Cynthia L. Bockwitz

WHAT IS COUNSELING?

When you or someone in your family feels stressed and/or overwhelmed, the effects can seem devastating. Cindi Bockwitz is a Licensed Professional Counselor & Supervisor, and Registered Play Therapist & Supervisor. She is available for counseling, coaching, therapy, consultation, and training. She works with children, adolescents, adults, couples, families, and organizations. Using predominantly person-centered and family systems approaches, Cindi addresses a variety of concerns and issues. These may include parenting issues, treatment of children with behavioral disorders, grief and loss, depression and anxiety, premarital assessment, relationship issues, trauma, and life and personal adjustment.

Emotional growth involves changing ways of perceiving and experiencing the world. Belief systems are composed of attitudes, prejudices, beliefs, assumptions, and expectations that are brought into current relationships from families of origin and the experiences one has had. Cindi focuses on the needs of each individual with the goal of facilitating learning, change, and growth. Through an ongoing learning process, coping skills can be developed and personal solutions to problems can be achieved. Cindi believes that every individual has an intrinsic (internal) ability and desire to move toward positive growth when given the right tools. She also understands that every individual is influenced by, and responds to, the environment in which they live.

Counseling involves learning to:

Make conscious choices. (Why am I doing what I am doing?)
Take responsibility for one’s thoughts, feelings, and actions. (Are my choices keeping me on the path I want to be on? Are they helping me be the best person I can be?)
Define relationships (How do I care for others and for myself? How do I identify and state my needs? How do I create and maintain healthy boundaries with others?)
Manage emotional pain, reactions, and stress? (What can I do to deal with my experiences in the best ways?)
Develop goals for self-improvement. (How do I want to be different and how can I achieve those desired changes?)
Separate feelings from thoughts (How do I feel? vs. What do I think?)
Look within oneself for validation. (How can I learn not to depend on others for my sense of who I am?)

Please visit the following links for more information:

Cindi's Credentials

Crisis Hotline Information

Metro Atlanta Area Mental Health Resources

Georgia Center for Resources and Support, Adoption, and Foster Care

Please contact Cindi directly with any questions regarding her classes or services.

Phone: 404-702-2007 - (voice mail)
E-mail: clbockwitz@aol.com
Fax: 413.513.9503
Office: 558 Medlock Rd. Suite A, Decatur, Ga. 30030
Map: CLICK HERE