Life can be overwhelming, and at times it can feel impossible to look at yourself with acceptance and confidence. Are you going through a difficult season and you aren’t sure how to cope with what life is throwing at you? Please know that you are not alone. Making the decision to begin therapy is a courageous step toward living the life you want and deserve. You deserve to feel whole and experience freedom from what you’re facing. Learning new evidence-based tools, perspectives, and coping skills can greatly advance your journey back to happiness and self-confidence. I know firsthand how difficult this road is, having faced and overcome several of the challenges I now specialize in. I am passionate about helping others as they navigate life’s challenges and learn to love themselves. I work with teens and adults facing anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, eating disorders, and body dysmorphia. I earned a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Richmont Graduate University, and I have a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in sociology. I would be honored to walk with you on your path to freedom and joy.

Sheri’s therapeutic focus is on relationships, individuals, and couples. The goal of her practice is to help clients experience healthy relationships and inner peace by integrating Christian theology and psychology. Since successful relationships begin with a clear perspective of self, she emphasizes the importance of boundaries, attachment patterns, self-esteem, and emotional awareness and regulation. Individual deep work, talk therapy, and family systems therapy challenge practices of thinking, feeling, and relating. Sheri’s strengths include establishing rapport through respect, exhibiting empathetic listening, and providing a safe environment to explore old wounds and new frontiers with a specialty in Christian spirituality in counseling.

Life can be hard, but it can be navigated with a sense of peace and fulfillment by continuously caring for and connecting with oneself. The therapeutic experience should be enjoyed, not another setting where one feels pressured to be perfect or cater to the needs of someone else. Dyimond's supports clients as they do the empowering work to grow into their most authentic self. She provides a compassionate experience that encourages personal healing and wellness. She starts from a person-centered orientation and has experience with CBT, DBT, TF-CBT, expressive arts, sand-tray, and solution-focused approaches. She is fluent in English and Spanish and has more than four years of work experience with the Hispanic/Latino population. Her approach is based in theory, inspired by experience, and creatively tailored to each client. Life is hard and the work must be done; however, it can be done with grace and in freedom. Dyimond wants to help you do the work. Connect with her and get started.

This may not be your first step toward change, but it could be one of the best decisions yet!  Jessica will work alongside you on your journey toward wellness and the healing you desire. She has experience with a variety of specialties and works with clients based on their unique needs. Whether you are struggling in school or work; with relationships; or with anxiety, depression, or obsessive thoughts, she works with you to achieve the change you’re seeking. Therapeutic Impressions was created with a desire for helping others—specifically you! Jessica's mission is to provide you with a comfortable and compassionate atmosphere that caters to your needs and helps you achieve your goals. Let's work together to find a therapeutic style that suits you and your lifestyle. With over 10 years of experience, Jessica uses a variety of techniques to foster a healthy therapeutic relationship. She provides motivation and encouragement and ultimately promotes change for children, teens, and adults. She looks forward to working with you and thanks you in advance for entrusting her with your care.

Drew has been working with youth for nearly 10 years. He has experience as a teacher and taught English in South Korea for 7 years and taught middle school and high school in Georgia for 2 years. He recently made the transition to mental health as a therapist and works with teenagers in the Alpharetta area. Drew focuses on anxiety and depression in teenagers. He also focuses on the LGBT population, especially those teenagers and families who are also Christian and struggling with the two identities. 

Kristi has been passionate about helping others her entire life. She was a hospice social worker for ten years, which were some of the most rewarding years of her life. The work changed her perspective on life, love, and happiness. Kristi is passionate about mentoring women at her church through a program that identifies the lies we tell ourselves and replaces them with empowering truths.  Kristi greatly enjoys working with couples at HWP. She is enthusiastic about exploring what keeps relationships stuck and uses proven techniques to create healthier patterns of connection for more satisfying relationships. It is possible to know each other again, rebuild friendship and romance, and learn new ways to solve problems and overcome gridlock. Kristi believes that therapy is an empowering, collaborative process, when done in a safe and trustworthy setting and works from an eclectic theoretical perspective. She is empathetic and has a non-judgmental approach to her practice.  Kristi will help you master a positive mindset, maintain strong relationships, develop healthy coping mechanisms, create good daily habits, make wise decisions with fewer regrets, conquer limiting beliefs, navigate life's transitions successfully, and help you find joy in life. Kristi is a wife, mother, daughter, friend, bookworm, music lover, Jesus follower, blue-green temperament, and a Enneagram 4w5 wing. Kristi has Gottman Level 1 Certification.

At some point in our lives, most of us will face situations for which we feel unprepared and ill-equipped. Challenges arising from career decisions, stage of life transitions, social interactions, and personal relationships can foster anxiety, depression, feelings of isolation, and low self-esteem. Jill’s goal is to create a counseling environment in which her clients feel safe to acknowledge their struggles and equipped to address them. During time together, her clients live from their values rather than from their fears, to bring the best of themselves to every aspect of their lives. To that end, Jill works with clients on enhancing personal insight and rethinking existing methods for managing stress, coping with conflict, balancing work/school demands with personal life, and navigating personality and family of origin issues.

I understand how debilitating and scary social anxiety, depression, and loneliness can feel. Struggling to get out of bed in the morning, fear of what others will think, or feeling like the only person who doesn't fit in can make somebody want to hide and never come out. I also offer walking sessions to help clients get outdoors. I believe isolation and negative thinking are key components in depression. Part of my goal in therapy is to help clients raise awareness of their behaviors and recognize the lies they tell themselves. I want clients to feel comfortable working at their own pace.  I also have a teen processing and hiking group that meets throughout the year for 10 weeks at a time.   This group meets once a week for 10 weeks to process what’s happening in group members’ lives and learn new skills to deal with anxiety, stress, depression, family issues, and more. Once a month, we go on a hike or do something fun outdoors. Who: Eight maximum high school guys. Where: My office for weekly sessions and TBD for monthly outings. When: Once a week for skills and processing group and once a month for outdoor hiking or fun activity. Cost: $50 per group session and $60 per outdoor activity.

Burke is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in the state of Georgia. He received his Bachelor of Arts in business marketing at Auburn University and his Master of Science in professional counseling from Richmont Graduate University. His therapy focuses include but are not limited to life transitions, couples (dating, married, and engaged), depression, adolescent males, grief, and anxiety. He does not work with clients struggling with autism. Burke is trained in the PREPARE/ENRICH method and also completed an emotionally focused therapy (EFT) externship. In addition to his work in restoration therapy, he has also attended the Healing the Wounded Heart conference at the Allender Center. Burke served as a therapist at the Atlanta Mission: Shepherds Inn and the Hope Counseling Center from 2014 to 2015. He also served as the access center clinician at the Ridgeview Institute from 2015 to 2017. Since 2015, Burke has served as a therapist and Marriage Intensive Co-Facilitator at Lifegate Group.

No matter what they’re facing, people of all ages deserve to be met where they are. Hayley seeks to support and champion every client she has the pleasure of working with. Though Hayley enjoys working with all clients, she specializes as a child and adolescent therapist.  She places value on understanding child development when treating young people. Hayley operates through a child-centered point of view and uses children’s natural language of play. In the words of Dr. Garry Landreth: “Toys are children’s words and play is their language.”  As adults, we often forget that children are innately different—from their brains to the way they see the world. Because of these natural differences, parents sometimes feel lost about how they can support their child. Hayley believes partnering with parents is an important part of the therapeutic process. A team is created whose sole focus is to provide space for each child to grow and be supported, understood, and heard.