Therasports Counseling LLC

Therasports Counseling LLC is a mental health counseling practice in Woodstock, GA. The practice offers child and adolescent counseling, trauma and EMDR therapy, sport performance counseling, and adult counseling. Its therapists work with children ages 6 to 12 and teens ages 13 to 18, as well as adults, addressing anxiety, depression, behavioral issues, trauma, PTSD, childhood trauma, grief, life transitions, and sport-related concerns such as performance anxiety, mental blocks and yips, sport injuries, and performance pressure. Sport performance counseling serves athletes at the youth, collegiate, and professional levels. The practice holds a rating of 4.80 based on 24 reviews. TheraSports Counseling was founded by Alma Gardarsdottir, LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker in Georgia and an EMDR certified clinician. Gardarsdottir holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology and a master's in Social Work with a concentration in children and families from Kennesaw State University, and is a former Division I collegiate soccer player. The team includes licensed clinical social workers, EMDR-certified therapists, trauma-informed clinicians, and sports-focused mental health professionals, among them Ashlyn Wilkins, LCSW, Anthony Morgan, LAPC, and Larisa Hanger, LPC, NCC. The practice describes its approach as holistic and client-centered, focused on helping clients recognize and build on their own strengths within a safe, non-judgmental space. Its clinicians use developmentally appropriate techniques including art and play therapy, DBT, TF-CBT, EMDR, and Seeking Safety, and offer therapy in individual and group settings. TheraSports Counseling is located on Churchill Ct, just off Highway 92. Rubes Creek is about 0.4 miles away, and Main Street in Woodstock is about 0.9 miles from the office. The practice has built a solid reputation among the customers it has served, reflected in a 4.80 rating across 24 reviews. In Woodstock, that combination of trauma-informed care and sport performance counseling for athletes of all levels, led by a founder who competed at the Division I level, gives local families and athletes a practice grounded in both clinical training and firsthand athletic experience.