Information on this site is meant for informational purposes only and does not subsitute for receiving professional services. 

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If you are in a life threatening situation, using self harm to cope, or planning suicide, do not use this site.

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Instead, immediately, Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, a free, 24-hour hotline, at 1-800-273-8255. Your call will be routed to the crisis center near you. If your issue is an emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.

The Resilience Project LLC, Atlanta, GA

Mission: To offer professional counseling and wellness coaching services with tailored, creative, compassionate therapeutic approaches that help you navigate through, and benefit from, personal challenges. 

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Providing tools and therapeutic space to: 

-nurture your spirit

-encourage your mindset

-evolve your emotional well-being

-align your existential human experience

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General outcomes: 

• Enhanced self-awareness

• Clarity of the issues, problems, patterns affecting one's life

• Skills, resources, and tools for an ever evolving you

• Reduced distress and other destructive life patterns

• The want, the will and the choice to find alignment in your life

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Vision: To guide people in transforming personal challenges into life-enhancing opportunities.

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RESILIENCE: 

"Resilience is what gives people the psychological strength to cope with stress and hardship. It is the mental reservoir of strength that people are able to call on in times of need to carry them through without falling apart."

 {With special attention to necessary times of stillness, healing, and pause}

"My Counselor Said..."

Focus of the month....

MAY 2021

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What is your creative vibe?

What brings you joy to get up each morning?

What is your talent, skill, gift that does NOT have to be your job or career?

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Do THAT thing today!!

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Your creativity is a huge part of your ability to take up space or take space in this world. 

It cannot be scheduled or structured so much that it drains the joy from it. 

Allow it to flow and exist in a way that feels natural to you!

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About Me!

Mrs. Kendra (Witherspoon) Kelly
BLA Humanities and Social Science -Auburn University
Master's level Licensed Professional Counselor
National Board Certified Counselor
Master's level Public Health Promotion Professional
Member of American Counseling Association
Reiki Certified Level I
NAFC Group Fitness Instructor (in training)

Greetings ! Peace and wellness to you !

It takes courage to reach out and get the help, support, and guidance you need at this time in your life. 

I look forward to getting to know you and here’s a bit about me. 

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Military Veteran: Army and Air Force Reserve

Performing and creative arts: dance, acting, writing, directing, producing for film/stage. 

Past academic focus: Community wellness education and empowerment with efforts to dissolve wholistic wellness disparity gaps through health prevention and wellness maintenance efforts.

Professional History: Partner agencies of The Department of Family and Children Services and mental health for 10 years, with 2 years prior working in special education.

I have been Licensed and Certified in professional counseling since 2014 in Georgia, USA. 

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Over the years, I’ve gained exposure and experience to many therapy modalities and alternative healing approaches.  

I believe in helping my clients bring their strengths and talents forward in navigating tough times. It is my philosophy that YOU are the expert of YOUR LIFE. I am here to guide, reflect, support, and encourage your healing and evolving. ​

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CLINICAL FOCUS:

Creative Consulting/Talent Wellness Support

Personal and Professional life transitions

Stress and mood management

Self concept and self esteem

Work/LIfe Balance

Interpersonal Relationships

Unearthing past traumas/upsets

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I identify and have shared experiences within communities that are LGBTQ+, sex/body positive, and those within various relationship structures. 

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I continue to be creative with local and national film projects, TV, online streaming platforms and apps, and community/live events through dance, fitness/wellness, fashion/figure modeling, advocacy and human rights, and other forms of art for creative, healing, entertainment expressions and purpose. 

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I enjoy creative and leisure time with my wife, dog, and 2 cats and LOVE a good laugh, traveling, fitness and exercise, and all things art.  Time in nature and in solitude, meditation, dance and music are important to me and a part of my personal wellness practice. 

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I am honored to be a part of your wellness journey. 

Strengths Based
Transpersonal Lens
Person and Narrative Centered
Solutions Focused

Tele-health Based Private Practice
Psychotherapy and Professional Wholisitc Counseling

I work primarily with adults with specializations in life stressors/transitions, interpersonal relationships, mood management, emotion regulation, personal development, and purpose and passion exploration.

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 I offer wholistic life counseling services that will nurture your spirit, help you overcome personal challenges, and allow you to achieve your individual life goals. I cater to each of my client’s personal needs in order to unlock their full potential.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are common goals of counseling?

• Attaining a better understanding of yourself, your goals and values

• Developing skills for improving your relationships

• Improving your self-esteem and self-concept

• Increasing creativity and motivation

• Managing impacts from past trauma and unproductive relationships

• Finding resolution to the issues or concerns that linger from past circumstances

• Learning new ways to cope with stress and anxiety

• Navigating emotional challenges and distress

• Improving communications and listening skills

• Changing unproductive behavior patterns and developing more useful ones

What is counseling like?

Counseling will be different depending on the individual's goals and challenges.  In general, you can expect to discuss the current events happening in your life, your personal history relevant to your issue, and report progress (or any new insights gained) from the previous therapy session.  

Depending on your specific needs, therapy can be short-term, for a specific issue, or longer-term, to deal with more difficult patterns or your desire for more personal development.   

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Your active participation in the process will yield more results from counseling. 

Beyond the work you do in therapy sessions, I may suggest some things you can do outside of therapy to support your process - such as reading a pertinent book, journaling on specific topics, noting particular behaviors or taking action on your goals.  

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Most clients do weekly sessions to start and may shift to participating bi-weekly once they feel more established and solid in a mental/emotional care plan and trajectory. Each session lasts 55 mins. 

What is your attendance policy?

If you need to reschedule an appointment, you will need to contat me at least 24 hours before the scheduled appointment. Otherwise, your appointment slot will be charged at full rate. 

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It is considered a no show or missed appointment if you: 
1. Give less than 24 hours notice for an appointment you are not going to attend. 
2. Are more than 15  minutes late to a appointment.
3. Are not at the agreed-upon meeting place and do not respond to attempts to contact you. 
4. Do not show for your appointment.

What is the difference between talking to a friend and professional counseling?

Friends are a great source of support and can be very helpful. A good friend, who listens well can be vital for you in tough times and happy times. However it may be very hard to be objective. 

Unlike in a friendship, professional counseling is centered around YOUR goals and needs.

A licensed clinician has extensive education and training to understand relational patterns and human behavior and follow strict legal and ethical guidelines in order to protect your confidentiality.

 A good therapeutic relationship is not a dual relationship where the therapist shares his/her own personal problems or interacts frequently outside sessions with clients. Because of these factors the client is able to focus clearly on themselves and the goals.

What should I expect at the first appointment ?

You can expect your first appointment to last approximately 75-85 minutes. During your appointment, I will inform you of information and policies critical to your therapeutic care. You will participate in a diagnostic evaluation and I will spend time talking with you to learn more about any mental wellness concerns you may have and how I can best serve you. 

How do I access psychiatric services?

You may be interested in or require medication to collaborate with your counseling/therapy journey. For some it is short term as you gain new skills, for others, it may be more medically necessary long term.

As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I do not assess or evaluate for medication management.

I can provide you with an option for you to follow up with for effective, wholistic and culturaly competent psychiatric services. 

What do I do in a crisis ?

CRISIS INFO CLICK HERE

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If you’ve already begun working with a counselor, using some of the skills and resources from sessions may be useful. 

If you have exhausted all other options and have to call 911 for yourself, family, or a friend, please engage in the following instructions to ensure the safety of yourself and your loved ones: If you personally are in need of assistance, try and have a loved one or family member come over so that you are not enduring this process alone. 

When calling 911, inform the dispatch worker that officers are being called out to deal with a mental health crisis and to interact with yourself or loved ones as someone in need of care and NOT someone who has broken the law. 

Upon the arrival of the officer(s), inform them that you or your loved one is unarmed (no weapon on his/her person) and not dangerous. If you are calling for someone who is experiencing an episode of psychosis and could potentially be a danger to him/herself or others or is armed with a weapon, inform the officers of the situation, but advocate that your loved one is still handled with care. 

It is a mandatory policy for law enforcement to place handcuffs while transporting the individual suffering from a mental health illness to the car. This can be traumatizing. You can avoid this by being willing, if you feel safe doing so, to transport your loved on to the ER for further evaluation. If this is not possible, you can follow the officers to the ER to help yourself and your loved one feel more at ease.