Counseling Associates for Well-Being

12/17/2025

Sleep is more than just hours in bed - it’s about creating the right conditions for rest. 🌙

Our therapist, Lela Flanery, LMSW, shares her insight on sleep hygiene: the daily habits, routines, and environments that support better sleep and overall mental health.

✨ Building a calming nighttime routine
✨ Managing light, sound, and bedroom environment
✨ Using relaxation tools like podcasts, white noise, and guided meditation
✨ Exploring gentle supports like aromatherapy when appropriate

When sleep is off, everything can feel harder - focus, mood, emotional regulation, and stress tolerance all take a hit. Improving sleep doesn’t have to be all-or-nothing; small, consistent changes can make a meaningful difference over time.

12/08/2025

When you feel as if you have 20 tabs open in your head, and you can't remember what you were working on....
When the day is a constant, endless stream of activity and you can never get it all done.. until you feel paralyzed.
You feel as if there is never enough time, and you are always late.
Emotions feel intense. .
ADHD!
If you need some help sorting through that, reach out!

If you live near Athens Georgia and find yourself struggling to live a full and happy life with your ADHD, our ADHD therapists can help. Learn more here.

11/26/2025

During the holiday season, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed. Lela Flanery, LMSW, reminds us that pausing to notice what’s around us can help bring us back into the present.

The 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique is a simple way to do that. It offers a quick reset in stressful or overstimulating moments and you can use it anywhere.

If you are feeling overwhelmed this holiday season, don't hesitate to reach out for help.
706-425-8900 (call or text) | intake@ca4wellbeing.com

Counseling Associates for Well-Being Looking for top-notch therapy services? Our experienced team offers personalized and effective solutions to help you achieve your mental and emotional well-being. Book a session now!

11/25/2025

Lela Flanery shares about Masking -- the weight of not being able to show up as yourself. Read about it here and reach out if Lela might be the person to help you!

By Lela Flanery, LMSW   For as long as I can remember, I’ve often felt like I didn’t quite fit in. As an adult, I’ve come to realize that I’m far from alone in that feeling. Many people who are neurodivergent, meaning our brains work a little differently than what’s considered “normal,...

11/24/2025

✨ The holidays can be beautiful - but they can also be heavy.
If this season brings stress, loneliness, or grief, please know you’re not alone in feeling that way.

It’s okay if your holidays don’t look picture-perfect.
It’s okay if you’re carrying memories, worries, or heartache into this time of year.
And it’s okay to take care of yourself in the midst of it all.

Our therapists are here to help you slow down, breathe, and find steadiness through whatever this season holds.
You deserve support, comfort, and a space that’s just for you.

💛 If you’re ready to talk, we’re here to listen.

📞 706-425-8900 (call or text)
🌐 ca4wellbeing.com

11/14/2025

🌟 We’re thrilled to welcome Haley Reese, LMSW to Counseling Associates for Well-Being!

As a neurodivergent clinician, Haley brings both lived experience and extensive training to her work with adults navigating ADHD, autism, anxiety, OCD, depression, trauma, religious trauma, and life transitions. Her warm, grounded presence helps clients feel safe being exactly who they are - even when they’re still figuring themselves out.

Haley believes that real healing happens through authenticity, curiosity, and connection. Her flexible, collaborative style meets clients right where they are, supporting them as they build clarity, confidence, and self-compassion.

She draws from evidence-based approaches including ACT, CBT, TF-CBT, IFS, and EFT, and offers practical support with executive functioning and neurodiversity-related challenges. Haley also provides an LGBTQIA+ affirming space where clients can explore identity, process past wounds, and develop tools for living with more balance and ease.

✨ Learn more about Haley’s approach and background:
https://ca4wellbeing.com/staff/haley-reese-lmsw/

📍 Haley is available for in-person sessions in our Athens office and via telehealth throughout Georgia.
She is in-network with most Kaiser Permanente plans, Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Aetna.

💬 Interested in working with Haley or getting started with therapy?
📧 haley@ca4wellbeing.com
📞 (706) 425-8900 ext. 752

Or contact our intake team:
intake@ca4wellbeing.com | 706-425-8900

11/13/2025

🌿 We’re so excited to welcome Lela Flanery, LMSW to Counseling Associates for Well-Being!

Lela believes that therapy should be a space where you can show up exactly as you are — without judgment, pressure, or pretense. She offers a compassionate, empowering approach that helps clients reconnect with themselves, find their voice, and move toward healing and self-acceptance.

Lela works with adults and loved ones navigating addiction recovery, trauma, neurodivergence, and identity-related challenges. Her integrative style blends DBT, CBT, trauma-informed care, person-centered and solution-focused therapy, along with mindfulness and body-based practices to help clients build self-awareness and emotional balance from the inside out.

✨ Read more about Lela’s approach and experience:
https://ca4wellbeing.com/staff/lela-flanery-lmsw/

📍 Lela is available for in-person sessions in our Athens office and via telehealth throughout Georgia. She is in-network with Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, and Kaiser insurance.
💬 Ready to connect with Lela and start your therapy journey?
📧 lela@ca4wellbeing.com
📞 (706) 425-8900 ext. 751
Or reach out to our intake team:
intake@ca4wellbeing.com

11/11/2025

Reach out if you need help making your way through the unspeakable pain of loss…

10/22/2025

A few of us gathered for a some networking last month and did a little painting together! Counseling Associates therapists outside their natural habitat…
Pictured here: Elizabeth Thacker, LPC;
Lindsey York, LCSW; Kayla Hendricks, LCSW, and Claire Zimmerman, LCSW

10/18/2025

10/07/2025

Transitions - like moving to college, starting a new job, or redefining who you are - can be exciting and overwhelming all at once.

Kaela Jackson, LAMFT, helps clients find balance, confidence, and clarity as they move through seasons of change.

Read more about Kaela: https://ca4wellbeing.com/staff/kaela-jackson-lamft/

Ready to take the next step?
Contact us today to get scheduled with Kaela:
kaelajackson@ca4wellbeing.com | intake@ca4wellbeing.com | 706-425-8900

Mercer University , Master of Family Therapy (MFT), 2022 Spelman College, Bachelor of Arts (BA) Psychology, 2020 I believe one of the bravest things a person can do is begin to recognize their own strength. In the therapy room, I view you as the expert of your own life, it’s not my job to tell [.....