Carleen is a Licensed Professional Counselor who enjoys working with adult and adolescent individuals, families, and couples. She is the former Director of Clinical Services for the Summit Counseling Center, a Certified Professional Counseling Supervisor (CPCS), and a nationally Accredited Counseling Supervisor (ACS). Carleen finds it an honor to help her clients define their goals, find their inner compass, and create the life they have always imagined. She believes that we are all looking for love and belonging and that we are innately driven toward positive growth. Her goal is to walk beside her clients as they move toward increased hope, enhanced life satisfaction, greater spirituality, and sustainable peace. She specializes in helping clients manage life transitions, as well as in the treatment of anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and loss. Carleen is a Certified Daring Way Facilitator specializing in the work of Brene Brown. She is also a trained DBT therapist who works extensively with dysregulated emotions, self-harming behaviors, and suicidal ideation. She sees couples for premarital counseling, marriage counseling, and discernment counseling. The InnerCompass Counseling Center is in Alpharetta. 

Here at Towler Counseling LLC, we strive to put our clients first. We believe in mindfulness in the counseling setting, we works with children to adults utilizing Cognitive Behavior therapy, EMDR, person centered therapy and play therapy to assist the client in exploring the root cause of the behavior problems, low self-esteem, and peer relationships. We are here to help is the first step towards a healthier, more balanced life. Towler Counseling LLC, in addition to individual therapy we offer we work with women who have experienced pregnancy loss, life after a baby, and termination of pregnancy. We work with you to builds a personalized treatment plan and takes you through the process at your own pace.

Licensed Professioal Counselor in practice for 37 years. Schooling from Georgia State and Richmont (a Christian graduate training program in counseling). I have worked in several inpatient and outpatient settings and am a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors.

Like everything else, over time relationships can take a lot of wear and tear. What was once a close, fulfilling relationship can end up being very painful. Whether the relationship is a marriage, a romance, with a friend, with a relative, or with a coworker, there is help available. Linda is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT). She has a Master of Science and, during her 30 years of practice, has been helping individuals, couples, and families navigate challenges and recover the joy and contentment they once enjoyed. Linda has been trained in emotionally focused therapy (EFT)––a counseling technique pioneered by Susan Johnson, Ph.D. The focus of EFT is to help clients identify their negative cycles that keep them stuck. Once they begin to see these patterns, Linda is able to help them access the core emotions that need to be expressed and cared for by their partner. This is done in a caring, nonjudgmental environment, which allows new, safe emotional connections to develop and healing to take place. Linda specializes in affair recovery, parent/child relationships, teenagers, PREPARE/ENRICH premarital assessments, and career assessments using the Highlands Ability Battery (HAB).

Rick is a licensed psychologist with 20 years of experience. He provides individual counseling services for commonly presented issues such as relationship issues, family issues, and career concerns. In addition, he offers support and counsel for clinical symptoms such as anxiety and stress, depression, self-esteem, anger, poor sleep, etc. Rick has a background in performance and sport psychology.

Sandy believes life is difficult and the decision to come to counseling is a courageous one. Her passion is to walk alongside and help clients who are dealing with challenges or isolating from others because of a distressing experience. Over the years, she has treated individuals with painful, intrusive thinking; rumination; nightmares; and flashbacks. Sandy believes her integrated counseling approach can heal these painful memories, leading to a life of renewed hope. Trained and certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) under the EMDR Institute, she has seen people’s “negative, stuck thinking” healed with EMDR and watched them overcome discouragement and fears and improve their relationships. Sandy works with adult men and women who faced childhood abuse or neglect and are now motivated to experience change. Sandy is also passionate about working with individuals, couples, and families affected by drug or alcohol dependence. 

Since 2010, Jordan’s passion for helping others through a traumatic past, family conflict, and low self-confidence helped pioneer switching careers from sports journalism to counseling. He has an extensive background working with children, teenagers, and adults that goes beyond just the counseling spectrum. Before earning a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy, he spent seven years in the sports journalism industry, covering local high school sports, the Atlanta Falcons, the Georgia Force, and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jordan’s career in counseling began with court-mandated diversion program groups geared to improve first-time offenders with issues such as anger management, domestic violence, substance abuse, and child abuse/neglect. Since then, he has moved to treating clients on a more voluntary basis with a non-conventional, activity-centered approach that works well with children, teenagers, and college-aged students. Jordan earned certifications in child-centered, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) through the Medical University of South Carolina. He specializes in guiding children, teenagers, and adults through life's hardships, including death, divorce, ADHD, and bullying.

Kirsten has experience working with a variety of mental health issues including, but not limited to: eating disorders, trauma, self-harm, sports performance, depression, anxiety, anger issues, and PTSD. Kirsten strives to create an empathetic, creative environment to empower personal growth, balance, and exploration. You will feel loved and welcomed!

Marina is a compassionate and dedicated therapist who specializes in working with adolescents and young adults. With a deep commitment to supporting her clients through life’s challenges, Marina offers a safe and nonjudgmental space for teens and young adults to explore their emotions and navigate their mental health struggles. She works with individuals dealing with a variety of issues, including anxiety, life transitions, and identity questions. Marina also provides guidance to teens whose parents are going through a divorce, helping them process the emotional impact and adjust to new family dynamics. As a Christian, Marina integrates faith into her therapeutic approach, offering spiritual support alongside traditional therapeutic techniques. She believes that faith can be an important source of strength and resilience in the healing process and gently weaves it into her work when clients are open to it. Marina is passionate about helping young people develop a strong sense of self and find peace amid life’s uncertainties. Through her compassionate approach, Marina empowers her clients to grow, heal, and move forward with confidence.

Christina recognizes how difficult it can be to reach out for help when you've hit your limit or just need some guidance and support through a current stumbling block. Christina enjoys helping parents struggling to understand their child's feelings and behaviors. She believes in the "whole family" approach, where she can provide space for both parenting strategies and the child's expression of emotions through Play Therapy. She works individually with parents and children of all ages. She helps parents understand the impact of their own upbringing, so they can work through any unresolved triggers as they now parent their own children. Christina helps adults struggling with life stressors or transitions, childhood trauma, grief and loss, and relational or family struggles. She has extensive experience with parenting, behavior difficulties with children, complex trauma, grief and loss, and anxiety.  Christina is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Registered Play Therapist, and trained EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapist. She has a private practice in downtown Decatur.