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Curley Simpson

Curley Simpson

LMFT

Therapist · Georgia · 12+ years of experience

Collaborative therapist focused on real-life change

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  • Relationship focus
  • Anger support
  • Strengths based

About Curley

Curley Simpson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Georgia. He has 12 years of professional experience and brings a practical, person-focused style to sessions. He emphasizes strength and partnership while helping people facing relationship strain, stress, and anger. Simpson works from the view that each person is the expert on their own life. He listens first, then helps people find steps that feel doable. Sessions focus on real problems like anxiety, addiction, grief, parenting strain, career transitions, and intimacy concerns. He draws on several approaches to guide sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. Emotionally-Focused Therapy supports understanding and shifting patterns in close relationships. Client-Centered Therapy keeps the conversation grounded in the client’s values and goals. Over the years he has supported people through trauma, infidelity, first responder stress, military and veteran issues, and multicultural concerns related to prejudice and discrimination. He also offers coaching to help people move toward specific life or career goals. Curley aims for straightforward, respectful work. He encourages small steps and checks in about what is working. People who want to change how they respond to anger, manage stress, or repair relationships can expect a collaborative approach focused on practical, achievable change.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsAnger management

Also works with

Trauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCoaching

Additional focus areas

First responder issuesInfidelityJealousyVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMulticultural concernsPrejudice and discrimination

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Motivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Credentials

Georgia

Languages

English

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following the person’s pace and priorities. The therapist listens closely, reflects what he hears, and helps clients decide what matters most. This approach supports people who need a respectful space to talk through stress, anger, or relationship concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice thoughts and behaviors that get in the way. It offers concrete strategies and small experiments to try between meetings. That structure is useful for managing anxiety, depression, and patterns that drive anger or avoidance. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at patterns in close relationships and at the emotions beneath them. It aims to shift interaction cycles so partners or individuals feel safer and more understood. EFT can help when anger, jealousy, or intimacy issues keep repeating. Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then recommend and test approaches together. Plans may change as progress and needs become clearer, and the client helps set the pace. Please confirm which session formats are offered before booking, since specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make scheduling easier by fitting sessions into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it simpler to maintain continuity of care during life transitions while still focusing on practical, stepwise change.

At a glance

Listed location
Georgia
Experience
12+ years
Credentials
LMFT
Languages
English
License (Georgia)
LMFT · No. MFT001642
NPI
1104422914

As listed by the therapist. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?

He helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, anger, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, parenting, self-esteem, career matters, depression, coping with life changes, and coaching.

What style of therapy does he use?

The approach is practical and client-centered. He uses Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative Therapy to match the situation.

How much experience does he have?

He has 12 years of professional experience as a therapist and over two decades of marriage experience, which he draws on when helping with relationship and family topics.

Where is the therapist located and what credential does he hold?

He practices in Georgia and holds the credential LMFT, listed as GA LMFT.

Which language are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here and may vary by therapist or platform.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with him?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Before you start

  • Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
  • Check that the location and license details above fit where you live.
  • If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.
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