Healing, Growth, & Connection for Every Stage of Life
Compassionate, evidence-based counseling to help you navigate anxiety, stress, trauma, and relationships with confidence, clarity, and hope.
There is a time in all our lives when it feels that nobody understands, somebody fails to listen, & we feel we must figure it out by ourselves & that doesn't work either.
Finding yourself in a desperate place is an appropriate time to tell your story to a therapist who desires to listen and help you understand where you've been and come alongside you to assist you in knowing where you want to go. Courageously step toward the therapy process and embrace the hope that reminds you that you don't have to stay stuck or remain in the dark.
Tony Rankin, MA, LSPE is licensed in Tennessee and works with children (ages 6 to 10), preteens, teens and adults. Sees individuals, couples, and groups.
Our Services
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Anxiety & Stress Management
Anxiety and stress management counseling provides tools and strategies to cope with persistent worry, panic, tension, or overwhelm. Therapy helps clients identify triggers, regulate emotions, and restore balance while building long-term resilience, emotional stability, and confidence in daily life.
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Couples Counseling
Couples counseling helps partners improve communication, resolve conflict, and strengthen emotional connection. Through evidence-based methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), couples learn to navigate challenges, rebuild trust, and cultivate deeper empathy, intimacy, and understanding.
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Family Counseling
Family counseling supports families in improving communication, resolving conflict, and navigating life transitions. Whether addressing parenting challenges, blended family adjustments, grief, or boundary-setting, therapy provides a safe environment for all members to strengthen trust, empathy, and connection.
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Mental Health Counseling
Individual counseling provides a safe, confidential space to explore thoughts, emotions, and behaviors while addressing mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma, or stress. Sessions are tailored to your unique needs, using evidence-based and trauma-informed techniques to help you build resilience, emotional regulation, and lasting personal growth.
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Sexual Abuse Recovery Counseling
Sexual abuse recovery counseling provides a safe, confidential environment to process trauma, reduce shame, and rebuild healthy emotional and physical boundaries. Therapy supports survivors in reclaiming trust, strengthening resilience, and integrating body awareness while fostering self-compassion and empowerment.
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Trauma & PTSD Counseling
Trauma and PTSD counseling offers compassionate support for individuals recovering from traumatic experiences such as abuse, accidents, loss, or medical trauma. Trauma-informed therapy helps clients process distressing memories safely, reduce symptoms, rebuild emotional resilience, and restore a sense of safety and control.
our Therapeutic Approaches
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Family & Marital Therapy
Family and marital therapy helps families and couples improve communication, resolve conflict, and strengthen relationships. Whether addressing parenting challenges, blended family transitions, emotional disconnection, or recurring conflict, therapy provides a safe space for all members to be heard and work toward greater understanding, trust, and connection.
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT is a research-backed, evidence-based approach that helps clients identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors. It is highly effective for managing anxiety, depression, stress, and trauma. Through structured sessions, clients develop practical tools to cope with challenges, improve emotional regulation, and regain control over their daily lives.
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Interpersonal & Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) addresses challenges in relationships and social functioning, helping clients improve communication and resolve interpersonal conflicts. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) emphasizes practical solutions and goal-setting, empowering clients to identify strengths and develop strategies to create meaningful, positive changes quickly.
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
EMDR is a trauma-focused therapy designed to help clients process and heal from distressing memories. By integrating guided eye movements or bilateral stimulation, EMDR helps the brain reprocess traumatic events safely, reducing emotional intensity and allowing clients to regain a sense of calm, empowerment, and control over their lives.
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Spirituality & Faith-Integrated Counseling
Faith-integrated counseling honors your spiritual beliefs while providing professional mental health support. It helps clients navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, or life transitions, explore personal values, strengthen resilience, and integrate spiritual practices into the healing process for holistic well-being.
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Play Therapy, Psychological Testing & Evaluation
Play Therapy is a developmentally appropriate approach for children, allowing them to express thoughts and feelings through play in a safe, therapeutic setting. Psychological Testing & Evaluation helps assess emotional, cognitive, or behavioral concerns, providing a clearer understanding of strengths and areas for support. These tools guide personalized treatment planning for both children and adults.