Amanda is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Georgia and holds her National Certified Counselor credential. She completed her Master of Science degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Capella University in 2018 and her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with a concentration in substance abuse from Kaplan University in 2015. Amanda's clinical experience includes working at a treatment facility for substance use disorders and four years in a private practice setting where she provided counseling to adolescents, adults, and couples. Amanda has been trained in evidence-based psychotherapies including, but not limited to, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Solution-Focused Therapy. She also completed specialized training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).  Amanda offers a unique, person-centered, trauma-informed approach to therapy that guides individuals to their own paths to happiness. Her philosophy emphasizes the importance of individual trauma and how it plays out in the client’s world today. Her knowledge of CBT, DBT, EMDR, Psychoeducation, and Solution-Focused therapy interventions allows her to serve adolescents, adults, couples, and groups in a variety of mental health-related areas.  Amanda’s clinical interests include, but are not limited to, individuals affected by trauma, anxiety, depression, substance use, bereavement, marital problems, physical illnesses, and general life struggles. As a spouse of a veteran, she also has clinical interests of working with veterans and their families.

I’ve been walking alongside individuals on their healing journey since 2015. I have an embodied approach to therapy that connects the heart, mind, and body, which I believe are connected—so having a holistic plan for healing is key. I specialize in trauma work and also work extensively with anxiety, depression, and family-of-origin issues. I earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a specialization in family studies from Corban College. I went on to earn a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Grace College and Seminary. I hold certifications in Brainspotting and am a Clinical Trauma Professional.  Depending on the client’s needs I integrate various approaches, including Narrative Theory, Parts Work (based on Internal Family Systems), Exposure Response Prevention, Cognitive Behavioral Theory, and Attachment Theory. The works of Bessel van der Kolk, Dan Siegel, Curt Thompson, and Dan Allender have greatly influenced my understanding of the origin stories of both our wounding and healing. I love working at the intersection of clinical counseling and Christian spiritual formation. If clients wish to integrate their faith into their healing journey, I am more than happy to meet them where they are. I have been married for 18 years and have 3 kids ranging from ages 8 to 14. I hail from the Hoosier State and have been cheering on IU basketball since I was a little girl attending games at Assembly Hall. My husband and I have been in ministry for the entirety of our marriage, and he is now pastoring a local church in Alpharetta.

Erica has been a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist since 2006. Within this timeframe, she has provided individual, family, and couples therapy. During her early years of licensure, Erica worked with Community Solutions, providing intensive in-home counseling to families and high-risk teens involved with the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice. This included working directly with county and state juvenile probation officials, courts, and judges. In 2014, Erica received her Marriage and Family Therapy Supervisor Certification. She then provided clinical supervision to social service interns looking to practice in the field of marriage and family therapy, counseling, and social work.  Erica became the Regional Executive Director with Southwest Key Programs in 2019, overseeing up to 17 master’s degree-level clinicians throughout Georgia. Using Functional Family Therapy (FFT), an evidenced-based therapy model, clinicians provided in-home therapy to teens and their families involved in the court system. Erica supported clinicians, individuals, and families, helping them navigate areas such as parenting, delinquency, teen alcohol and drug use, depression, anxiety, trauma, anger, and boundaries.  Erica now works with the Veterans Health Administration. She supports veterans through immediate crises as they struggle with issues including anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), military sexual trauma (MST), and suicidal ideations.  Erica is also passionate about working in private practice, where she uses the modalities Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. She supports individuals and couples struggling with challenges such as religious trauma, intimacy, desire discrepancies, performance anxiety, sexual health, and maintaining wellness. Erica helps educate the community and faith-based organizations about mental health issues via presentations, conferences, and seminars. Erica enjoys working toward spiritual wellness, travel, sports, and spending time with family and friends.

In my work with couples, adults, and teens, Sonia’s hope is that clients will leave therapy confident in their strengths, equipped to make wise choices, and empowered to maintain healthier lives and relationships. She works to alleviate negative symptoms within the context of current circumstances, help identify the root of challenges, and modify unhealthy cognitive and emotional processes. Sonia’s interventions help clients break through an impasse and equip them with practical solutions for future problem solving. She offers targeted, short-term counseling or in-depth therapy that identifies and replaces negative patterns. In couples counseling, Sonia helps partners break negative cycles, learn effective communication skills, build deeper connection, co-parent effectively after divorce, or heal after an affair. She uses Dr. Gottman's research and other approaches, customizing treatment with questionnaires that speed up the process and give a clear picture of strengths and deficits. She also conducts premarital counseling assessments. Sonia offers eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), a physiologically-based therapy for the treatment of conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorders, complicated grief, and adult or childhood trauma.

Dr. Staci Bolton is a Clinical Psychologist who specializes in psychological and psychoeducational testing of children, adolescents, and adults. She also provides therapy for children, teens, and families with difficulties such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, behavior problems, learning disabilities, life transitions, adjustment issues, illness, and religious/spiritual concerns. When requested, Dr. Bolton intentionally integrates biblical theology and psychology to provide spiritually-oriented treatment interventions from a Christian counseling perspective. Dr. Bolton seeks to provide comprehensive care for children, adolescents, and their families by offering diagnostic assessments, treatment planning and referrals, and ongoing therapy services. Evaluations include objective, scientific tests to assess personal strengths and weaknesses related to intellectual potential, academic achievement, emotions, behavior, and interpersonal relationship skills. Once difficulties are identified and solutions are recommended, Dr. Bolton connects her clients with a range of multidisciplinary professionals to provide the appropriate resources and support to address any concerns.

Orrin believes that telling your story is transformative. An unexamined story hinders our abilities to tend to our own inner worlds, contributing to a range of issues such as anxiety/depression, shame, anger, compulsive/addictive behaviors, and difficult relationship patterns. Without realizing it, we can spend so much of our energy avoiding and managing our pain, that we have little left over to pursue the lives we were made for. Orrin’s own story bears this truth out. Growing up in Atlanta, Orrin played the “good Christian boy" role well, learning to reject parts of himself that didn’t fit into this model—and assuming God and others would as well. It wasn’t until he began to practice vulnerability that he opened himself to being loved and embraced exactly as he is—not as he should be. After graduating from the University of Georgia, Orrin spent some time in college ministry before becoming a high school English teacher, where he aimed to help students find threads of their own stories within the characters, worlds, and language of novels and poems. Orrin eventually felt a pull towards counseling and earned his M.A. from Richmont Graduate University in Atlanta. Orrin’s early clinical experience included private practice therapy with adults, adolescents, and families, as well as group therapy and assessments in psychiatric hospital and non-profit settings. In therapy, Orrin draws primarily from attachment science and family systems theory in order to help individuals and families move out of “stuckness” into connection, healing, and growth. When he’s not at the office, Orrin enjoys reading fiction, watching the Braves, cooking, and being outside. Most of all, Orrin loves spending time with his wife, his two daughters, and his friends.

Kristi has been passionate about helping others as long as she can remember. Her career began as a hospice social worker, which was incredibly rewarding and radically changed her perspective on life. Later, Kristi pivoted to private practice after her own life-changing experiences in therapy. She is trained in several modalities, including Gottman Method, Relational Life Therapy, and Brainspotting. Kristi was selected as one of only 16 therapists to be in the first training cohort of the Relationship Theory Model (RTM) with Jourdan Blue. RTM is revolutionizing the way individuals and couples approach relationship-focused therapy and relationship coaching.    Kristi's approach to counseling is direct, results-focused, and collaborative. She has high expectations for her clients, giving them the compassion and accountability they need for success, growth, and change. Kristi emphasizes that the process requires work and correspondence outside of sessions, and she guides her clients to "immerse and rehearse" what they are learning, ultimately retraining their brain for secure, healthy connections.   Kristi understands if you are skeptical about counseling or have tried it and were unsuccessful. However, she encourages you to reach out to her so she can explain how her approach is different and how she can help you thrive!

Stanley Hoover is a licensed professional counselor, board certified by the National Board for Certified Counselors. He earned a doctorate in counselor education and supervision from Mercer University and a master's degree in counseling from Richmont Graduate University. In addition to receiving specialized training in trauma counseling and spiritually integrated psychotherapy, Dr. Hoover is certified in Relationally Focused Psychodynamic Therapy by the Contemporary Psychodynamic Institute. Dr. Hoover's clinical practice is affiliated with the Hope Counseling Center at Richmont, where he serves as associate professor in the School of Counseling. 

Dr. Corey Carlisle believes that many men are disconnected from their inner worlds. And while they might learn all the right things to do to maintain stable lives, unresolved soul issues can still take men out. Dr. Corey helps men better understand themselves and live with greater freedom, power, and love throughout their lives and relationships.  Dr. Corey believes in the long game of soul work and inner growth. He offers no magic formulas or quick answers to the challenges clients face. His main goal is not to fix a problem per se, but to join each client on their road to becoming all God created them to be. Dr. Corey is professionally trained and equipped to walk with clients in understanding their inner worlds, freeing and empowering them to bring more life and goodness into the world and be a blessing to all those around.

Angela is a licensed psychologist and the author of Revealed: What the Bible Can Teach You About Yourself, published in February 2019. She specializes in the treatment of eating disorders. Angela is a third degree black belt in Taekwondo. Her therapeutic style is warm and collaborative, and she works to build upon existing strengths to empower clients toward change.