Reality is hard. We often find ourselves wondering how life is so much different than we anticipated. We experience hurdles at work, conflict in our relationships, and stagnation in our faith. And we can’t shake the gnawing sense that we aren’t operating at our full potential. Drawing from her personal experience and extensive training with Dr. John Townsend, Becca collaborates with her clients to help them develop the capacities necessary to navigate life's challenges and create fulfilling lives. She works with male and female clients, personally and professionally, with a wide array of hurdles such as perfectionism, people- pleasing, imposter syndrome, burned-out leaders or helpers, trauma, relational dissatisfaction, spiritual formation, and addiction. Her focus is to dig underneath the unwanted symptoms to find the root causes that will facilitate long-term transformation. In addition to her therapy practice, Becca teaches for the Townsend Institute for Leadership and Counseling. She also facilitates the Townsend Leadership Program, a one-year training cohort designed for leaders and helpers that want to expand their capacity, personally and professionally.

Troy Snyder, MS, NCC, LPC, CCSAS, CPCS, is a biblically based and clinically trained Christian counselor. Troy has worked diligently over the years to develop his specialties to serve his client base with integrity and sound counseling applications. Troy specializes in three distinct areas: sexual addiction, anger, and adolescent issues. In these specialties, he works with adult males, adolescent males, and couples. He takes a holistic approach to helping his clients by working closely with their parents, spouse, family members, and friends to create a better foundation for success. In addition to these specialties, he also provides counseling for a range of issues that men and adolescent boys face. Troy is certified as a Clinical Sexual Addiction Specialist by the Christian Sex Addiction Specialists International. He views his faith in God as the key to his success in helping hurting people and makes every effort to share that same faith with his clients wherever they are in life.

Patrick Caffrey, LPC Pat is a licensed professional counselor specializing in the treatment of addictions and related family issues. He is currently in private practice in the greater Atlanta area. Pat’s experience extends to all aspects of addiction treatment. He was director and developer of the Rapha Psychiatric Services chemical dependency program. He has worked at all levels of addictions treatment from individual counseling through intensive outpatient, partial hospital, inpatient, and long term residential programs. He conducts assessments to determine the presence of addiction and to recommend appropriate treatment. At the outset of his career he was residential manager of a sober living facility for men in recovery. Pat also counsels families of individuals struggling with substance abuse and adult children of alcoholics. (ACOA)

Terrace earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from Michigan State University. She has provided service to those in foster care, substance abuse treatment programs, homeless shelters, residential facilities, and juvenile offenders through individual and group therapy. In addition, Terrace worked with students in special education creating programs, providing service, and educating others to aid those with emotional behavior disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, dual diagnosis, autism spectrum disorder, anxiety, and ADHD. Terrace has assisted youth in changing their trajectory through the development and implementation of programs that utilize the support of caregivers and school staff to nurture the whole child. As a School Social Worker, she has developed curriculums and programs to teach social skills; train staff on best practices for effective classroom management strategies; develop resources and support for parents and caregivers; in addition to creating and facilitating trauma-informed care and social-emotional learning strategies.

Madeline earned her B.S. in psychology from Berry College and went on to earn her M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She has experience counseling in court-mandated and private practice settings. Madeline has a passion for working with diverse clients who have experienced trauma, grief, anxiety and life transitions. She also enjoys working with adolescents and adults in individual and family session.

Erin (Pridgen) Nicolas, M.S. is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor. Her interests include working with children and their parents. Her areas of specialty include working with children struggling with anxiety, depression, learning disabilities, divorce, grief, behavioral issues, and self-esteem. As a play therapist, Erin makes use of both directive and non-directive approaches with her child-clients based on their individual needs. She utilizes the creative and playful nature of children to enhance their resiliency and coping abilities with whatever struggles they may face in a welcoming and supportive environment. She is also extremely passionate about working with parents on strengthening the parent-child relationship and developing sound parenting skills. When parents are involved in the therapy, children can experience more growth.

Kelly is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia who earned a bachelor’s degree in childhood and family development from the University of Georgia in 2011. She then moved to California and earned a master’s degree in clinical psychology with an emphasis in marriage and family therapy from Pepperdine University in 2015. In graduate school, she was selected to work in the university counseling center to provide therapy to college students. At the same time, she worked with patients with Alzheimer’s disease and their families at an adult daycare program.   After graduating and moving home to Georgia, Kelly worked in a variety of settings, including inpatient mental health hospitals, residential and outpatient eating disorder treatment centers, outpatient substance abuse treatment centers, corporate career environments, and private practice offices.    She enjoys working with a wide range of client circumstances. Kelly works with individuals, couples, and families from an eclectic and person-centered approach, pulling from a variety of therapeutic modalities and theories to best suit each client’s needs and personality. She does not believe in a “one-size-fits-all” approach and tailors therapy toward each individual. To learn more about Kelly visit her website at www.freedomfoundcounselingservices.com

Dr. Chelsea Moodie specializes in treating children and adolescents who are experiencing challenges with focus, organization, time management, and procrastination. Dr. Moodie collaborates with parents and encourages their involvement; homework is assigned to both parents and children to enhance family communication. She equips parents with practical tools so they can set their child up for success at school and home. Treatment plans are tailored to the needs of each child. She offers social skills groups for kids and teens, as they learn tremendously from their peers. Many clients benefit from the combination of individual therapy and social skills groups. Dr. Moodie is passionate about serving children who have ADHD or autism. She received her Ph.D. in developmental psychology and is a Licensed Professional Counselor. Please email to confirm Dr. Moodie is accepting new clients at scheduling@moodycounseling.com.

Dr. Montes is a licensed psychologist and has experience in treating clients of all ages. He received his PhD from the University of Akron in 1998 and specializes in children & adolescents with learning weaknesses. He speaks English and ASL for the hearing impaired. In addition to his extensive skills as a psychologist, he is a professor, author, and father of four. He is certified in neurofeedback by the BCIA and has been featured on CBS 46 news.

You want to keep moving on with your life, but something is in the way. You may feel stuck, unmotivated, depressed, anxious, scared, and so much more. Life can be so challenging, and it isn't fair that you don't get instructions. At GROW, we understand that life can throw some unexpected curveballs that you were never prepared to handle. We want to help equip you with the tools to manage the challenges and wounds life can bring to move towards healing. Courtney Salter loves helping people move forward. She is passionate about the potential that you have in your life, and works diligently to become a safe place to find and develop the tools within yourself and heal past wounds. Courtney earned her Master's Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Liberty University. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Nationally Certified Counselor, and has extensive training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Courtney has worked in a psychiatric hospital with a range of disorders in the inpatient and outpatient units. Her experience extends to working with adults, teens, women, trauma, anxiety, addiction, depression, mood disorders, psychotic disorders, boundaries, communication, career, codependency, and relationships. You are not broken in need of fixing; you may be healing and in need of care. Caring for yourself and your emotional/mental health is often a difficult thing to do. Yet unattended, the wounds and destructive coping mechanisms tear away the chance of healthy relationships, life-giving work, daily functioning, and effective parenting. As your therapist, Courtney is determined to help you find your place in the healing process. You may wonder if you need counseling or if it will make a difference. Here at GROW, we have seen things get better. We are passionate about the potential that you have in your life. Life happens, but together we can find the next steps forward.