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Hilary Phillips

Hilary Phillips

Collective Wellness, LLC

Atlanta, GA

Hilary uses her unique combination of experience as a counselor and background as a corporate leader to unlock the limitless potential in each of us to create the life we desire. As a survivor of the corporate hamster wheel, she specializes in helping individuals move beyond burnout to create a peaceful work-life balance and find more meaning in their careers. Hilary also works with couples to create the deep, loving connection they desire—whether they’re engaged, newly married, or stuck in a marital rut, she knows couples can get from where they are to where they want to be.   Hilary firmly believes that counseling shouldn't feel like work. She uses core concepts from positive psychology and lots of laughter to help clients take action, get unstuck, and move beyond “good enough” to flourishing!

Premarital Marriage Stress Anxiety Leadership
Katie Gentry

Katie Gentry

Lifegate Counseling Center

Atlanta, GA

Katie grew up in the suburbs of Atlanta and studied business at the University of Georgia. She began her career as a campus recruiter at a public accounting firm. It was quickly apparent that she enjoyed the relational aspect of recruiting far more than filling her hiring goals. As a result, she decided to earn a master’s degree in counseling. Katie has since worked in residential treatment as well as intensive outpatient addiction therapy.  Katie seeks to provide a safe and welcoming environment for clients to pursue insight, hope, and healing through introspection. She approaches counseling holistically and believes in using her authenticity and empathy to foster the client-counselor relationship. She recognizes that making the choice to attend counseling is not an easy one and is honored to offer care.

Anxiety Depression Addiction Trauma Suicidal Ideation
Brittny Lyle

Brittny Lyle

BCL Clinical Solutions LLC

Lawrenceville, GA

Brittny has a heart for helping individuals discover more of their true selves, assisting couples in learning how to get to “know” each other as God intended by design, and building cohesion in families. Brittny's approach to counseling is holistic, person-centered, solution-focused, cognitive-behavioral, systemic, and structural (i.e., cycles, systems, and boundaries). She enjoys teaching clients about their symptoms, thought processes, emotional responses, and behavioral and social patterns. She also values learning from them about what they need most as indicated through the therapeutic relationship. The goal is to help clients discover new ways to express their needs, practice gratitude and self-care, and set healthy boundaries to cultivate and maintain wellness. When working with couples, for example, Brittny may utilize PREPARE/ENRICH, Gottman Method, and/or Woodfellow’s Love Cycles/Fear Cycles model. She joins with them as they learn how to highlight their strengths, communicate effectively, rebuild trust and intimacy, and share their deepest desires and dreams. And because she believes that mental health derives from one’s soul health, she integrates spirituality into the healing process, as guided by the client. Brittny navigates her life with a Christian compass, but she welcomes her clients’ beliefs and positions on spirituality and in no way tries to impose her beliefs on them. Brittny's style of therapy involves homework (i.e., journaling, reading, completing worksheets, practicing coping skills, and utilizing support) to keep clients engaged in the healing process, so be prepared to get to work! Homework teaches clients how to practice new skills and cope independently between sessions to become advocates for their own healing. With a combination of collaborating with Brittny, God’s wisdom and guidance, and your commitment to the process, nothing less than transformative possibilities await you. Are you ready to do this good work?

Marital and Premarital Relationship Issues Women's Issues Mood Disorders Spirituality
Sarah Palmer

Sarah Palmer

Canton, GA

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. 

Court Ordered Evaluations PTSD Trauma Family Conflict Substance Abuse
Dustin Ellis

Dustin Ellis

GROW Counseling

Suwanee, GA

Dustin Ellis earned a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tennessee. In his work with couples and adults, Dustin uses Emotionally Focused Therapy and Internal Family Systems to reveal and address patterns of communication and behaviors that perpetuate relational conflicts. Using this approach, Dustin’s work includes: Couples Counseling: Understanding negative communication patterns, conflict resolution, codependency, affair recovery, premarital counseling, parenting skills/strategies, and parenting a child on the autism spectrum or with ADHD Men: Work-life balance, relationship skills, stress management, career/leadership development, motivation, perfectionism, boundaries, assertiveness, pornography, retirement, trauma, anger issues, and grief Adult ADHD and Autism: Navigating workplace and personal relationships, stage-of-life changes, and anxiety Life Transitions and Athletic Performance: Develop coping skills in response to emerging needs and stress management, specifically performance pressure and external expectations

Relationship Issues Men's Issues Family Conflict Grief ADHD
Jennifer Loggins

Jennifer Loggins

The Wings Center

Flowery Branch, GA

Jennifer Loggins, wife and mother of three, has provided counseling services for over 10 years and works with couples, individuals, families, teens, and children (ages 7 and up). Jennifer believes everyone needs a safe, nonjudgmental space to process feelings and contemplate change. Collaborating with you, she embraces curiosity and compassion to understand how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected. Her approach to counseling begins with exploring strengths, values, relationships, motivations, what’s going well, and what isn't going so well. Jennifer digs deep to discover where the negative messages you believe about yourself originated, empowering you to challenge them, break free from self-sabotage, and learn healthier ways to cope and thrive. Her desire is to equip you with practical tools for creating the positive and lasting change you’re longing for.

Trauma Relationship Issues Life Transitions Sex Therapy Postpartum Depression/Anxiety
Dan Sartor

Dan Sartor

The Wings Center

Flowery Branch, GA

Dan Sartor is the Clinical Director of the Wings Center at Eagle Ranch, Inc. He is a licensed clinical psychologist (GA and IL) and a licensed professional counselor (GA). He holds national board certifications as a counselor (NBCC) and as a clinical supervisor (ACS). Dan has garnered over 25 years of experience in mental health care as a generalist in clinical psychology, addressing issues of depression, anxiety, grief, and relational difficulties. Dan’s clinical specialties include trauma and complex trauma recovery, sexuality issues, addiction recovery, marital therapy, and the integration of Christian faith with clinical practice. His mission is to facilitate personal renewal, relational restoration, and spiritual vitality through counseling, teaching, writing, and personal encounters in the lives of individuals, families, and communities.   Prior to joining the team at Eagle Ranch, Dan maintained a diverse private practice of psychotherapy, executive coaching, corporate training, program evaluation, and clinical supervision for domestic and international organizations on trauma-informed care and organizational health. Dan has been featured on WebMD and has provided several keynote and workshop presentations on trauma and faith-related topics. Dan served as the Vice President of Integration and as a professor of counseling at Richmont Graduate University, where he developed curriculum, taught, supervised, and mentored graduate students in a faith-based, CACREP-accredited mental health counseling program.    Dan earned a master’s degree and a doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Biola University (Rosemead School of Psychology) and a master’s degree in counseling from Reformed Theological Seminary. He completed a M.B.A. from Kennesaw State University and earned a bachelor’s degree in music from Moody Bible Institute. Dan has been married to his wife, Robin, for more than 30 years. They share life with their four young adult children and a son by marriage. 

Trauma Marriage Anxiety Addiction Sexual Addiction
Michele Harding

Michele Harding

Cornerstone Therapeutic Counseling, LLC

Cumming, GA

Are you easily angered? Are you anxious or often unable to stop crying? Are you frequently irritable to the point that it affects your relationships? Are your emotions difficult to manage? Are you uncertain about why you feel the way you do?Dr. Harding is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who is here to walk through this with you. Her 15 years of experience and her Doctor of Philosophy in counseling allow her to combine an understanding of real-world practicality with a depth of knowledge. She is a wife and a mom of two, juggling life right alongside you––and even winging motherhood with you!She will meet you where you are and assist you with various issues such as anxiety, relationship challenges, depression, postpartum depression, self-esteem, life transitions, suicidal ideation, marital issues, school issues, and more. Dr. Harding understands that reaching out for help can be difficult, but she is passionate about helping others and about helping you.We aren't meant to do life alone, especially during challenging seasons. Let Dr. Harding sit with you, listen to you, create a plan, explore your strengths, and develop strategies to help you move toward a better tomorrow.

Anxiety Depression Grief Suicidal Ideation Trauma
Nick Hersey

Nick Hersey

Phoenix Family Counseling

Decatur, GA

With the growing decline of relationships today Nick strives to help couples develop a healthy foundation to experience their lives in the fullest. As a Gottman Level 2 Certified Therapist he enjoys the opportunity to be a part of the healing process for couples by utilizing empirically validated techniques to rebuild and solidify their relationships. As a Prepare / Enrich certified therapist, he also works with premarital couples to help them begin their lifelong relationship with a healthy start by working with them to develop a variety of healthy communication and conflict resolution skills. In addition to relationship dynamics Nick also works with clients through a variety of challenges including stress management, anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, pornography addictions, shame, and anger management.

Depression Marital and Premarital Trauma Anger Management Anxiety
Randy Scott

Randy Scott

The Wings Center

Flowery Branch, GA

Randy Scott joins The Wing Center with over 28 years of experience in assisting individuals, couples, and families through various life challenges. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Randy is well-versed in assisting couples, families, and individuals through a wide range of challenges. His experience spans from working with individuals who have relationship concerns, depression, addiction, anxiety, questions about spiritual formation, or want to focus on job clarification to couples and families who are healing after an affair, grieving after a loss, or negotiating various challenges in parenting. Randy considers it a privilege to work with people in the private matters of their lives.

Marital and Premarital Depression Anxiety Grief Affair Recovery