Therapist listings are provided by BetterHelp. We will earn a commission at no additional cost to you if you use our links to purchase.

Cayresten Williams

Therapist profile

Cayresten Williams, LPC

Georgia

Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationships and Parenting

Continue with Cayresten

About

  • CBT
  • DBT skills
  • Attachment work

About Cayresten

Cayresten Williams is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia with 10 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who face stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and parenting concerns, among other life challenges.

She focuses on practical steps clients can use day to day. Sessions emphasize clearer communication, managing intense emotions, and building routines that reduce overwhelm. She draws on methods such as cognitive behavioral strategies and skills from dialectical behavior therapy to help with emotion regulation and unhelpful thinking.

Cayresten also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how earlier relationships affect current patterns. That can be useful for people noticing repeated problems in partnerships or struggles around trust and closeness. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) informs work around values and taking meaningful action despite difficult feelings.

Her practice attends to cultural context and identity. She mentions multicultural-related concerns, LGBT issues, adoption and foster care questions, and caregiver stress among her focus areas. She works with adults who want practical tools for parenting, grief, burnout, or career stress.

Therapy sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Clients can expect collaborative planning, skill practice, and check-ins on progress. To begin, clients follow the site steps to match, then schedule an initial appointment.

She provides services in English and does not accept international clients. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How sessions work

How Cayresten applies therapeutic approaches online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small steps toward those values even when feelings are difficult. It can help with anxiety, low mood, and decisions about relationships or parenting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns and reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. Attachment-Based Therapy examines patterns that come from early relationships and how those patterns show up now; it can be useful for people dealing with trust, intimacy, or repeated relationship problems.

She treats choosing an approach as a team decision. The therapist and client will review goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps most. That collaborative process includes checking what works between sessions and refining tools to fit daily life.

Confirm the exact online session formats before booking because the profile does not list specific delivery methods. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. It also lets clients practice skills in contexts close to their everyday routines. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to suit the realities of home life and parenting demands.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

Georgia

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with at home?

She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, and related issues such as body image and addictions.

What is her general therapy style?

She uses conversational, goal-focused sessions that combine skill teaching and emotional processing. Expect practical tools and regular progress check-ins.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Cayresten has ten years of experience in the mental health field working with a range of adult concerns.

What credentials and location does she hold?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Georgia and practices with that credential in the state.

Can she see clients who speak other languages or live abroad?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the profile.

How does cost work for sessions?

Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to start?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.

Back to all therapists

Cayresten Williams

Continue with Cayresten