Karen desires to create a safe, compassionate environment where clients can explore difficulties knowing they will be cared for and heard. She considers it an honor to walk alongside individuals and couples to help them navigate life's challenges and restore a sense of hope. With specialized training in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and sex therapy, her passion is to help clients work through anxiety, depression, trauma, intimacy, sexual concerns, and sexual traumas. Karen is PREPARE/ENRICH certified and enjoys working with couples considering marriage. Karen is a licensed associate professional counselor (LAPC), a licensed associate marriage and family therapist (LAMFT), and an associate member of the American Board of Christian Sex Therapists. Her undergraduate degree is from Wheaton College, and her master’s degree in marriage and family therapy with a certificate in Christian sex counseling is from Richmont Graduate University. Karen works under the direction and supervision of Linda Merrion and Vickie George.

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.

Is your marriage strained? Has your spouse had an affair and you need help picking up the pieces? Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or depressed? Are you getting a divorce and want to make sure your kids are okay? Are you having trouble relating to your older kids or teenagers? Have you lost someone dear to you? As a marriage and family therapist, Christie helps people find strength while supporting them through the pain. She has worked with clients dealing with recovery from a divorce, an affair, or an abortion. Christie also has experience in marriage and family conflict, parenting, peer relationships, and premarital counseling. In addition to her work regarding life transition issues, coping with illness and menopause, and spiritual abuse, she also works with clients who are struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, loss, miscarriage, self-esteem, and self-worth. Christie has her degree in marriage and family therapy and is trained in emotionally focused therapy (EFT), the number one treatment for marriages and relationships. If you are hurting, please call to find a resolution that brings relief and peace.

Jennifer is a licensed marriage and family therapist and is an AAMFT-approved supervisor. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Southern Wesleyan University in South Carolina and moved to Atlanta, GA, to complete her master’s degree in family therapy from Mercer University School of Medicine. She is trained in the facilitation of the PREPARE-ENRICH curriculum for couples who are preparing for marriage and couples in various stages of relationships. Jennifer's experience includes working with couples and families who have difficulty with relationship distress and conflict, infidelity, divorce, grief, remarriage, and parenting. Jennifer enjoys working with children and adolescents who are struggling at home or in school with concerns such as disruptive behaviors, sibling concerns, and difficulties with parent-child relationships. She is an Indiana native and currently lives in the Atlanta Metro area. Jennifer enjoys spending time and traveling with her husband and two children. She is a Clinical Fellow member of Georgia Association of Marriage and Family Therapy and American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.

Garrett is an associate professional counselor who is passionate about building authentic relationships with his clients to help them find healing and joy. He believes that a relationship with Jesus Christ is our ultimate source of freedom and that counseling is a great avenue to find both emotional and spiritual healing. Garrett returned to his hometown in 2018 after attending Liberty University in Virginia, attaining a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling, and a bachelor’s degree in psychology: counseling and human development.  Garrett has experience working with a broad range of issues, including anxiety, depression, pornography addiction, suicide, and trauma. He loves helping people find practical tools to cope with their pain and overcome problematic habits and thought processes. He has also undergone Exposure and Response Prevention training to treat OCD and anxiety. Garrett has worked with individuals of all ages, and especially enjoys working with adolescents and young adults.  Garrett met his wife, Abby, in undergrad and they have been married for over two years. They are both involved in ministry through their local church and have a heart for global missions. Some of Garrett’s greatest joys are found in drawing, photography, and the art of coffee-making. A Colorado native, he loves adventure and feels most at home in the mountains.

Within a warm, confidential, and non-judgmental atmosphere, Deb works to develop a therapeutic relationship of mutual trust and respect. Together, client and therapist explore underlying present problems and work toward growth and healing. With greater self-awareness and active engagement in the therapeutic process, the client finds healing for the past, wholeness for the present, and a vision for what may be possible for the future. Deb believes that changes occur for us when we take the time and make the effort to help our brains function at their best. For this reason, she utilizes healthy lifestyle, elimination of addictions, and "right brain" interventions such as art, sand tray, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapies. Ultimately, Deb believes that the Holy Spirit is our Guide and Counselor as she works to listen well and care deeply.

Marissa Mundy, LPC, CPCS is the Clinical Director for Restorative Counseling Services, where she serves as the resident couples and family therapist. Clients appreciate her warm and empathetic nature paired with her direct and clear approach. Many couples come to work with Marissa when they are experiencing high levels of conflict, arguments become explosive, and they don’t know how to stop the hurt. Other couples seek help because they find it hard to speak openly with their partners and have fallen into a pattern of avoidance. Whether your marital distress is very loud or painfully quiet, counseling can help. Marissa uses an approach called Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to help couples increase their attachment bond, reduce conflict, and increase intimacy. Additionally, Marissa regularly works with couples to repair relational wounds that threaten to end the relationship, including affairs, betrayals, addictions, and trauma.  For family therapy, Marissa applies the same principles of EFT to help all family members thrive. She works with families with adult children who seek to create a healthier dynamic now that all members of the family system have “flown the nest." Sometimes the entire family will come to therapy, and sometimes Marissa works with a dyad, such as a mother and adult daughter or father and adult son. She also works with adult siblings at any stage of life to create closer bonds.

Kelli has more than 19 years of experience in the behavioral health field working with people from various backgrounds. During 13 of those years, she has worked as a counselor. Kelli enjoys working with individuals, couples, and families. Kelli believes that the client is ultimately the agent of change, and she is simply the guide on their journey to wholeness. Together you will identify your goals, and, through your work together, Kelli will help you reach them. She works with a wide range of concerns, including marital and family conflict, depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, trauma, faith and spirituality issues, and more.

Sarah Palmer is the clinical supervisor at Goshen Therapeutic Services. She is a licensed professional counselor and has worked in several areas of child welfare including case management, assessments, training, and therapeutic services. Sarah has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in mental health counseling.    Sarah began working at a child advocacy center where she provided play therapy to children and teens who were the victims of physical, sexual abuse, and/or traumatic grief. As a result of this experience, Sarah focused on trauma and healing those affected by traumatic life experiences. She is trained in several areas of trauma including play therapy, TF CBT, motivational interviewing, level I and II addiction treatment, facilitating bonding and attachment after trauma, parent education and support, group therapy, and other trauma responsive interventions, such as increasing affect education, developing coping skills for anxiety and depression, and treating root causes of addiction.    Sarah encourages the processing of traumatic experiences through connection and the development of coping strategies. She has extensive experience in the required assessments such as FAST, substance use, DV, parental fitness, trauma, CCFAs, and has completed the DFCS training for facilitating FTMs. Sarah is a TBRI practitioner and often incorporates the principles in her therapy and to support foster and biological parents. She is available to provide TBRI training for members of the community and those who serve the children, teens, and families who have been impacted by trauma. Sarah has been married to her husband, Joel, for more than 24 years. They have four beautiful daughters, one amazing son, and welcomed a precious granddaughter in 2019.