Fresh Start Counseling

Thank you for voting us BEST OF THE BORO for 2023! It has been a privilege to serve so many wonderful people and families over the years!!!!

We are happy to announce we are accepting new clients. Please call the office to at 912-489-7590 to get scheduled!

The staff of Fresh Start Counseling appreciates the patience extended over the past year as we navigated through uncharted waters trying to manage the increased demand for services coming out of COVID. We are pleased to announce we have several therapist taking new patients. If you have reached out in the past year or if you are currently seeking counseling, we encourage you to give us a call at 912-489-7590. We have availability for adults, families, teens, and some limited spots for children. We also offer telehealth services to residents of Georgia. Our website is www.freshstartboro.com and you can find additional information about out practice.

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POSITIVE SIMPLE PHRASES TO ENCOURAGE AND UPLIFT YOUR CHILD

#1 priority

Accountability is in, folks.

Via Sarah R. Moore, Dandelion Seeds Positive Parenting ❤️

Many people believe that the holidays are the “most wonderful time of the year.” But for others, the holiday season is a time of stress, anxiety, loneliness, and depression.
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Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas from all of us at Fresh Start Counseling!

I’ve come to understand having boundaries in our relationships isn’t selfish. It’s actually exercising self-awareness by realizing only God is limitless in His capacity. We, as humans, are limited.

Friend, if you have struggled with wondering if setting boundaries is biblical, please know I’ve been in your shoes. But here’s what I want you to understand today:

1. It’s not unchristian to come to terms with our limited human capacity and set healthy parameters in our relationships.

2. It’s not unchristian to require people to treat us in healthy ways. And for us to do the same for others.

3. It’s not unchristian to call wrong things "wrong" and hurtful things "hurtful."

We have to know how to spot dysfunction, what to do about it, and when to recognize it’s no longer reasonable or safe to stay in some relationships. But we can do all of this with honor and kindness, learning how to love others well without losing the best of who we are.

And isn’t that what we really want? After all, God’s ultimate assignment is for us to love Him and love others. And this is exactly what Jesus taught and modeled. John 13:34 says, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another” (NIV).

Love must be honest. Love must be safe. Love must seek each person’s highest good. And ultimately, love must honor God for us to experience the fullness and the freedom of the sweetest connection between humans.

If you are struggling in a relationship today … wondering if you’re going to make it or if this relationship is going to go the distance… my heart aches for you.

Whether it’s with a friend, a parent, a spouse or anyone else you love dearly, I personally know the deep hurt when one person resigns while the other is still trying. There is a panic that arises when you desperately want the other person to wake up, stop their resignation and stop all the destruction.

The situation you’re experiencing is much more complicated than simple answers I could offer here. But I do want to give you just one stepping stone upon which to stand in whatever hard relationship situation you find yourself in:

Decide today that you are worthy.

Because you are. Worthy. You may not feel like it. But a quick glimpse at Psalm 139:13-14 assures me that you are: “For you [God] formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.”

You are “fearfully and wonderfully made” by a loving God who cares for you. Who loves you. And I’d rather depend on the solid Truth of God than the roller coaster of fickle feelings.

You are beautiful and captivating and smart and capable. But if you are in a relationship full of dysfunction, unresolved issues and frustrating communication, I suspect you feel a little less than all I’ve described.

Broken-down relationships can really break down a woman. And if you’re anything like me, when you feel broken down, those around you get your worst. Then upon all the hurt and anxiety, you layer regret, shame and the feeling that you’ve lost yourself. You’ve lost that girl inside who used to be so positive and happy and ready to take on the world.

Can I whisper a tender truth to you? The only way to recapture her is to come up for air and remember: You are worthy because the Creator of the universe says you are.

When was the last time you had a good cry and how did it feel?

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Calling myself out with the half dead plants and not completed notes 🫣🫣🫣

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FACTS!!!

Via

Our words become a child’s narrative- and it’s not just the words we speak to them, it’s the words we speak about them. Listen carefully to the story you tell about your child for eventually it will become a part of who they are.

Parents Raising Strong-Willed Kids

At Fresh Start Counseling, we believe using social media as it was designed can be positive. We will begin sharing articles and information with the goal of providing additional resources to our followers. We all need a little humor as well. We value community and coming together while walking through the many facets of this thing called “life.”

FSCS asks for your patience and prayers as we have several staff out with COVID. We will be cleaning our office and adhering to CDC Guidelines. Messages will be returned as quickly as possible, however, please expect a delay. At this time there is no office manager available to accept incoming calls so please leave a message. We are all working to get ourselves well while trying to keep the office open for business. If you are in need of emergency services, please call 911, visit the local hospital, or call the new “988” direct call line for su***de intervention.

THANK YOU
Fresh Start Counseling Staff

The staff of Fresh Start Counseling would like to say “Thank you” for voting our practice Best in the Boro!!! We are grateful for this award and honored to be a part of so many lives.

OFFICE COVID PRECAUTION UPDATE
EFFECTIVE August 9, 2021

Fresh Start Counseling Services, LLC remains deeply concerned with the health and safety of our clients, staff and everyone within our communities. We have and will continue to monitor this evolving situation and follow the directives of local health authorities.

We will continue to follow CDC guidelines for the health and well-being of our staff and clients.

● We will be conducting a questionnaire and temperature screening prior to entering the building beginning Monday, August 9, 2021.
● FACE MASKS WILL BE REQUIRED WHEN ENTERING THE BUILDING until you enter your therapists office. Removal of your mask will be between you and your therapist.
● Please come to your appointment alone. If that is not possible, anyone with you will have to wait outside or in the vehicle.
● Please reschedule your appointment if you have been sick or you have been exposed to COVID-19.
● Adult clients please wait in your vehicle until you get a call to come inside for your appointment or
your therapist walks out to get you. If your child is being seen by a therapist, he/she should also wait in the car until contacted as above. Once contacted, the child should come in alone if possible. If the child needs to be walked in, you may do so but must return to your vehicle during your child's appointment.
● THE WAITING ROOM WILL BE CLOSED.
● We will be disinfecting office surfaces between appointments.
● Telehealth virtual sessions will still be available to those who are not comfortable coming to the
office yet.

Thank you for your patience during this time. Your health and the health of others is primary to our mission.

Fresh Start Counseling Staff