Cecile Dunkley Layne
I am Cecile Dunkley Layne and I have worked in mental health and drug addiction for over 16 years. I have also worked with the Georgia Department of Corrections and encountered individuals that struggle with incarceration, mental illness, and drug addiction. This has propelled me to be more involved in consciously making a difference in the helping arena. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to teach clients to control their emotions and behaviors through the connection and exploration of thought monitoring. I do not like to dwell too much on a problem; therefore, I also use a solution-focused approach to help clients get unstuck by exploring options. It is also helpful to explore areas of ourselves that make decisions or feel certain emotions. This awareness is helpful, and therefore, I employ Internal Family Systems within my approach. All of these approaches work together to help clients gain awareness of thoughts that trigger problematic emotions and behaviors while educating clients to focus on moving forward and heal past hurts at the same time. These approaches work with issues related to depression, anxiety, loss, anger, relationship issues, and job stress, to name a few.