Ellen Atkeson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, CPCS
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $240
- Couple Sessions $250
- Pay by American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Out of Network
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Georgia / LPC005953 Ellen Atkeson
- License: Florida Department of Health Out of State Telehealth Provider TPMC2760 / 2022
- Certificate from RadicallyOpen B,V, Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy Blended Learning Level 3 Practitioner / 2023
- Attended Georgia State University, Graduated 2005
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Depression
- Self-Harming
Expertise
- Addiction
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Child
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Coping Skills
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sexual Abuse
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
8 Endorsements
Client Focus
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Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Radically-Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Groups
Adolescent DBT Skills Group
Perimeter DBT offers four DBT Skills Group for High School aged Adolesents: Mondays @ 6pm, Wednesdays @ 5pm, Thursdays @ 4pm (this group is virtual), and Thursdays @ 610pm. I co-lead the Adolescent DBT Skills Group Thursdays 6:10-7:10pm and virtual Adolescent DBT Skills Classes Thursday. Each group meets weekly for 60 minutes. Group is broken up into four, six week long modules, each module focusing on a different set of DBT skills. Modules Taught: Mindfulness, Walking the Middle Path, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Distress Tolerance. New clients can join at the start of every 6 week module
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Group Meets
Adult DBT Skills Group
Perimeter DBT offers three Adult DBT Skills Classes: Tuesdays 6-7:30pm, Wednesdays 11-12:30pm (this group is virtual), and Wednesdays 6-7:30pm. I co-lead the Tuesday 6pm and Wednesday 11am groups. Each group meets weekly for 90 minutes. Group is broken up up into three, eight week long modules, each module focusing on a different set of DBT skills. Age Range: 18 & up. Skills taught include: Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance.
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Location
Perimeter DBT
1820 Independence Sq
Suite A
Dunwoody, GA 30338
Adult DBT Skills Group - virtual
Perimeter DBT offers three Adult DBT Skills Classes: Tuesdays 6-7:30pm, Wednesdays 11-12:30pm (this group is virtual), and Wednesdays 6-7:30pm. I co-lead the Tuesday 6pm and Wednesday 11am groups. Each group meets weekly for 90 minutes. Group is broken up up into three, eight week long modules, each module focusing on a different set of DBT skills. Age Range: 18 & up. Skills taught include: Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance.
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Types of Therapy
Age
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Location
Perimeter DBT
1820 Independence Sq
Suite A
Atlanta, GA 30338
Location
Primary Location
Perimeter DBT
1820 Independence Square
Suite A
Dunwoody, GA 30338
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