Taylar is a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor. She received her bachelor's degree in psychology as well as her master's degree in professional counseling from the University of West Georgia. Her clinical experience includes working with children, teens and young adults in individual, group and family settings. She has focused her work on helping clients with anxiety, depression, behavioral issues, grief, social skills, stress, self-harm and healthy boundary setting. Taylar works to educate clients on their presenting concerns while also helping them to recognize they have the strengths required to overcome them. 

Melanie is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who is passionate about working with individuals on issues of anxiety/depression, grief and loss, codependency, and burnout. She has years of experience working with teens and young adults on issues such as identity development, family and peer relationships, and anxiety related to school. She also enjoys helping premarital couples create a strong foundation for their relationship to flourish, and she is Prepare/Enrich certified.  Melanie understands the unique stressors that individuals working in the helping, ministry, and medical professions face. She enjoys supporting these individuals to develop mindsets and strategies to prevent and manage compassion fatigue.  Melanie seeks to create a warm, supportive environment where her clients feel heard and valued as they process emotions and develop skills to face life’s challenges. She helps her clients pursue their goals through a holistic approach, using a variety of treatment methods that take into consideration a client’s physical, relational, emotional, and spiritual well-being.  Melanie is a graduate of the University of Georgia and received her master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling at Denver Seminary. 

Lindsey has a passion for helping people build happy, healthy lives and relationships. She believes in taking a holistic approach to counseling, incorporating spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical well-being. She works with couples experiencing marriage difficulties, including navigating finances, parenting, communication, and betrayal. She also has a passion for helping women who are experiencing postpartum depression and anxiety. Having experienced it herself, she understands the darkness that can come in a time that is supposed to be so joyful. She has experience working with adults facing many difficulties, including anxiety, depression, grief, loss of identity, and divorce. Lindsey can provide a faith-based approach to those who seek it.     Lindsey has completed Level 2 of Gottman Method Couples Therapy and continues to learn best practices in the field of couples counseling. She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Georgia and a master's in clinical mental health counseling from the University of North Georgia. She uses a cognitive behavioral approach and incorporates mindfulness and DBT skills in therapy. She is a licensed associate professional counselor and works under the supervision of Rachel Menzoian at Refuel Counseling in Cumming, GA.     In her free time, Lindsey enjoys spending time with her husband and three children, playing pickleball with her neighbors, and visiting family. She loves baking and watching her favorite shows on repeat. 

Celeste is a licensed professional counselor and received her master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling and a certificate in marriage and family therapy from Richmont Graduate University. Celeste has also pursued training through the Gottman Institute and Prepare/Enrich to facilitate her work with couples. Additionally, Celeste is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a therapeutic technique designed to help people struggling to process trauma. Celeste has a holistic and systemic approach to therapy with the goal of helping clients achieve both mental and physical wellness. She believes strongly in incorporating the client’s beliefs, value systems, and cultural identity into therapy. Celeste’s experience in both hospital outpatient and private practice settings has provided her with a broad range of experience that is reflected in her eclectic therapeutic approach, allowing her to draw from a number of theoretical perspectives to accommodate the diverse needs of her clients. Celeste works with teens, adults, and couples to address concerns such as anxiety, depression, communication skills, conflict resolution, and stress management.

Rachel Dorneanu, LPC, CST, BCC, RYT-200, is an individual and couples psychotherapist who works with ages 16 and up.     Her specialties include: anxiety, boundaries, highly sensitive people (HSP), perfectionism, and sex therapy. As a certified sex therapist, Rachel brings specialized training to conversations that are often hard to start elsewhere. She creates a nonjudgmental space for clients to talk openly about sexual health and relationships. Her approach blends clinical expertise with warmth, keeping these conversations human rather than clinical. Rachel also has a special place in her heart for highly sensitive people and neurodivergent individuals. She believes a nervous system wired for depth and sensitivity isn't something to fix—it's something to understand and honor. She helps clients make sense of sensory overwhelm, social exhaustion, and the unique challenges of navigating relationships and everyday life when they experience the world more intensely than most. Rachel’s goal is to help clients build genuine confidence and connection, learning to trust how they're wired rather than constantly fighting against it.      Rachel offers both in-office and outdoor walk-and-talk sessions in Cumming, GA, as well as online sessions for residents of Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida.     Rachel makes therapy convenient and easy to fit into a busy life. Clients appreciate her humor, straightforward yet adaptable approach, and ability to meet them where they are to partner with them to work on their goals.   

Kim is a licensed professional counselor who attended Oral Roberts University and earned her undergraduate degree in Christian care and counseling and then earned her master’s degree at Richmont University in professional counseling. Kim practices at her private practice, Damascus Road Counseling, in Canton, GA. She works with adults on a broad range of mood and anxiety disorders and specializes in the treatment of bipolar disorder. Kim's long history working as a pastoral counselor prior to becoming a professional counselor has equipped her to offer Christian counseling as well.

Feeling overwhelmed? Do you have trouble coping with the stress of everyday life? Are you feeling stuck? Have you lost connection and intimacy in your marriage? I’m here to help equip you with the tools and support you need to cope. I am passionate about serving others and helping them achieve wellness holistically. I tailor sessions to each client’s individual needs. I believe that having faith in something greater than oneself can lead to lasting change. Faith and spirituality can be an important tool in the counseling process. Although my Christian faith is important to me, I have respect for the individual and only incorporate faith and spirituality at the client’s request. I typically work with clients experiencing depression, anxiety, boundary issues, relationship problems, codependency, negative body image, marital conflict, and life transitions. I am a certified PREPARE/ENRICH counselor for pre-marital and couples counseling. I am also Gottman Level 2 trained for marriage therapy.

Alyssa is a graduate student at Richmont Graduate University, where she is working toward her Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, set to graduate in May 2026. Prior to this, she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Studio Art from the University of North Georgia. Alyssa specializes in Person-Centered Therapy, drawing from Cognitive Behavioral, Psychodynamic, and Relational-Cultural theories, while also integrating art and play techniques into the therapeutic process. She is deeply committed to the belief that every client’s worldview is unique and valid, shaped by their individual experiences. Alyssa’s goal is to partner with clients in identifying and achieving their personal goals, while addressing any obstacles that arise on their path to healing and self-discovery. With a foundation of empathy and warmth, she creates a safe, non-judgmental space where clients can openly share their thoughts, emotions, and struggles. She aims to foster an environment where every client feels heard, respected, and supported on their journey toward wholeness. Alyssa’s areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, working with adolescents (ages 5+) and adults facing anxiety, stress, depression, suicidal ideation, life transitions, grief, Autism, disordered eating, and OCD. When she isn’t seeing clients, Alyssa is spending time taking photos, going to the gym, watching a good TV show, drinking coffee with friends, or spending time with her amazing husband, Caleb.  Under direct supervision: Michael Kanner, LPC

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

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.