Therapy for Individuals & Families
Affirming, trauma-informed therapy for adults, children, teens, and families in Nashville, TN, with virtual therapy available throughout Tennessee.
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Support That Meets You Where You Are
Different ages, relationships, and seasons of life call for different kinds of support. At the Center for Authentic Growth, we offer individual and family therapy rooted in curiosity, connection, and respect for each person’s lived experience. Whether you’re seeking therapy for yourself, looking for support for your child or teen, or hoping to strengthen your family relationships, our team will meet you with care that honors who you are and what you need.
Choose the option below that best fits what you’re looking for to learn more about our approach and areas of support.
Individual Therapy for Adults
Our therapists support adults navigating anxiety, trauma, identity, relationships, grief, life transitions, chronic stress, and the patterns or experiences that may be keeping you from feeling fully connected to yourself and your life.
Common Areas of Support
- Anxiety, stress, and burnout
- Trauma and complex trauma
- Depression and mood concerns
- Identity, self-worth, and personal growth
- Perfectionism and people-pleasing
- Relationships, attachment, and boundaries
- Grief and loss
- Life transitions and decision-making
- Body image and disordered eating
- Chronic illness and chronic pain
- Sexuality and sexual health
Specialized, Affirming Support
While our therapists support a wide range of concerns, our team also brings experience in areas where finding a therapist who truly understands your identity, experiences, and context can make a meaningful difference.
Neurodivergent-Affirming Therapy
Our neurodivergent-affirming therapy supports autistic, ADHD, and other neurodivergent adults in understanding themselves without treating their differences as something that needs to be fixed. Therapy can explore masking, burnout, emotional regulation, relationships, identity, sensory needs, and the challenges of navigating a world that may not always work with the way your brain does.
Religious Trauma Therapy
Religious trauma can affect your identity, relationships, sense of safety, and the way you understand yourself long after your beliefs or relationship with a faith community have changed. Our therapists offer affirming religious trauma therapy for adults healing from harmful religious experiences, spiritual abuse, shame, or the complexities of questioning, changing, or leaving a faith tradition.
LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapy
Our LGBTQ+ affirming therapy offers a space where your identity is respected, understood, and never treated as something that needs to be changed. We support LGBTQIA+ and queer adults navigating identity and coming out, gender and sexuality, relationships, minority stress, internalized shame, religious trauma, life transitions, and the everyday experiences that come with living authentically.
All of our therapists work with adults and bring their own areas of experience, training, and approach to therapy. Explore our team to learn more about each therapist and find someone who may feel like a good fit. Not sure where to start? Request a consultation or contact us, and we’ll be happy to help you find the right support.
Therapy for Children & Teens
Children and teens deserve support that meets them where they are. We offer affirming, developmentally responsive therapy for children and teens ages 2+, with age ranges varying by therapist. Depending on your child or teen’s needs, sessions may incorporate creative and experiential approaches alongside relational, trauma-informed care.
Our clinicians support young people navigating anxiety, emotional regulation, trauma, neurodivergence, identity exploration, family and relationship challenges, life transitions, and personal growth. LGBTQIA+ and gender-affirming support is also available for children and teens seeking a safe space to explore and understand who they are.
Common Areas of Support
- Anxiety, worry, and panic
- Big emotions and emotional regulation
- Stress and nervous system overwhelm
- Trauma and difficult experiences
- ADHD, autism, and neurodivergence
- Self-esteem and self-confidence
- Identity exploration and self-discovery
- LGBTQIA+ and gender-affirming support
- Family dynamics and conflict
- Friendships and relationship challenges
- Boundaries and people-pleasing
- School and social stress
- Life transitions and changes
- Shame and self-criticism
- Grief and loss
Find Support for Your Child or Teen
Finding the right person to support your child or teen matters. Explore our therapists who work with younger clients to learn more about their approaches, specialties, and age ranges. Not sure who may be the best fit? Reach out and we’ll be happy to help you decide where to start.
Family Therapy
Families can get stuck in patterns that leave everyone feeling frustrated, disconnected, or misunderstood. Family therapy offers a supportive space to slow those patterns down, better understand one another, and work toward healthier ways of communicating and connecting.
Our therapists provide affirming, relational family therapy for families navigating conflict, changing relationships, identity, life transitions, and other experiences affecting the family as a whole. We welcome diverse family structures and approach therapy with curiosity and respect for each person’s experiences, needs, and identity.
Common Areas of Support
- Communication difficulties and recurring conflict
- Parent-child and caregiver-child relationships
- Family transitions and changing dynamics
- LGBTQIA+ identity and family support
- Gender identity and gender-affirming support
- Neurodivergence within the family
- Boundaries and relationship patterns
- Trauma and difficult family experiences
- Grief, loss, and major life changes
- Strengthening connection and understanding
Support for the Whole Family
Every family brings different relationships, experiences, and needs into therapy. Explore our therapists to learn more about their approaches and specialties, or reach out if you’d like help determining who may be the best fit for your family.