Introducing Nova Insight Counseling.
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Hi, and welcome to the online blog of Nova Insight Counseling.
We are happy you are here.
We hope to provide you with a plethora of great information, and to create an online space where you can feel truly seen and understood. Our goal is to span many therapeutic topics and to show you how we approach the complicated landscape of a person. A monumental undertaking, but a valuable one, is the search for meaning and understanding in our lives. To embark upon it shows bravery and curiosity. Our hope is that you lend us your attention here, then your trust in the therapy office.
Our aim is not to be the most popular therapy group in the greater Atlanta area, but rather the most respected, ethical, and compassionate one. This is what we mean when we aim to be Atlanta's best couple's and individual counseling group. Our focus is on finding ways to authentically connect with you as our client, and to maintain a healthy and honest working relationship where you feel understood, seen, and deeply cared for. We continuously dedicate ourselves to a high standard of continuous training and care in our field. Our hope is that you notice the difference.
But enough about us. Let’s talk about you.
We don’t believe that we are a great fit for everyone. But there’s a very good chance we are a great fit for you. Let's talk about how we can help YOU.
Let Us Introduce
the owner of Nova Insight Counseling, Steven Ward. Steven created Nova Insight Counseling in 2024, and as of now Steven is one of the most sought after couple's counselors in the Atlanta area. He helps couples discover new ways to communicate and come back together.
Steven’s dream is building a therapy practice that not only sustains, nourishes, and supports clients, but that also supports and uplifts therapists who work at Nova.
Steven brings the same honest, compassionate curiosity to his colleagues he does his clients. This is important. You want to see someone who cares about those who work with him, because it means he will care about you.
I’m struggling in my relationship with my partner.
My partner and I don’t share values, and it’s becoming increasingly hard to ignore.
There’s been betrayal in my relationship and I don’t know how to move forward.
I need honesty, but we keep covering the truth in lies.
I feel like I’m walking on eggshells in my relationship. So many things trigger my partner’s anger and frustration.
Either my partner or I use anger as a way to control the situation and each other.
My partner and I live in silence. We don’t talk about anything anymore.
The intimacy in my relationship is unsatisfying, or has died out over time.
My partner and I disagree on how to parent our children.
Let’s stay curious as we present a few scenarios that may feel familiar to you. We will start with a scenario involving couples. If it’s not relevant to you, feel free to scroll down further to the individual section!
(Scenarios are not based on any clients we’ve had, but rather a conglomerate of our own personal experiences in life.)
Sam and Mel are seeking to get married within the year. Their relationship came on fast. Both were single for several years prior and were actively seeking a true life partner with whom they could do the whole shabang–marriage, kids, a joined life.
Within 8 months of dating, they were planning a wedding. However, as they moved along, they realized that there were a lot of important topics on which they disagreed. How to raise children was one of them. Sam believed in a more compassionate and autonomous approach to child raising–allowing the child to make their own decisions and supporting them as they fail. Mel was raised more traditionally, and believed that the parent should maintain control at all times, leaving very little decision making up to the child. Mel also wanted discipline to be a big part of parenting, whereas Sam would rather use compassionate listening techniques and allow for natural consequences.
As they planned their wedding, and their future, the difference in how they wanted to raise children became a glaringly painful thorn in their collective side.
After one particularly hard conversation in which both of them felt their relationship was in danger of ending, Mel suggested that they see a couple’s therapist. Sam was surprised. Mel was more conservative, and suggesting therapy was unusual for them. However, it gave Sam hope that if Mel could still surprise them by suggesting therapy, maybe Mel had other surprises that Sam couldn’t foresee. Sam agreed to therapy.
(If you’re an intern, associate, or fully licensed therapist wanting to work at NOVA, reach out here.)
Here are some examples of individual therapy at Nova Insight Counseling.
Let Us Introduce
our therapist Katie Hayes at this time. Katie was a pediatric nurse for over 18 years, until she switched to therapy. Due to her background, Katie is uniquely positioned to understand parent/child dynamics. Katie loves working with parents who are having trouble communicating or understanding their children. She is uniquely positioned to understand both sides, and wants to help you work through your disconnect with your kids.
It feels like you and your child live in completely different worlds. You struggle to understand their world, and they find yours to be rigid and uncompromising, or too loose and out of touch.
Your child is going through really tough transitions and you want to support them but don’t know how.
You’re worried about your child and how they will survive in this world.
Your child is experiencing extreme emotions like anger and depression, and it’s disrupting the household.
Despite your best efforts to not become your own parents, you find yourself acting from old wounds and mirroring the worst parts of the ways you were raised.
Your child is holding back connection and saying you need to change before they can have a relationship with you.
You want to be a better parent for your child/children.
Let’s take a deeper look.
(Scenarios are not based on any clients we’ve had, but rather a conglomerate of our own personal experiences in life.)
Mary and Jack have a 35 year old daughter named Kylie who is mom to two small kids. Mary and Jack want a relationship with their grandkids; they are ready to go all in and be the fun, doting grandparents, however there is one problem: Kylie has refused to communicate with them until they go to therapy. Mary said forget it, but Jack is on the fence. He wants to try to have a relationship with Kylie and his grandkids. Facing the twilight period of his life, he is aware that what matters is family, and it hurts him to be estranged from his daughter and her kids. However, anytime he tries to talk to Kylie, she just blames him for the trauma she endured during her childhood. He doesn’t understand the issue; she was well cared for, and never went without. He worked hard, often having to be away from the home for weeks at a time to give her the life she deserved. She feels as if his love was neglectful. He’s seeking therapy to help him figure out what he’s missing and how to connect with her. Mary is curious to see what the outcome is before she opens the door to this therapy thing.
Speaking of Katie’s extensive experience in the medical field, Katie’s other specialty is addiction recovery. Katie sees clients who are transitioning out of rehabilitation and into the sober living part of their lives. While she does not see clients who are in active addiction, she does see clients who are in addiction recovery, or for addiction therapy, who are sober and needing more support. If you are needing an addiction recovery therapist in Georgia, Katie is your go to. Some questions that may arise for you:
I’m not in active addiction, but I need help so I don’t go backwards.
I don’t know what to do for support once I leave rehabilitation.
What’s the next step after rehabilitation?
Where do I go for addiction support?
I really want to stay sober, and need some mental and emotional help
Let Us Introduce
another great therapist we have at Nova, Sarah Morris. Sarah’s niche is working with teenage girls. Sarah deeply enjoys this time in woman’s life when she is transitioning from childhood to adulthood, and navigating the particular challenges girls face during that transition. Girl's adolescent therapy is available through Sarah. Some reasons a family might choose adolescent therapy are:
My child is navigating new social territory and needs help.
My child is having big emotions and feelings and needs help.
My child is acting differently than I am used to and I’m concerned.
My child has been the victim of bullying and needs help.
My child’s grades are taking and I’m concerned about her mental health.
(Scenarios are not based on any clients we’ve had, but rather a conglomerate of our own personal experiences in life.)
Haley is struggling with the flood of emotions that occurs around the age of 13. Where she previously had close relationships with her parents, she’s now become withdrawn and angry in her interactions with them. Haley’s grades are also falling, and she seems to be drifting from her friend group. Lately she’s staying up late, and may be talking on the phone at night to someone. Her parents are concerned, and unsure how to handle this part of Haley’s life. Haley has agreed to see Sarah with the hopes that she can have someone to connect with and talk to while she goes through the transition from childhood to adolescence.
Sarah also worked in corporate America for a long time before becoming a therapist, and as a result has deep insight into the challenges and goals of women who are either currently working corporate jobs or who are looking for these positions. She counsels women who need help with work/life balance, as well as career counseling for corporate America. Maybe it looks something like this:
I’m applying for corporate positions and I am not getting callbacks. What do I need to do differently?
I’m struggling with work/life balance in my corporate job.
I’m having trouble with stress within the workplace.
I feel like I have to be perfect or I won’t succeed.
Let Us Introduce
Stephania Couto, who is our resident men’s therapist at Nova Insight Counseling. Stephania’s area of expertise is in helping men learn a level of emotional communication that they may not currently possess, then to use that new landscape to both process their own emotions and experiences, as well as improve communication and connection with their partners, families, friends, and more. It may look like this:
I know I feel many emotions but I only seem to express them as anger.
I have trouble using words to describe my emotions.
My relationships are suffering because I have trouble describing and accessing my emotions.
I would like to have closer friendships, partnerships, and be closer to family but I need help with communication.
I find it difficult to communicate my needs, feelings, and emotions to others.
(Scenarios are not based on any clients we’ve had, but rather a conglomerate of our own personal experiences in life.)
Greg is a 27 year old electrician. Growing up he found it hard to make friends, but had a couple guys who he hung out with until they found relationships and stopped hanging out with Greg. Lately, Greg has tried some online dating but is finding it hard to express his emotions when he does like someone. He went on a few dates with a woman that he likes, but after the third date she pulled back. When he asked her what was wrong, she mentioned that he didn’t seem to be interested enough in her when she expressed her feelings, and that she felt like she was being analyzed versus being understood. Frustrated with his lack of emotional vocabulary and little practice with understanding his emotions, he is seeking therapy with Steph.
Stephania also specializes in seeing clients who are in non-traditional relationships, like cross-cultural relationships and non-traditional relationships, including queer relationships, polyamorous relationships, and other structures that may break conventional rules. Steph is also bilingual in Spanish and English, and can help with Spanish speaking therapy. Some areas Steph could help are as follows:
My relationship involves more than one partner and I need help navigating the nuances of that.
I’d like to work on communication with my partner(s).
I find it difficult being in a cross-cultural relationship and I need to talk about it with someone.
I’d prefer to see a Spanish-speaking therapist.
I have specific kinks or needs in a relationship and need a therapist who understands them.
So, what do you think? Is there some area of therapy that you’d like to see represented in our practice and isn’t listed here? If so, please send us a message! We are looking to serve our community, and that means you. Your therapeutic needs are our priority.
We are so honored to have spent this time with you, and we hope to see you soon at Nova Insight Counseling! To book a free 15 minute consultation with one of our practitioners, just click below.
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