Jim brings a rich blend of life and professional experience to his practice to enhance his ability to walk alongside people facing difficult challenges. Jim particularly has a heart for couples that lack the deep connection they long for. He has completed training and has experience in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples (EFT), which is an approach to couple counseling that has been proven to help couples deepen the bond between them. Furthermore, Jim has experience working with couples whose relationships have been injured by infidelity or betrayal. As a PREPARE/ENRICH facilitator, he enjoys working with premarital couples that desire an enriching experience as they prepare for life together. In addition to working with couples, Jim has extensive experience working with individuals, both adults and adolescents, who find themselves distressed or impaired because of anxiety, depression, grief, or traumatic events. He has training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a highly effective therapy to help people impacted by trauma in their lives.

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.

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.

As a mental health counselor, Johanna strives to help you achieve your goals and the life you desire and deserve. Johanna creates a comfortable, safe environment where you can collaborate with her to identify the root of a difficult issue, whether it be anxiety, a stressed relationship, or a stressful work environment. Johanna teaches coping techniques and strategies critical to treating your concerns, helping you uncover practical, effective methods that appeal to your strengths and preferences so you can move toward healing.    She views therapy as a way for individuals to discover blind spots. Johanna has been where you might be now—feeling like all hope is lost and things could never get better. A therapist changed Johanna's mind when he helped change her life; Johanna has been dedicated to the mental health field ever since.   Johanna knows that counseling can point the way toward self-improvement, enhanced coping skills, and holistic well-being and happiness. Though they wouldn’t have imagined it possible, clients who suffered from severe anxiety disorders have overcome their fears working with Johanna. She’s also helped clients overcome severe depression, suicidal thoughts, and eating disorders. Johanna's desire is to work with clients on their journey of self-improvement and life-changing  transformation. 

After graduating from Liberty University with a Master of Arts in Counseling, Mary went into community mental health for two years, working with the chronically and severely mentally ill. Since then, she has been in private practice. She really enjoys working with couples and also counsels individuals dealing with depression, anxiety, OCD, grief, life transitions, family of origin pain, and parenting issues, among other things. She mainly counsels adults but will also work with older adolescents. She was an Air Force wife for many years, and she enjoys working with military couples and individuals. She has been married for over 45 years and has raised four children. There are not many issues in marriage and parenting she has not encountered either personally or professionally. Her undergraduate degree is in Education and she taught middle school for a couple of years before returning to school to study counseling. Before that, she did considerable volunteer counseling at a pro-life counseling center. She has been a follower of Jesus for most of her life and tries to live and counsel with His grace and love. She considers it a sacred privilege to be a part of each client’s journey to healing.

Energetic, experienced, licensed professional counselor (LPC), IC&RC Alcohol and Drug Counselor, (ICRC-ADC), Certified EMDR therapist, Innovative licensed counselor with extensive training and experience in EMDR therapy, mental health, and substance abuse fields. Specialized knowledge in addiction recovery, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and trauma. Being a wounded healer himself, he has proven to be extremely effective in helping children, adolescents and adults. David is an exceptional communicator and offers effective solutions to individuals that struggle emotionally, and equips clients to gain the skills and tools they need to live successfully. If this sounds like a good fit, please reach out. Take the first step to help. Call David Hopkins– (770) 284-9092 Qualifications • Years in Practice: 10 Years • School: Palm Beach Atlantic University

Mary Teresa ("Terry") is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with a Master of Science. She is also a certified provider credentialing specialist (CPCS), a master addiction counselor (MAC), and a certified professional counselor supervisor with LPCA of Georgia. Terry currently practices at Freeman Counseling and Consulting. She has over 31 years of postgraduate experience with residential domestic violence and addiction recovery, inpatient and intensive outpatient psychiatric and addiction treatment, and residential treatment for human trafficking victims. She has been in private practice for 12 years. Terry is gifted in working with children and adolescents as well as with people of all ages and life stages.

Carroll Coplin is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has been an educator, author, and therapist for more than 20 years. She enjoys working with singles, couples, families, and groups to help heal and equip. Carroll specializes in a wide range of issues including lifestyle transitions, relationship challenges, grief, anxiety, depression, and discouragement. She is comfortable with hard topics, and she’s open-minded. Her style is collaborative and holistic. She’s excited to help you find solutions that strengthen and encourage you. In her own life, Carroll has navigated divorce, betrayals by loved ones, the death of a spouse, parenting in a high-octane culture, the challenges of being a working mom and a stay-at-home mom, single life after 50, and much more. Carroll was married for 23 years before losing her husband to leukemia. She has three adult children.

Owner of Life Renewed Counseling, Laura is a licensed professional counselor striving to provide effective and honest care for individuals and families who struggle. Whether clients know the circumstances that have brought them to where they are or they are confused and trying to figure out how things got off-track, she works with them to address each issue and create a life worth living. She helps each client become the best version of themselves, have fulfilling relationships, and live with a clear purpose that brings them joy. Laura treats each of her clients with a tailored plan in order to address a variety of concerns and diagnoses, including depression and anxiety, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and family conflict. Many clients choose to integrate their faith into the therapy experience. Laura enjoys her job immensely and is passionate about pursuing hope and healing with and for her clients. She believes there is no story too messy, no mistake too big, and no pain too great for anyone to go on suffering. There is true beauty that can come from ashes.

Megan Barfield is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works to help each client reach their full potential and feel confident in every area of their lives. Megan works with individuals, couples, and families, and she specializes in the areas of anxiety, family systems and dynamics, women’s and young female issues, self-worth and life's transitions. Megan creates a compassionate, therapeutic space for clients to be vulnerable.  All of life's transitions come with obstacles, both new and old, that can be difficult to navigate: the transition to college, moving to a new town, marriage & divorce, relationships beginning & ending. Megan can work with you in each of these seasons to move forward with confidence and to strengthen decision-making skills & relationships. She has worked at Summit Counseling Center as an office-based and school-based therapist for four years. Megan is a trained Prepare Enrich facilitator for premarital therapy and couples counseling.  Megan earned a bachelor’s degree in human development and family sciences from the University of Georgia and a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy from the University of Southern Mississippi.