About Dr. AnneMarie Jeffries
I am a licensed psychologist in the Atlanta area with experience helping adults work through various concerns. Additionally, I provide teletherapy to people in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Click here to learn more about PSYPACT legislation.
My therapeutic work is grounded in an interpersonal approach and is highly integrative. This means that I regard relationships as fundamental to our experiences as people. Similarly, I hold deep respect for the therapeutic relationship and view it as paramount to the therapeutic process. When I sit with you, I bring my authentic self into the room along with genuine compassion, warmth, and nonjudgment. People who work with me feel safe, understood, respected, and empowered in our relationship. This space is necessary for change and often is the core avenue for healing.
I am attentive to the unique needs of each person I sit with and am flexible, creative, and collaborative in my treatment approach. While my work is grounded in an interpersonal approach, I consistently integrate various therapeutic approaches based on a person’s needs, preferences, culture, context, as well as literature on what is effective. Humanistic, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Attachment Theory, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Experiential Therapy are some of the therapeutic approaches I routinely draw from to enhance my work.
It is important that my work is effective for you. I collaborate with my clients to develop shared goals and maintain an ongoing dialogue that is welcoming of feedback and involves assessing our progress as we go.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Emory University School of Medicine, 2013
APA-Approved Internship: Emory University Student Counseling Center, 2012
Doctorate of Psychology (PsyD): Georgia School of Professional Psychology, 2012
Master of Arts in Psychology: Georgia School of Professional Psychology, 2009
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology: Emory University, 2004
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
ADDITIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE
Executive Coach
Emory University Goizueta Business School, 2016-present
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Professor
Emory University Executive Coaching Diploma Program, 2019-2020
Adjunct Professor
Mercer University School of Medicine, 2013-2016
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Psychological Association
Georgia Psychological Association