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Relationship therapy
for all of
your relationships.

Relationship Therapy

 Meet the Therapist:

Michelle C. Brooten-Brooks, M.S., LMFT

Michelle C. Brooten-Brooks, MS, LMFT Therapist with RelationshipTherapy.US

Welcome to RelationshipTherapy.us!

I am a licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in adult individual therapy, couples therapy, marriage therapy, and relationship therapy. I serve adults age 18+ exclusively online through telehealth statewide in Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, and Florida. I am also an adjunct professor teaching future therapists, and for 25+ years I’ve been a health and medical journalist. I often write about health and mental health topics.

Can you discuss the undiscussable with them? Can they hear your unhearables?

When choosing a therapist, evidence-based studies show what leads to effective outcomes in therapy is how well you connect with the therapist and whether they are a fit for you. Do you vibe with them? Can you discuss your undiscussable with them? Are you comfortable with them hearing your un-hear-ables? Forging a bond of connection – the therapeutic alliance as it is termed – is the difference that makes all the difference.

Getting You to Striving & Thriving

When you feel safe enough to really explore and divulge the tough stuff – that’s when the healing happens and life-changing improvements occur. So, it’s important that you find a clinician who will support your steps toward change, guide your goals, and help you integrate your healing while empowering you toward striving and thriving in your life.

Why I Love What I Do

For more information on why I chose to become a therapist along with information about my therapy style, my therapeutic approach, additional training, and education, check out the link below.

Ready to Make a Change?

Make an Appointment

You may call or email to speak directly with the therapist & ask questions, or click below.

Contact by Phone

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Couples Therapy, Marriage Therapy, Relationship Therapy

Desperate for relationship relief? Need to improve connection between the two of you? Are you arguing more than you’re communicating? Frustrated by attachment style conflicts? Relationship therapy helps couples gain the skills none of us were taught to improve connection. Includes couples therapy, couples counseling, marriage therapy, and marriage counseling.

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Individual Couples Therapy

When one partner can’t come to therapy or is unwilling, there are many things the other partner can do in therapy to shift the dynamic for the better. No reason for one person who is motivated and willing to work on the relationship to be excluded from couples or marriage counseling.

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Individual Therapy for Adults

Individual therapy is for adults ready to work toward making changes in their lives. Therapy offers the opportunity to improve issues such as family dynamics, attachment issues, relationship patterns, anxiety, depression, stress management, trauma, PTSD, coping skills, self-growth, self-care, and many other individual therapy needs.

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Relationship Therapy

Relationships affect every aspect of our lives, so relationship therapy may include non-intimate partnerships such as adult children and parents, adult siblings, extended family including aunts, uncles, cousins, or coworkers in conflict, even friends with issues, and families affected by grief and hospice end-of-life care.

Why Relationships Matter

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The Importance of Relationships

At the end of the day, and profoundly at the end of our lives, our relationships are what’s most important.

Begin with the End in Mind

When a dear friend with cancer approached the end of life she remarked, “Michelle, life is about the people. Here at the end, all that matters in life is our relationships.”

“…life is about the people. Here at the end, all that matters in life is our relationships.”

“That’s who you don’t want to leave, and worry about when you’re gone,” she said.

It’s About Connection

Relationships are woven like threads through the fabric of our lives. Evidence-based research tells us that our earliest attachments impact the brain’s neural connections shaping us as humans, influencing how we connect, and teaching us what we know of love.

Improving Relationship Skills

However, none of us come into this world with relationship skills which is why relationship therapy can be helpful to strengthen our connections, and help us to make sense of our lives.

Often, the effort to shift the struggle in our relationships begins first with improving ourselves.

Michelle C. Brooten-Brooks, LMFT

 

FAQ: Answers to Your Questions

Do you see clients in person at an office?

I do not see clients face-to-face in person. This is a telehealth-only online therapy practice. All clients are seen virtually through video conferencing with ZOOM.

Do you see children, adolescents or teens?

I have decided to focus my private practice on adults only, age 18+.
In my clinical experience, face-to-face therapy is the best option for children, adolescents, and teen clients. 

What about paperwork?

Everything in our practice is paperless!

Through our client portal, the forms are all online and your information is secured through HIPAA-compliant bank-level security and HITRUST certifications.

If you'd like to review our HIPAA practice policies online, click here: HIPAA-Privacy Policy

Do you accept or bill insurance?

Yes! I am in-network with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.

For other insurers, I am considered "out of network." However, you may file your own claim directly. Through the client portal, you will be able to access and download a "SuperBill" that you may submit to your insurer.

I also offer self-pay as an option, and accept all major credit cards, PayPal, FSA & HSA accounts.

Medicare & Medicaid- Due to federal limitations I am unable to bill or provide services to clients with these insurances, at this time. 

 

What payments do you accept?

All major credit cards, debit cards, FSA, and HSA cards are accepted for payment through the client portal when the appointment is scheduled.

If you would prefer to use PayPal, Venmo, or another service, please contact us to arrange the payment,  info@relationshiptherapy.us

What equipment do I need for telehealth?

It's as simple as an email address, and a smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer.

Once your appointment is scheduled, you'll be sent a ZOOM link for your video telehealth session.

Telehealth Therapy

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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Provider

For Georgia clients with an Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shielf behavioral health policy, insurance billing is available. Your co-pay will be collected at the time of service. Click here for detailed plan coverage:

Self-Pay Equals Self-Choice

RelationshipTherapy.us provides self-pay options for clients who prefer that choice, and clients in states where the therapist is not in-network, including North Carolina, Texas, and Florida. Insurance requires documentation, and may limit the number of sessions, and length of therapy – with self-pay, you get a choice.

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Get In Touch

RELATIONSHIPS

“They say it takes two to tango,
but I believe one person doing the right things
can shift the entire relationship.”

Mark Webb, LMFT

STRIVING

“The journey of
a thousand miles
begins with
a single step.”

Lao Tzu

LIVING

“No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse. At the same time, it is often within your power to make them better.”

Randy Pausch
The Last Lecture

STRIVING

“If you do not try, you’ll never know
what might have been.”

Gabby Douglas

RELATIONSHIPS

“Out of pain can come strength
and a deeper sense of connection,
if we learn to use the power of love.”

Dr. Sue Johnson

LIVING

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

Mary Oliver

STRIVING

“You are never too old
to set another goal
or to dream a new dream.”

C.S. Lewis

THRIVING

“My mission in life is not merely to survive,
but to thrive, and to do so with
some passion, some compassion, some humor,
and some style.”

Maya Angelou

LIVING

“Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching.”

Satchel Paige

RELATIONSHIPS

“In friendship or in love, the two side by side raise hands together to find what one cannot reach alone.”

Kahlil Gibran

Contact Info

Phone

(770) 750-5638 (LMFT)

Address

Online Only
Telehealth Therapy Practice
Statewide in Georgia
North Carolina, Texas, & Florida

Hours

Weekdays:
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Make an Appointment

Click below, or to speak directly with the therapist to schedule & ask questions,
you are welcome to call or email.

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