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.

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). ​

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.

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.

Emily earned her Masters of Arts from Dallas Theological Seminary in Counseling in Dallas, Texas and her PhD in Christian Counseling from International University. These programs provided a theological and psychological integration model as many people’s understanding of God/higher power impacts how they makes sense of challenges and learn to cope during times of difficulty. She uses her past personal and professional experience to help female clients struggling with anxiety disorders.

Laura is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She is a graduate of The Ohio State University where she received her B.A. in Psychology from the Honors Program. She then moved to Atlanta and earned her Masters of Family Therapy degree from Mercer University. She gained extensive experience in her clinical work at Laurel Heights Psychiatric Hospital where she worked with children and adolescents as well as their families in an inpatient setting. She also has specialized training that helps her work with people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities from the Nisonger Center at The Ohio State University. She is comfortable adapting the therapy to the appropriate developmental level of the child or adolescent as well as including art therapy and play therapy techniques into her sessions.

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.

Dr. Penny Hays is a licensed psychologist who specializes in school-related problems with children. She conducts psychoeducational evaluations to diagnose learning disabilities including dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and attention deficit disorders.

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.

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.