Joy Cauley, MA, LPC-pending
she/her
Hello and welcome! My name is Joy, and I’m glad you’re here. Are you looking for a space to pause and catch your breath? Are you having trouble coping with stress or past experiences? Or are you a new or soon-to-be mom looking for support? If so, I would love to meet with you and see if we might be a good fit.
My goal as a therapist is to create room for reflection, healing, and building coping skills so you can embrace the vibrant life you want. I want to foster a sense of peace in the midst of struggle and instill hope that things can get better. My hopes for you during the counseling process are that you feel heard and seen, begin to see things in a new way, get moving where you feel stuck, and discover strengths you didn’t know you had.
I especially love working with adults of all ages and have a heart for supporting women through their journey into motherhood, both pre- and post-partum. I love getting to know people from different cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives than my own and engage in ongoing training to do my very best to serve our diverse community well. I provide individual therapy for adults, as well as skills-based DBT groups.
Specialties: Anxiety and depression, perinatal mental health, trauma, faith/integration, stress, life transitions, multicultural counseling, family of origin, and relationship issues.
Approach: I use a DBT-informed and person-centered approach, incorporating mindfulness skills to help my clients connect with the present moment and establish a sense of safety during our time together. I also utilize EMDR, CBT, Psychodynamic, Trauma-Informed, Somatic, and creative techniques as needed.
Education & Experience: I hold my M.A. in Professional Counseling from Richmont Graduate University and B.A. in Psychology from Mississippi State University. I am intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), with three years of experience at Capstone Center of Counseling providing individual DBT and skills groups. During my internship, I provided counseling in a private practice setting for adults and teens. Then at Positive Growth in Clarkston, GA, I completed training in cross-cultural counseling techniques and had the privilege to support refugee clients as they acclimated to living in the U.S.
In my free time, I love dancing, trying every new recipe and restaurant under the sun, learning new things, and hanging out with my husband, young daughter, and our Pit Bull rescue, Scout. My faith is important to me, and I enjoy working with people of any faith background.
If you feel that we would be a good fit, please feel free to contact me at Joy@eastatlantacounseling.com, (404) 491-0449, or book services now.
Joy is supervised by Cat Moon, LCSW. She is located at both our Oakhurst and North Decatur locations for in-person therapy as well as virtually through telehealth.