Fellow Counseling
Atlanta, GA
Chase grew up in a house full of guys, and he and his brothers spent their days playing sports, eating anything their mom cooked, or in the great outdoors hunting and fishing with their dad. As a former college athlete, Chase values a team approach, which is easy to see and experience through his counseling and coaching perspectives. Chase's clinical background is in marriage and family therapy, and his skills have been sharpened by his work at an inpatient hospital, a private practice, and independent school settings. Chase enjoys spending time with his beautiful wife, his kids, and his dog as well as coaching high school sports, being outdoors, and trying new restaurants.
Relate Counseling
Atlanta, GA
Through listening and the therapeutic relationship, Liza works with clients to highlight their strengths, resilience, and propensity for positive change in times of stress, challenge, and pain. Guided by the client’s needs and inclinations, Liza seeks to engage them in a process of healing and metamorphosis, whether small or large. She meets clients where they are, pairing her personal background with her training in cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, the expressive arts, mindfulness, and narrative therapy. She enjoys working with adults and children, individually or in groups. When needed, she provides family counseling for parents and children. Liza is experienced in working with clients with depression, anxiety, anger, or relationship issues. She encourages the use of healthy coping skills and mindfulness practices. With children, she uses art, books, and activities to engage children and help solidify therapeutic goals. Liza has four children and enjoys spending time with her husband, children, and friends. She also enjoys making pottery, running, hiking, traveling, reading, and cooking.
Exhale Counseling
Acworth, GA
Laura Baker is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and a national certified counselor (NCC). She works extensively with all types of trauma-related disorders, dissociative disorders, self-harm, eating disorders, depression, anxiety, and sports performance anxiety. Laura is passionate about empowering females of all ages to understand and embrace their unique selves and not to let their past define them. Her goal is to create a trusting counseling environment where open, honest communication is explored, so it can be transferred to personal relationships outside of the counseling setting. Laura enjoys equipping adults, adolescents, and families with tools as they navigate through unexpected life transitions such as divorce or sudden loss. Laura believes it is imperative that we aim to provide holistic emotional health for individuals and families so that the generations to come have the best chance for success. This holistic approach will have an eternal impact on families and the world in which we live.
Exhale Counseling
Acworth, GA
Denise is a licensed professional counselor and a national certified counselor. She also pursues empirical-based training and research in her counseling approach. Denise has a special interest in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) and learning differences. She understands how ADHD and learning differences not only impact the individual who is facing challenges but also the family unit as a whole. Using her strengths-based philosophy, Denise provides life coaching, study skills, and organizational training to promote self-efficacy. Additionally, she works with those facing anxiety, depression, college guidance, career development, adoption, infertility, marital discord, single parenting adjustment, blended families, co-dependency, emotional abuse, grief, and mood disorders. Her desire is to instill a legacy that encourages and empowers clients to face and overcome the challenges of life. Denise is trained in the DISC personality styles and assessment for strengths coaching as well as PREPARE/ENRICH (the leading relationship skill-building program for premarital and married couples)and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR).
Family Renewal Counseling
Woodstock, GA
I have a passion for working with children (ages 6+), adolescents and adults navigating challenges such as addiction, anxiety, stress and relationship or family conflict. I enjoy working directly with parents to set goals and better understand their teen's challenges as well as with couples who want the most from their marriage. I am specializing and continuing my training in bipolar/mood disorders, addictions, couple's therapy, and human sexuality. I became a therapist because I knew from a young age that I wanted to help other people. My own history, family, and journey influence me as a therapist. This makes me real. One does not get to the therapy chair without experiences and struggles in life. I have found that hope and grace have anchored me and this is what I seek for my clients. Because my life has been impacted by the very challenges and issues I strive to help others conquer, it is my intent to make sure you feel safe and deeply understood. I have overcome and you can too.
ACCARES Wellness Center, Dr.Kathy Howell & Associates
Dawsonville, GA
Dr. Howell earned an academic scholarship right out of high school, but it was 30 years, a successful landscaping career, and four daughters down the road before she would complete her undergraduate degree. As she debated about defining her career choice, she felt God's leading to become a counselor. Her education and life experiences have equipped her to understand many of the issues facing those in need. After completing a Master of Arts in counseling, she started her own practice in the Dawsonville area. Dr. Howell earned her Doctor of Philosophy in psychotherapy in 1999 and has continually built upon that base by taking postgraduate certification courses covering a variety of areas: Nutrition Response Testing®, women's issues, grief, inner memory healing, stress management, anxiety disorder, and divorce recovery. Over the last 20 years in the profession, Dr. Howell's experiences have been extensive. She has had the opportunity to counsel individuals with a wide range of needs and has provided services for a number of local institutions and groups. Dr. Howell believes that for the maximum benefit, it is important to treat the individual’s "whole person"––spirit, soul, and body.
Legacy Strategy
Kennesaw, GA
Since 1984, Diane has served as a licensed marriage and family therapist in full-time private practice. She currently serves as Director of Legacy Strategy, Inc., providing counseling to individuals, couples, and families that struggle with anxiety, depression, learning challenges, marriage conflicts, and trauma recovery. Diane also serves as faculty for Liberty University Online. Her education includes an undergrad degree in Bible and Psychology; a graduate degree from Biola University in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling; and additional graduate work in Family Mediation. Diane is a “fellow” and a clinical supervisor with American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.
North Georgia Family Counseling Centers, Inc
Norcross, GA
A relational therapist with experience working with families with a variety of diagnoses. A decade of work with addictions at Metro Atlanta Recovery Residences, Inc. Forty-plus years of experience as a pastor, husband, and father.
My Secret Garden Counseling Service
Kennesaw, GA
When I was a teenager, I was influenced by the work of Torey Hayden who was a teacher that worked with children with mental health needs. When I attended college, I did become a teacher, and I then taught private school and homeschooled my three children. I also taught various age groups at the different churches I attended. As my children grew older, I yearned to go back to what I had originally dreamed of doing – counseling people that were hurting. To that end, I attended Richmont University, a unique graduate school that combines psychology with spirituality. I also pursued becoming a registered play therapist. During my internship, I worked at a psych hospital on the adolescent unit, focusing on teens with mood problems and self-destructive behavior. Upon graduating, I received training in DBT – Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and I became the coordinator of the program at the hospital where I had done my internship. Currently, I am working as a play therapist with young kids, and applying DBT principles with teens and adults at my private practice. Those are the facts of my career – but my experience and my compassion come largely through the painful things that I have been through. It is those things that have taught me the most and equipped me with the tools that I have to help others.
Momentum Counseling
Atlanta, GA
Jonathan is a clinical mental health counselor located in Tucker, Georgia. He is a graduate of Richmont Graduate University in Atlanta, Georgia, and is a licensed associate professional counselor (APC) and nationally certified counselor (NCC). He works with teenagers, adults, and couples, specializing in anxiety, grief, and LGBT+ issues.