3. Inquire deeply.

Talking to Kids About Social Media and Mental Health
02/11/2025

Talking to Kids About Social Media and Mental Health

Social media and mental health are closely linked for kids. Learn how it can affect their well-being, focus, and school performance so you can talk with them.

We’re excited to announce that we are currently looking for an associate licensed or fully licensed therapist, who is in...
12/28/2024

We’re excited to announce that we are currently looking for an associate licensed or fully licensed therapist, who is interested in joining our practice on a contractual basis. We specialize in children, adolescents, families, and perinatal women.

Preference will be given to a therapist who's fully licensed, see young children below the ages of 13, and willing to be paneled on one or two insurance panels. However, an associate licensed therapist will also be considered.

Interested applicants should call Kadesha Adelakun, LCSW, RPT-S, PMH-C at 404-407-5096 or email your resume and cover letter to info@journeycounselingllc.com.

🗣️MORE TO PLAY THERAPY THAN PLAY: UM experts share benefits of play therapy when helping children with problems
12/17/2024

🗣️MORE TO PLAY THERAPY THAN PLAY: UM experts share benefits of play therapy when helping children with problems

OXFORD, Miss. – To an outsider, it may look like children are simply playing with toys. But through this activity, children can reveal the struggles they are facing.

11/06/2024

Let’s remember a lesson from
When Bing B**g loses his wagon, his prized possession, his connection to Riley’s childhood. He’s shattered. Joy, ever the relentless optimist, pushes him to get up, shake it off, and keep moving forward. She’s charismatic, persuasive, unflappable.

But Bing B**g can’t just “get up.” He’s too broken, too deep in his sorrow.

Sadness comes, who doesn’t try to fix him, doesn’t try to hustle him out of his pain. She just sits with him, lets him speak his grief, honors what that wagon meant to him. And it’s only in that quiet, connected space that Bing B**g begins to heal.

He finds the strength to get back up, not because someone pushed him, but because someone listened and was willing to “be with”him- authentically.

The lesson is sometimes, life hits us hard, and the solution isn’t to bounce back instantly or power through. Sometimes, we need to feel the weight, sit in it, let it say what it has to say. Because only when we acknowledge that sadness can we truly move forward.

So today, if things feel heavy, don’t rush. Take the time you need. And when you’re ready, we’ll be here—ready to move forward together.
~ Cary

What a week it has been?! It’s always a great time learning and having fun with other play therapists at The Association...
10/19/2024

What a week it has been?! It’s always a great time learning and having fun with other play therapists at The Association for Play Therapy Annual Conference!

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Kennesaw, GA

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm

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+14043812462

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Kadesha Adelakun is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor (RPT-S), and a Cultural and Racial Diversity Play Therapy Consultant and Trainer.

I help rebuild and reunify families by teaching coping skills and better communication skills to children ages 3-18, adults, and families. I use play therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and many different therapeutic interventions to meet the needs of my clients. I help children and adults learn how to understand, control, and share their emotions appropriately, and make better choices. I use play therapy with children and adolescents who have a hard time appropriately expressing themselves and talking to people about what is troubling them. I also specialize in family therapy, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, racial, ethnic, and cultural identity issues/trauma, and working with children and adolescents with behavioral challenges, as well as, parenting support and training.

I provide clients with a safe, comfortable, and non-judgmental environment, to openly talk about their thoughts and feelings. I take an open-minded approach to client wellness and consider the client’s work life, family traditions, cultural, and spiritual beliefs. I provide support for developing a new way of seeing and moving through life.

Feel free to subscribe to Kadesha’s blog at http://journeycounselingllc.com/blog. You can also join The Ebony Journey Facebook group, where we share information, resources, and events, that highlights Black and Brown people, promoting and embracing diversity, at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theebonyjourney and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/theebonyjourney. If you are a play therapist, feel free to join The Journey of Cultural and Diversity in Play Therapy at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theplayjourney to provide support and assist play therapists with building and maintaining a culturally and racially diverse play therapy practice, as well as share culturally and racially diverse resources. Please note that The Ebony Journey Facebook group and The Journey of Cultural and Racial Diversity in Play Therapy Facebook group is open to anyone, no matter your race! These groups does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, s*x, s*xual orientation, and gender expression.