Angela Dixon is a mental health therapist at Maternally Mindful Counseling Center in Canton, Georgia. Although her physical location is in Canton, she counsels women via telehealth across the state of Georgia. Angela loves serving women who have maternal mental health concerns (pregnancy, postpartum, infertility, miscarriage, infant loss, birth trauma); women at any stage of life struggling with depression, anxiety, or trauma; and those who are experiencing or have experienced domestic violence situations. She is trained in Brainspotting, which can be a powerful tool when working through trauma; it can also be beneficial in working with depression and anxiety. Angela is passionate about empowering women to unlock their fullest potential. She approaches this transformative journey with a holistic, safe, and systematic method, fostering inclusivity every step of the way. Her goal is to help clients rediscover their true selves and thrive.

Emily is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and has been a practicing clinician since 2015. Emily earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from The University of Mississippi and a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy with a specialization in trauma from Richmont Graduate University.  Her experience includes working with adolescents, teenagers, young adults, and adults. She’s worked with a wide variety of issues including anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma, family of origin issues, grief, and spirituality. She is equipped to have family or joint sessions as needed for her client’s well-being.  In the counseling office, Emily aspires to see healing in the midst of broken stories through the redemptive, saving power of Jesus Christ. She is trained in the integration of psychology and Christianity, and these tools can be utilized at the client’s request.  Emily is happily married with one beautiful daughter. In her free time she loves to be in nature, read books, and spend time with family. 

Laurie is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Alpharetta who specializes in helping individuals discover their true voices as they navigate self-worth and self-esteem challenges, relationship concerns, life-stage transitions, and recovery issues.  She graduated from Liberty University with a master's degree in professional counseling. Laurie integrates multiple therapeutic methods into her therapy work to help individuals address their struggles, learn new skills, and practice new behaviors. Laurie is the founder and director of Boerman Consulting, an organization and counseling center that helps individuals cultivate joy, courage, and freedom in their lives. Her private practice is currently located in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Your parenting instincts tell you something has changed with your child. You wonder if it is something with school, friends, or a stressor you have no idea about. Perhaps your family unit has gone through a major change or loss. Your desire is to have your child be back to their best self, and you've tried everything you can think of in your parenting arsenal: long talks, together time, and consequences. And for some reason, the issue is still there. As parents, we don't always have all the answers, and it is ok to reach out for help! Crissy is here to help you find the right therapist for your child or teen. You might be feeling overwhelmed by all the different therapist profiles and wondering how to pick the right person when all the profiles sound the same. As the founder and owner of Sunshine Child & Family Counseling, LLC, Crissy and her team have years of experience working with children, adolescents, and families. As a specialty group practice, each therapist offers their own areas of expertise.

With more than a decade of counseling experience, Lauren has a passion for helping clients experience healing and hope. She enjoys empowering individuals, couples, and families to overcome challenges and believes that being healthy and being happy are often one and the same. Having received counseling herself, she understands the importance of finding a counselor the client feels comfortable with. Lauren values the connection with her clients, and they have said that she genuinely cares and takes the time to know them well. Lauren’s specialties include: physical and emotional intimacy, trauma recovery, grief and loss, depression, anxiety, affair recovery, communication, conflict resolution, and premarital counseling. She uses empirically validated techniques such as the Gottman Method, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)to help clients reach their goals. Lauren has been married to her best friend, Josh, since 2008 and has two sons, Caleb and Mason. She's also mom to labradoodle Felix, who can join counseling sessions at the client’s request. In her free time, she enjoys talking with others, reading, writing, and spending time outside.

Stephen believes that everyone can make a difference in this world, but sometimes life and personal struggles can prevent people from doing it. Stephen wants to work with clients who are struggling to bring change to the world because something in their life is holding them back: trauma, anxiety, depression, spiritual issues, or future concerns. In addition, he works with couples before and during marriage to help make relationships strong. In his work with adolescents, adults, and couples, Stephen specializes in trauma counseling, anxiety disorders, depression, spiritual integration, future and career discernment, premarital concerns, and marriage counseling. He also has experience in adoption-based concerns. Stephen utilizes a variety of interventions such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) with an interpersonal style. In addition to his clinical work, Stephen is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church with local church experience since 2000.

A proud HBCU alum, Dr. Fortuchang earned her BA (with honors) from Hampton University, and earned her medical doctorate from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine in 2006. She completed General Psychiatry residency training at The University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2009. Dr. Fortuchang completed sub-specialty fellowship training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at The University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine in 2011, where she also had the privilege of serving as Chief Fellow. In 2012, Dr. Fortuchang completed sub-specialty fellowship training in Forensic Psychiatry at Emory University School of Medicine. She is a Diplomate of and is triple-board certified by The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Fortuchang is a teacher at heart and harbors a deep passion for education, both professionally and within the community. She has been a guest speaker on several talk radio shows; a keynote speaker for mental health seminars at several churches including Dogwood Church in Tyrone, GA, Beulah Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta and Mount Welcome Missionary Baptist Church in Decatur, GA; has lectured for The Reynolds Ministries United Methodist Foundation and Richmont Graduate University, and she has been a repeat speaker at various national conferences for Christian counselors. Throughout her career, she has participated in workshops to enlighten the community about mental disorders to help diminish the paralyzing stigma and shame. Dr. Fortuchang is an active member of various professional organizations, she is a Fellow of The American Psychiatric Association, she is an Adjunct Professor at Richmont Graduate University, she is the Medical Director of The Fort Christian Psychiatric Center, which she and her husband co-founded and co-own, and she has been blessed with the privilege of helping to raise two step-children. She and her husband, Dr. Joseph Fortuchang, are covenant members of Word of Faith Family Worship Cathedral in Austell, GA, under the leadership of Bishop Dale C. Bronner. Dr. Fortuchang received Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at 9 years of age. To God be all the glory, honor and praise!

Patrice is passionate about helping moms see that they aren't alone in the challenges of motherhood. She specializes in postpartum depression, managing stress and anxiety, and work life balance. She received her counseling degree from Georgia State University in 2006.  Patrice has experience working in managed care, intensive family intervention, and at Ridgeview Institute. Her approach to counseling is using a combination of cognitive-behavioral therapy and client-centered therapy. Patrice offers individual therapy sessions as well as parent coaching. 

Brokenness and disillusionment in marriage saddens me because I know there is a better way. As a counselor trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Gottman Couples Therapy, my passion is to assist in building extraordinary connection between partners who have lost their way to each other's hearts. My practice is all about relationships. In addition to counseling married couples, I help singles understand the importance of discovering and bringing their authentic selves to relationships and the divorced rediscover their voices and significance in the midst of their grief. I also help prepare premarital couples for the uncharted but rewarding journey of marriage. Relationship starts with authentically sharing one's inner world with another person. I seek to come alongside my clients to tackle relational hindrances, such as difficulty truly knowing and accepting one’s self, communication-skill deficits, and distrust related to past traumatic events. I see exploring emotions—past and present—as foundational for growth in individuals as well as couples. My view of the correlation of Biblical truths and sound psychological and communication principles provides an opportunity for progress in life on many levels.

I bring over 15 years of experience to my work. I completed my Master’s in Professional Counseling at Richmont Graduate University in 2004 after obtaining a Bachelor in Science in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Religion at Furman University in 2002. I am trained in DBT and EMDR. If your faith is important to you, we can certainly incorporate that into our therapy. My approach integrates more concrete aspects of cognitive behavior therapy and more abstract and integrative components of faith and mindfulness. Being a person-centered therapist, I know that each of us has the desire and capacity for growth and change and I bring that knowledge to each session.