Counseling Services
TheraSports offers in office and telehealth counseling for Adults & Children who may be facing issues such as loss and grief, trauma, PTSD, Phobia, and/or Anxiety. Therasports may utilize various different therapeutic modalities in which they are highly experienced to include Trauma Focus Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Processing (EMDR) & Motivational Interviewing.
Athlete Services
TheraSports offers In office, outdoor, and telehealth counseling & sport performance for athletes both children and adults. Therasports has experience working with athletes who have trauma or mental blocks. TheraSports also offers performance counseling for athletes. Therasports uses EMDR to process mental blocks and sport related traumas and uses EMDR-PEP to teach athletes sport performance resourcing skills and relaxation skills to enhance performance, increase self esteem, motivation, and reduce sport anxiety.
Workshops & Groups
TheraSports offers mental health and performance workshops for sports teams and groups. These workshops will help athletes understand the importance of mental health in sports and its impact on sport performance. Participants will learn to utilize sport performance enhanced skills and coping skills to better support themselves and their teammates. Therasports also offers various different support groups for athletes such as a small group for high schoolers transitioning to college and a small group for senior’s in college transitioning into the real word.
Alma holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Social Work with a concentration in children and families from Kennesaw State University. Alma is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with the state of Georgia and has extensive clinical training and experience working with athletes and children and families who have experienced abuse and trauma. Alma is a college soccer Alumni and specializes in working with young athletes who may be dealing with adversity such as mental blocks, sport injuries, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, or any other experiences or life transitions that may impacting their sport performance and well being.
Alma Gardarsdottir, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
EMDR Certified Clinician
Expertise
Athlete Performance | Athlete Mental Health | Sport Injuries | Abuse | Trauma | PTSD | Grief & Loss | Anxiety | Depression | Self-Esteem | Life Transitions and More.