EMDR Therapy and Trauma Intensives in Atlanta and Georgia
Therapy that doesn't ask you to translate yourself first.
For adults, teens, and couples in Atlanta and across Georgia, Florida, and Virginia. In-person and virtual.
Why therapy hasn't moved what you needed it to
You've already done some of the work. You've read the books. You've named the patterns. You can articulate your childhood, your triggers, the relationships that shaped you. You've sat in therapy before, maybe more than once, and on paper you've made progress.
And yet.
The 2am brain hasn't quieted. The patience still runs out faster than you want it to. The weight you've been carrying for the people who lean on you hasn't lifted. Something in your body still thinks it's a year, or a decade, or a lifetime ago.
You've been carrying more than the people around you realize. Some of what you're holding isn't only yours. And most of what's underneath it hasn't been touched by the work you've done so far.
That's not a failure on your part. It's a limit of the kind of therapy you've had access to.
How we work with trauma, anxiety, & what hasn't resolved
EMDR, intensives, and matched approaches across the practice.
EMDR Therapy for Trauma That Talk Alone Hasn't Reached
Because talk alone hasn't moved what's underneath.
You've already named the patterns. You've already done the insight work. What hasn't shifted is what your body has been holding underneath the story. EMDR is how we work with the part of you that the talking hasn't touched, including the experiences you've never put into words and the weight that's been passed down before it ever became yours.
EMDR Intensives in Atlanta: When Weekly Therapy Isn't Enough
Three to six hours of focused work, structured to move what's been stuck.
Some of what you're carrying has been there a long time. Working at a weekly pace can feel like draining a reservoir with a teaspoon. Intensives are three to six hours of focused work in a single session, for people who don't want to spread their healing across a year. Most insurance doesn't reimburse this format. We do it anyway.
Matched Care for Clients EMDR Isn't Built For
Because the right therapy isn't one method. It's the method that meets you where you are.
EMDR isn't the only path to healing trauma, and it isn't always the right starting point. Teens often need to build trust and emotional vocabulary before deeper processing. Adults navigating burnout, anxiety, or relational patterns sometimes need stabilization and skill-building before they're ready for memory work. The other clinicians on this team bring approaches built for those moments: trauma-informed talk therapy, CBT, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic work for adults; developmentally-attuned methods for teens. The standard across the practice is the same: match the method to the client, not the client to the method.
Who we work with at Healthy Mind, Healthy Heart
Therapy for adults, teens, and couples in Atlanta, Georgia, Florida, and Virginia.
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Trauma Therapy When Talk Hasn't Reached
The weight you've been holding for years. The fight-or-flight your body still runs on autopilot. The patterns you've named without being able to change. Weekly EMDR or intensives, in-person Atlanta or virtual GA, FL, VA.
Led by Westly Francois, LCSW
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Teen Therapy at Her Pace
The grades are still fine. The exterior is still composed. Something underneath has shifted, and she's not ready to name it yet. Lauren creates the space where she doesn't have to.
Led by Lauren Francois, LCSW
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Burnout & Unseen Labor
The burnout that sleep doesn't touch. The parenting load nobody around you fully sees. Sometimes the work that makes you a better partner or parent is the work that's actually yours.
Led by Ciera Barney, LCSW
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Couples Therapy for the Hard Conversations
The fight you keep having. The drift into roommate territory. The version of your relationship you want to build before you lose the one you have.
Meet the Healthy Mind, Healthy Heart Team
A small group practice doing focused work in Atlanta, Florida, and beyond.
The practice is led by Westly Francois, LCSW, an EMDRIA-Approved Certified EMDR Therapist with sixteen years in trauma and recovery work. Other clinicians come to him for supervision, EMDR consultation, and certification training.
Westly Francois, LCSW
FounderEMDRIA Certified EMDR Therapist · EMDR Basic Training Facilitator · 16 years in trauma & recovery work · Atlanta + virtual GA/FL/VA
Lauren Francois, LCSW works with teen girls. Ciera Barney, LCSW works with adults in Florida via telehealth. Each clinician brings her own approach, matched to the people she serves.
Lauren Francois, LCSW
Teen girls & young women · Atlanta + virtual GA
Ciera Barney, LCSW
Florida telehealth · Adults · CBT, MI, psychodynamic
Clinical Supervision, EMDR Consultation, & Court Services
For clinicians building their practice, and attorneys looking for reliable referrals.
LCSW Supervision and EMDR Consultation in Georgia
For clinicians building their own practices. Westly provides LCSW clinical supervision, EMDR consultation for therapists pursuing certification, and preceptorship for psychiatric nurse practitioner students. Cultural humility, clinical rigor, and honest feedback are the baseline. Limited slots open at a time.
Court-Ordered Anger Management and Evaluations in GA & FL
For attorneys and court referral sources.
Ciera Barney, LCSW, and Lauren Francois, LCSW, provide court-ordered services including anger management, evaluations, and related referrals across Georgia and Florida. Reliable scheduling, professional documentation, and clear communication with the court are standard.
Book a free consultation with an Atlanta EMDR Therapist
Or with a specialist in teen therapy, Florida telehealth, or couples work.
If you've read this far, something on this page caught you. That's worth paying attention to.
The next step is a fifteen-minute phone consultation. No intake form. No commitment.