Therapists, Counselors, Forensic Evaluators, Parent Coordinators, Dietitians, and Nutritionists Providing
Eating Disorder Treatment, Trauma Therapy, Mental Health Counseling, PTSD Treatment, & Assessments for ADHD and Court Matters
Columbia, South Carolina
Atlanta, Georgia
If you or someone you love suffers from an eating disorder, trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, narcissistic abuse, chronic dieting, chronic pain, or needs counseling or therapy, our experienced team of specialized therapists, counselors, registered dietitians, and nutritionists are here to help.
We Will Give You Hope.
Treatment for Eating Disorders
for Individuals & Families
An eating disorder is not something that you can just get over. The relationship you have with your provider and having HOPE are the main predictors in success. A joy-filled life is possible and we work one-on-one with you to make that life a reality. We believe in living a fully RecoverED life. Our team of specialists will develop a personalized treatment plan for you/your loved one. You are not alone on this battle.
Eating Disorders Services
- Anorexia nervosa
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Binge Eating Disorder
- Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
- Otherwise Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED)
- Eating Disorders During Pregnancy
- Diabulimia
- Orthorexia
- Eating Disorder Services
- Individualized Nutrition Therapy
- Family Based Therapy
- Group Therapy
- Meal Support
- Exposure and Response Prevention
- Grocery store and restaurant outings
- Intuitive Eating
- Tele-health
- Nutrition Coaching
- Recovery Coaching
- Working with your school and/or athletic teams
- Trauma and PTSD Therapy
- Family Therapy
Counseling and Therapy
Services in Columbia, Soda City, South Carolina, Atlanta, Kennesaw, Roswell, Georgia, North Carolina and virtually
If you are struggling with feeling anxious or depressed, have you experienced trauma, or do you long for a life that is calmer, happier, and more fulfilled; then New Hope counseling and therapy services can help. A qualified counselor or therapist will work with you closely to identify what is troubling you and develop a new understanding and connection to your feelings. Our therapy sessions allow you to experience a meaningful life with hope, balance, and joy.
Counseling Services
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Family Systems Therapy
- Persons Centered Approach
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Enhanced-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Trauma Therapy
- Somatic Therapies
- Somatic Experiencing
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Prolonged Exposure (PE)
- Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP)
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and RO-DBT
- Mindfulness and Body Integration
- Faith-based treatment, if desired
Nutrition Counseling
& solutions for sustained nutrition that will work for you for your life
You’ve dieted for years. You’ve lost the weight and gained it back more times than you can count. You. Are. Exhausted. STOP dieting. Success is finally achievable with an individualized nutrition plan and simple to follow guidelines that WORK because we get to know your lifestyle, your personality, your relationship with food, and we get to know YOU.
Individualized Nutrition Plans
- Nutrition Therapy to Heal Relationship with Food
- Individualized Eating Plans That Work!
- Intuitive Eating
- Nutritionists and Registered Dietitians
- Meal Plans that work
Trauma Informed Care
and Therapies for Trauma / PTSD /Narcissistic Abuse Recovery
Trauma and PTSD can have an array of long-lasting negative impacts on your physical, mental, and emotional health. Patients who have experienced a traumatic event leading to trauma or PTSD can benefit from the emerging practices in a trauma-informed care approach. This method allows counselors and therapists to treat a patient effectively without re-traumatization.
Trauma-Informed Care
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Exposure Therapy
- Cognitive Reconstructing
- Somatic Therapies
- Somatic Experiencing
- Somatic EMDR Therapy
- Treating Trauma & Eating Disorders
- Cognitive Processing Therapy
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Divorce
- Sexual Assault
- Narcissistic Abuse Recovery
Comprehensive Forensic Mental Health Assessments & Evaluations
New Hope partners with individuals, mental health providers, attorneys, GALs, and organizations to deliver a wide range of forensic mental health assessments and testing services—all through convenient telehealth. We offer in-depth evaluations, including forensic mental health assessments, starting at age six. A detailed report with our findings follows each evaluation and, if necessary, recommended treatment options.
Forensic Mental Health Services
- Chemical abuse and dependency**
- Child Custody Evaluations
- Coparenting services and reports
- Family Court Consultative Services
- Forensic Mental Health Evaluations
- “Fit-for-Duty” Evaluations for Employers
- Personal/Psychological Injury Cases
- Social Investigation
Virtual ADHD Assessment and Screening
for Adults and Children in Georgia and South Carolina
Think ADHD is just for kids? Think again. Up to 60% of children with ADHD carry symptoms into adulthood, often leaving them feeling confused and frustrated. We offer comprehensive ADHD assessments and screenings for both children (starting at age six) and adults, all through virtual appointments. If you suspect ADHD may be affecting you or someone you care about, our expert assessments are the ideal first step.
ADHD Evaluation Service
- Mental Health Evaluation
- ADHD Assessment
- ADHD Diagnosis Report & Review
- Treatment Options
New Hope Counseling and Wellness Center in Columbia, SC and Atlanta, Georgia, and Florida
A collaborative team of licensed therapists, counselors, and registered dietitian nutritionists specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, trauma, OCD, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and narcissistic abuse recovery.
- Conducting a thorough evaluation where we consider your emotional, nutritional, social, and medical needs.
- Creating an individualized treatment plan with you and not just for you.
- Helping you feel better by reducing symptoms and finding meaningful improvement in daily functioning.
- Coordinating your care with other providers to stabilize accompanying symptoms and medical conditions of your eating disorder, trauma, or condition, as well as monitor your overall wellness.
- Helping patients who have experienced trauma or PTSD in a manner that allows for effective treatment without re-traumatization.
- Helping to reduce or eliminate your negative behaviors including restriction, bingeing, purging, compulsive exercise, or other maladaptive behaviors.
- Teaching you about balanced nutrition with flexible eating habits.
- Building your self-esteem and improving your body image and self-acceptance.
- Creating and fostering a sense of safety
Download My Free Guide,
“Self Care”
What is the Guide to Self Care
The guide to self-care provides a way to set goals, track habits for well-being, and self-care prompts along with sample affirmations to help you achieve self-acceptance and self-love.
We believe there is always hope.
Say Hello to THE NEW YOU.
Our mission is to help clients discover a balanced, neutral relationship, and safe relationship with yourself, those around you, and your world. In order to promote, strengthen, and establish internal cues that promote flexibility in eating, clients work on attuned eating through structured meal plans. New Hope offers exposure and response prevention therapy through a variety of therapeutic interventions, including meal support, meal challenges, food exposures, and meal outings. These exercises are designed to show you how a variety of food can fit into your daily life (flexible eating). The ultimate goal is to strengthen your internal cues to promote flexibility in your eating, attunement in your internal cues to adequately nourish yourself, honoring hunger, fullness, and satiety cues.
We help our clients experiencing traumatic stress, symptoms of PTSD, or symptoms of Narcissistic abuse find healing, recovery, and ultimately a sense of safety. We do this with through building a safe place in the therapuetic relationsahip and evidenced-based strategies shown to provide long-lasting healing. We understand that you may have tried therapy before. We believe in full recovery. Hope is With Us!
Photo By: Hannah Lozano Photography
We Treat Eating Disorders
Binge Eating Disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia & Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), Female Athlete Triad, Restrictive Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S), and Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorder (OSFED)
We treat Trauma, PTSD, and Narcissistic Abuse
We offer several modalities to provide true healing and recovery. You can live in peace and feel safe.
We Teach You To Listen To Your Body & Yourself
When you are attuned to yourself, to your body, and to your emotional, biological, and physical needs, it is possible to repair your relationship with food.
We Offer Comprehensive Assessments
We provide provide comprehensive assessments for ADHD, forensic evaluations, custody evaluations, and mental health evaluations
If you (or someone you love)
answers YES to any of these questions,
New Hope Counseling and Wellness Center can help you change your life.
Are you struggling with an eating disorder?
Are you ready to make peace with food and/or your body?
Do you experience anxiety, depression, or other symptoms that impact your life?
Are you going through a divorce?
Do you have chronic pain?
Have you been through a trauma or have PTSD? A trauma can be different for each person. If you are unsure if you have been through a trauma and have symptoms that others cannot explain, we can help!
Meet the Team…
Amy Helms,
LISW-CP, MS, CEDS-C, CFMHE, CCCE, PMH-C, RD, LD, CCTPII, SEP
Tayler Crumpton,
RD, LD
Kaitlyn Hershiser,
LISW-CP, CSAC
Hope,
The Therapy Dog ❤
New Hope Counseling and Wellness Center Located in Columbia, SC and serving Georgia and North Carolina
New Hope Counseling and Wellness Center
3321 Forest Drive, Suite 1
Columbia, SC 29204
New Hope Counseling and Wellness Center
Marietta, GA 30062
3321 Forest Drive, Suite 1 Columbia, SC 29204
3535 Roswell Rd Suite 44 Marietta, GA 30062
803-569-9164
Our counseling and wellness center is located conveniently in Columbia, SC off of Route 12. Serving the nearby areas of Richland County and Lexington County including Kings Grant, Heathwood, Soda City, Melrose Heights, Rosewood, Shandon, Forest Acres, Hamptons and Old Woodlands.
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Resources
Clinical Training and Business Coaching
Amy Helms offers professional clinical supervision, case consultation, and business coaching for Registered Dietitians seeking support in their clinical work and business.
Amazon Resources
For your convenience, we also have resources available on Amazon for help with Eating Disorders, Intuitive Eating, Cyclical Dieters, Body Image Disorders, PTSD, and Behavioral Skills Workbooks.
Supplements
A “good, balanced” diet is not always enough to provide the micronutrients your body needs. Click below, if you are in need of supplements to fill in the nutritional gaps in your diet.