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GA Psychologist PSY003471

Dr. Chanda Pilgrim, GA Psychologist PSY003471

  • Experience26 years
  • LocationGeorgia
  • Focus areasADHD, Family, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Chanda

Dr. Chanda Pilgrim welcomes people who feel overwhelmed by life’s challenges and seeks to help them gain clearer perspective.

Background and approach

With 26 years as a practicing psychologist in Georgia, she draws on experience in schools, personal agencies, and community mental health to support clients facing a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, relationship struggles, ADHD, and caregiving stress.

Her approach treats body and mind as interconnected, so conversations about mood also explore sleep, exercise, and diet as part of recovery and resilience. Dr.

Pilgrim practices from a cognitive framework, helping clients examine the meanings they assign to events and how thoughts shape feelings. Therapy typically includes collaborative discussion of personal history, practical homework to reinforce new skills between sessions, and guided meditations when helpful to alter automatic reactions.

Clients often report feeling understood and supported, a quality she cultivates by building a warm, respectful working relationship. She is licensed in Georgia as GA Psychologist PSY003471 and offers services in English for those seeking a thoughtful, holistic perspective on emotional and life challenges.

How cognitive approaches translate to online therapy

Dr. Pilgrim uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns that fuel anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT involves noticing automatic thoughts, testing their accuracy, and practicing new ways of thinking and responding, which is helpful for mood disorders, worry, and coping with life changes.

She also incorporates a holistic lens that explores how lifestyle factors such as sleep, exercise, and diet interact with emotional health. This practical focus often leads to concrete behavioral steps clients can try between sessions, along with guided meditations or exercises to change automatic reactions to distressing events.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to tailor techniques to their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods over time as progress and feedback indicate what fits best.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives and to access care from home. These formats provide flexibility for scheduling, allow for frequent check-ins or homework support, and make it simpler to continue consistent work toward goals when in-person options are limited.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with a broad range of concerns such as depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties, ADHD, grief, parenting and caregiver stress, mood disorders, and related life adjustments.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her practice emphasizes a cognitive approach that links thoughts to feelings, combined with attention to lifestyle factors like sleep, diet, and exercise to support overall wellbeing.
What is her professional background?
She has 26 years of experience working as a psychologist in schools, personal agencies, and a community mental health setting with individuals and families across diverse concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed in Georgia under GA Psychologist PSY003471 and provides services to clients in that state in English.
Does she accept clients from other countries?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients located in Georgia and conducts sessions in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How is pricing handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepressionADHD

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessImmigration issuesIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Experience

26+ years

Licensed

Georgia

Languages

English

What Chanda can help with

Dr. Chanda Pilgrim works with clients on family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, depression, and ADHD.

Chanda works with individuals and families dealing with relationship issues and schizophrenia.

How Chanda approaches therapy

Chanda's clinical approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

Experience and training

Chanda is a GA Psychologist PSY003471 practicing in Georgia, with 26 years of clinical experience.