LOCATION 
1150 Upper Hembree Rd.
Suite 16
Roswell, GA 30076
Phone 678.624.0930 x. 16
Fax 678.624.0730
Emergency Pager
678.778.6819
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SAFE SPACE
This practice is a "Safe Space" working to affirm and support individuals and families of all sexual orientations and religious/ethnic backgrounds.
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Marriage and Family Therapy
In my clinical work with couples/families, I utilize a range of interventions and methodologies to diminish self-defeating behaviors to establish effective ways to meet goals and the challenges of family life. My diverse background in marriage and family therapy exposed me to training training with many of the innovators in the field. My MFT training in began San Antonio, Texas in 1985, where I completed coursework and an Externship Training at the Community Counseling Clinic at Our Lady of the Lake University. In this initial phase of my MFT training, my skills centered on brief/solution-focused and short-term therapy models, continuing through my coursework and practicum training at the Family Therapy doctoral program at Texas Tech University, as well as training under Dr. Susan Hendrick in the Dept. of Psychologiy at Texas Tech, and her research with close relationships and love styles.
Family therapy training continued during internship at the renowned Dallas Child Guidance Clinic, the second oldest child guidance clinic in the nation. There I worked directly under the supervision of Anna Beth Benningfield, two-time President of AAMFT (American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists).
In 1992, I obtained Clinical Membership in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT), the national certification for MFT therapy in the nation. In my current Systems-Oriented work (see www.systemscentered.com), I teach couples to develop their relationship, such that they discover their strengths, and together cooperatively build the type of relationship and family life that they truly want to live in. I continue my work in the Systems-Oriented approach in couples work through monthly couples training and psychotherapy training in Systems-Centerd®Therapy. I also frequently present on the topic of Systems-Oriented apporaches in marital/couples therapies.
Substance Abuse, Addiction, & Recovery
While on internship at the Dallas Child Guidance Clinic (DCGC), I completed an in-patient rotation om the alcohol dependency unit at the Dallas VA Medical Center. Then in 1993, I was awarded a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the sane unit (now entitled Chemical Addiction Program -- "CAP") at the VA Medical Center. During my fellowship tenure, working on a multidisciplinary team, I provided group therapy, individual treatment planning, testing, and educational programming for patients. I also worked with other Fellows in Occupational Therapy, Nursing, and Social Work in developing a couple’s group program.
In my Georgia Tech Counseling Center work, I developed the assessment and counseling services for substance abuse. I also became a Certified Instructor, certified by the Prevention Research Institute, teaching the Prime for Life substance abuse educational course for college students. For many years I served as a certified evaluator and treatment provider for the Georgia Multiple DUI Offender Program. Furthermore, for 20 years, my professional relationship with Dr. Robert Margolis has served as an on-going resource for training in addiction and recovery.
Currently, my substance abuse experience and expertise is used to identify and address substance abuse problems in all clinical work; I work with individuals who present with substance abuse problems at all ends of the spectrum. In my practice, this involves working with clients following residential or in-patient treatment by preventing or treating relapses, as well as working with clients who may not see their use as a problem. My many years of clinical experience allow these sensitive problems to be addressed tactfully in sensible, practical ways. I remain informed of research developments in the ever-changing field of addiction, chemical and process addictions, through updates from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and other resources.
Group Therapy (click on Group Therapy to learn more about the "Changes" Adult Psychotherapy Group)
"Changes" is the on-going interpersonal psychotherapy group for adults that is on Tuesdays, 6 - 7:30 PM. Please contact me if you want to be screened for group. I possess over 25 years experience in leading groups and I view group therapy as the optimal treatment of choice for many types of problems. My training in group therapy began in 1985 and since that time I have facilitated groups at the Dallas VA Chemical Addiction Program, Jewish Family Services (Interpersonal Groups & Cancer Support Groups), Bexar County Women's Center, Georgia Tech Counseling Center, and in private practice. In 1994, I completed the requirements for full clinical membership in the American Group Psychotherapy Association and in 1996 became Certified with the National Registry of Certified Group Psychotherapists. Throughout the year, I continue to train in group methods to satisfy requirements for his group psychotherapy certification. As a System’s-Oriented therapist, I continually train in Systems-Centered Trainings, both regionally and nationally. By continuously being involved in training, I remain aware and abreast of innovations in the fields of group dynamics, communication, and group therapy.
Anxiety & Mood Disorders/Depression
My practice is dominated by work with individuals dealing with moderate to severe anxiety and depressive mood symptoms. A focal point of clinical work is employing treatment methods that have been demonstratedto be most effective in remedying anxiety & mood problems. The treatment methods I utilize are potent in enhancing mood and reducing anxiety/stress. These methods also function to help individuals and couples reduce symptoms before they emerge as problematic. Thereby, problem patterns related to triggering symptoms may transform, reducing relapses. I work in conjunction with concurrent psychiatric treatments and provide referrals for psychiatric consultation when warranted.
Personality and Chronic Interpersonal Problems 
Many maladaptive patterns in interpersonal functioning are related to ways of coping developed in childhood and in earlier life experiences. Ways of coping in life become outmoded; however, many times we continue to use coping and social skills that are not effective in the current life context. Therapy can be effective in identifying such patterns and modifying them to fit current needs. Past traumatic experiences also may evoke styles of adapting that later in life may interfere with effective styles of relating, both personally and professionally. I employ clinical methods designed to address such patterns and develop new, adaptive styles of relating and approaching goals. I work with clients who have some trauma history and refer to a skilled group of clinicians for more extensive/complex trauma cases.
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
I have performed psycho-educational testing for the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD and learning disorders for over 25 years. During my initial training, I held a three year position at the Texas Tech University Counseling Center focusing exclusively on the determining educational and psychological diagnoses and interventions. Internship duties at Dallas Child Guidance Clinic involved intensive training and evaluations for children with a range of learning problems. Finishing internship, I worked as a School Psychologist with the Dallas ISD Special Education Department, exclusively focusing on the evaluation of children and adolescent needs.
Now in private practice, I focus on identifying such conditions with late adolescents and adults, guiding them and their families to make the adjustments that best help them succeed in education, career, and their personal/family life. I am vigilant in staying current in the research of ADHD and I make research results available to all of clients.
Testing & Evaluation
Testing services are provided to evaluate symptoms of distress and disturbance, including most types of objective and projective personality evalutation. Assessment goals are to identify a clear understanding in diagnosis and treatment recommendations. Areas of assessment include Adult ADHD, substance Abuse/Addiction, Mood Disorders, and Anxiety Disorders. Contact my office for a listing of all testing services and see charges for individual tests under POLICIES.
This practice is considered a "Safe Space" affirming and supporting individuals and families of all races, cultures, religions, and sexual orientations.
Dr. Frontman is a National Health Service Psychologist.
A National Health Service Psychologist is a licensed psychologist who is certified to be fully & comprehensively trained to independently practice in his state to provide prevention, evaluation, assessment & treatment services.
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