ABOUT DR.MARY ABLETT

Dr. Mary Ablett received her doctoral degree from the Institute of Clinical Social Work, Chicago, Illinois. She also has a master’s in clinical social work from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. She has spent her career working in private practice, medical and psychiatric hospitals, and academia. She has over 25 years of experience working with children, adolescents and adults using cognitive-behavioral techniques for a wide range of problems. Dr. Ablett specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders, particularly Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Social Anxiety, Separation Anxiety, Panic Disorder, and childhood behavioral problems such as noncompliance issues and mood disorders, including Depression. Dr. Ablett is particularly interested in early intervention for adolescents and young adults who are experiencing difficult life transitions. She also specializes in the treatment of PTSD and trauma using Cognitive Processing Therapy or Prolonged Exposure Therapy.

Dr. Ablett is also co-founder of the Psychotherapy, Training, and Education Center, Inc. (PSYTEC) and is an experienced professional trainer in both clinical and ethical issues. Her training and consultation services include parent coaching, professional development and mentoring, supervision, and consultation to therapists and therapists in training.

SERVICES

  • Anxiety Disorders (including OCD, phobias, separation anxiety and panic disorder)

    Depression and Adjustment Disorders

    Childhood Behavioral Problems (including encopresis, enuresis, and general noncompliance)

    Individual and Family Therapy (CBT and DBT methods)

    Trauma and Stress-related Disorders

    Substance Abuse

    Motivational Problems

    Psychoeducational Training on a variety of mental health issues

  • Parent Coaching

    Adolescent and Young Adult Coaching

    Stress Management Coaching

  • Parenting Success

    Anxiety and Depression

    Women’s Issues

    Adolescent Mental Health Issues

    Empowering Clients with Strength-Based Therapy

    Boundary Issues in Psychotherapy Practice

    Helping Students Discover Their Potential

    Promoting Understanding Versus Prejudice

  • Clinical consultation for licensed psychotherapists

    Clinical supervision for LMSW practitioners working toward LCSW licensure

    Private Practice Consultation for Clinicians

CLINICAL EMERGENCY NEEDS

If you are considering or contemplating suicide or feel that you may be a danger to yourself or to others, please immediately call 911, notify police or contact emergency.

24 hour Crisis Hotlines

         Suicide Hotline:             1-800-273-8255

         Georgia Crisis Hotline:  1-800-715-4225

         Teens in Crisis:             1-800-968-5463 

Psychiatric Hospitals

         Ridgeview Institute (ages 11-18 and adults): 770-434-4567

         Peachford Hospital (ages 4-18 and adults): 770-454-2302 

RESOURCES

MINDFULNESS/MEDITATION

Atlanta Mindfulness Center

University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness

Insight Meditation Society

Southern Darma Retreat Center 

Wherever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zin

Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind To Face Stress, Pain, and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zin

Arriving at Your Own Door by Jon Kabat-Zin

Dancing with Life by Philip Moffet

CODEPENDENCY

Codependent No More: How To Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie

Boundaries: When to Say Yes and When to Say No, by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend 

GRIEF AND LOSS

www.centerforloss.com

Healing Your Grieving Heart by Alan Wolfelt, Ph.D.

Understanding Your Grief by Alan Wolfelt, Ph.D.

Healing After Loss by Martha Hickman

When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold Kushner

Final Conversations: Helping the Living and Dying Talk to Each Other by Maureen P. Keeley, Ph.D. and Julie M. Yingling, Ph.D.

Option B:  Facing Adversity, Building Resilience and Finding Joy by Sheryl Sandberg

TRAUMA

The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment by Babette Rothschild

Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine

The Body Keeps Score: Brain Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van der Kolk, MD

Reach for the Rainbow: Advanced Healing for Survivors, by Lynne Finney, J.D., MSW

Getting Through the Day: Strategies for Adults Hurt as Children by Nancy J. Napier

ADHD & LEARNING CONCERNS FOR CHILDREN

Psychoeducational Testing   

www.lenoxpsychological.com   

www.chadd.org (national resource on ADHD)

www.attitudemag.com 

ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION

Breaking Free of Childhood Anxiety and Depression by Eli Lebowitz, Ph.D. 

Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David Burns, MD

Feeling Good Handbook by David Burns, MD

Anxiety Gone: The Three C’s of Anxiety Recovery by Stanley Hibbs, Ph.D.

Calming your Anxious Mind: How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Free You From Anxiety, Fear, and Panic by Jeffrey Brantley

The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edward J. Bourne

I Don’t Want to Talk About It  by Terry Real

Overcoming Depression: A Cognitive Therapy Approach by Mark Gibson, et al.

Overcoming Depression One Step at a Time: The New Behavioral Activation Approach to Getting your Life Back by Michael E. Addis, Ph.D. and Christopher R. Martell, Ph.D.

PARENTING

Parents are Teachers by Wesley Becker, Ph.D.

Escaping the Endless Adolescence: How We Can Help Our Teenagers Grow Up Before They Grow Old by Joseph Allen and Claudia Worrell Allen

Nurture Shock: New Ways of Thinking About Children by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman

The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grownups by Leonard Sax, MD, Ph.D.

Get Out of My Life, But First Can You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall: A Parent’s Guide to the New Teenager by Anthony Wolfe, Ph.D.

Parents, Teens and Boundaries: How to Draw the Line by Jane Bluestein, Ph.D. 

Helping Your Anxious Child: A Step by Step Guide for Parents by Ronald Rapee, Ph.D. and Ann Wignall