You feel like you're not a good enough mother, but you're afraid to admit it to anyone so you're feeling more alone than you ever imagined. It wasn't supposed to be like this. How are other people doing it? You're feeling so overwhelmed that you can't think straight and can hardly handle what used to feel like the simplest of tasks. You're wondering if you'll ever get your old life back, or if you'll ever be able to go through the day without crying or lashing out at the people you love most. The kindest, most loving step you can take for yourself and for those you love is to reach out. Therapy can help. Lauren is here to take the journey with you. As you develop insights about yourself along with how and why you interact with the world in the ways you do, your confidence builds, and you can tackle the issues in your life again with honesty and purpose. Lauren utilizes a person-centered approach, following your lead to help clarify your goals and providing support as you work toward them. You come not as a passive learner but to actively work on yourself. We often have the solutions to the issues we face, but we need space to discover them within a collaborative, therapeutic relationship.

A native of Atlanta, Rebecca has been counseling for more than six years. She has a wide range of experience that led her to counseling, including serving in a college ministry, studying overseas, working in human resources, and helping with leadership development. She believes it is a privilege to be a part of someone’s journey toward healing. “You will be secure because there is hope,”(Job 11:18) has been a significant verse in her life and healing. As a therapist, Rebecca has a heart to help people regain that sense of hope. She wants to walk alongside her clients to provide support and encouragement as they explore more about God, themselves, others, and the world so they are able to thrive.  Rebecca has a specialization and experience working with many clients with all levels of trauma. She believes that all kinds of trauma deserve recognition and healing… from “little” to “big.” A strong believer that relationships and connection, both past and present, have a huge impact on our lives, Rebecca strives to build a strong therapeutic relationship with each client in order to partner with them. This partnership will enable an individual to feel secure enough to be able to explore different aspects and issues in their lives.

Brooke is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) who provides therapy services to children, teens, and adults. Her education includes a bachelor’s degree in counseling/psychology from Toccoa Falls College and two master’s degrees in public health and social work from the University of Georgia.  Through her own lived experiences and a passion for understanding people, she has learned the value of empathy and acceptance in the healing process. Her therapeutic style is warm, empathetic, and relational, creating a space that fosters hope, acceptance, and positive change. Brooke's goal is to offer a safe, healing space where one feels free to navigate tough feelings, thoughts, and emotions. Her experience with kids, teens, and adults in mental health and public health settings has provided Brooke with a unique skill set to work with clients living with various mental health concerns. A few areas include anxiety, depression, grief, relationship challenges, transitions, mood disorders, behavioral challenges, disasters, disordered eating, and trauma.

Dr. Brian is a licensed psychologist who provides psychotherapy to adults, couples, college students, families, parents, adolescents, and children. He has valuable experience in addressing areas such as depression, anxiety and stress, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), relationships, family-of-origin issues, assertiveness, parenting, oppositional/disruptive behavior, social skills, self-esteem, anger management, trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), conflict resolution, and difficulty with transitions.Brian specializes in working with couples who are dating, engaged, or married to improve their relationship through effective communication and conflict resolution skills, and he offers a relationship assessment through the PREPARE/ENRICH model. He also seeks to understand the role that faith plays in a client's life and aims to integrate it with psychological strategies. Dr. Brian believes that everyone can benefit from psychotherapy during different seasons of their lives, whether during times of great difficulty or during times of focus on personal growth. Clients often report that they enjoy his thoughtful, caring, down-to-earth nature and his sense of humor. Dr. Brian is only offering virtual services to his clients at this time and is most accessible by email.

Angela is a licensed psychologist and the author of Revealed: What the Bible Can Teach You About Yourself, published in February 2019. She specializes in the treatment of eating disorders. Angela is a third degree black belt in Taekwondo. Her therapeutic style is warm and collaborative, and she works to build upon existing strengths to empower clients toward change.

Michael mainly works from advanced interpersonal skills, clinical knowledge, pastoral insight, and cognitive behaviorism for adults and adolescents. He counsels people experiencing anxiety, fear, depression, anger, sadness, relationship issues, difficulties adjusting to major life transitions, and challenging parent/child relationships. Telling your story is often complex and difficult. Listening, reflecting, and responding accurately helps. You can find the wisdom and understanding needed to make your problems solvable. And, in time, you can find rest, insight, and hope.  Professor (10+ years), counselor (15+ years), and pastor (20+ years)

Lisa is an Associate Professional Counselor and a National Board Certified Counselor who has more than ten years of experience specializing in working with children, teens, and families in private, public, and charter schools in metro Atlanta. She encompasses a unique perspective stemming from her years as a teacher, school counselor, and school-based therapist providing a proactive approach to wellness. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Mississippi, Master of Arts in Teaching in Early Childhood Education from Reinhardt University, and Master of Science in School Counseling from Mercer University. Lisa is well versed in working with families from different backgrounds and clients who are diagnosed with various learning disabilities. She is passionate about bridging the gap between home and school in order for clients to reach their full potential and for stakeholders to be mindful and sensitive to the necessary accommodations to ensure emotional, social, and academic success. During her time within the school setting and clinical experience with a local agency, Lisa has worked extensively with families who have experienced life stage transitions such as: adoption, grief, and divorce. She utilizes mindfulness, play therapy, and sand-tray techniques in order to empower clients to experience reflection and personal growth. Lisa is certified with Connection Coalition, a non-profit organization that provides trauma-informed yoga programing and is a member of the Association of Play Therapy and the American Counseling Association. Lisa’s specializations include: Learning Disabilities: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in all forms, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Communication Disorders, Intellectual Disabilities, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Specific Learning Disorders with impairment in reading, written expression, and mathematics Trauma: Grief and loss, domestic violence, human trafficking, neglect, sexual abuse, natural disasters Children & Teens: Anxiety, bullying, career counseling, college acceptance, depression, developmental transitions, executive functioning, identity development, self-esteem, social skills, testing anxiety, perfectionism, athletic performance anxiety, peer relationships, suicidal and homicidal ideation, self harm, mood dysregulation and psychotic disorders Families: Communication, boundary setting, blended families, foster care and adoption, conflict resolution, life-stage transitions, stress management, limit setting, parent-child relationship development Lisa’s therapeutic style includes holistic psychotherapy, cultural competence, and empathetic understanding with unconditional positive regard to all clients. In addition to providing services to clients, Lisa is passionate about spending time outdoors, running and yoga, as well as prioritizing quality time with her family, friends, and Golden Retriever. Supervisors: Kim DeRamus Lareau, LPC, CPCS; Yolanda Fountain, Ph.D., LPC, ACS, RPT-S, NCC

Mindy Pierce is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in private practice with GROW Counseling. She received her MA in Counseling Psychology from Indiana Wesleyan University and her BA from Asbury University. Her clinical experience includes working with men's and women's issues; couples with various relationship issues; pornography and infidelity; substance and process addictions; depression; anxiety; grief; OCD; PTSD; personality disorders; parenting stress; and survivors of sexual, physical and emotional abuse, complex trauma, secondary trauma, and commercial sexual exploitation and human trafficking. She is also trained in PREPARE/ENRICH and EMDR. Mindy has led short-term teams and/or facilitated counseling seminars in Mexico, Uganda, Ukraine, and Sri Lanka. She and her husband spent 18 months living in Sri Lanka and working for a post-tsunami recovery project, where she also began her involvement in anti-human trafficking work. Upon returning to the US, she has worked in a private, residential setting and in private practice. Mindy also understands the challenges faced by those working on the front lines of law enforcement, fire and rescue, and EMS.

“Children don’t say, ‘I had a hard day, can we talk?’ They say, ‘will you come play with me?’” Working with children requires knowing how children feel seen and heard. Play therapy offers therapists the chance to explore thoughts and feelings a child may be having in a non-threatening and age-appropriate way. Catherine has years of experience in providing play therapy, along with CBT and mindfulness, to children and adolescents who have experienced trauma. She understands the importance of managing family systems and, therefore, aims to include parents so that skills practiced in treatment can be reinforced in the home. Common areas of concern include anxiety, depression, trauma, social skills building, behavioral concerns, and parent coaching. Catherine received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame. Following graduation, she lived in Boston teaching math to high school ELL students. While she enjoyed teaching, Catherine enjoyed spending time with students one on one and working with them from a therapeutic lens. Catherine then moved to New York and attended Columbia University School of Social Work where she received her MSW. Catherine went on to join the Center for Comprehensive Health Practice as a clinician offering therapy for both those affected by substance abuse and those in recovery. She focused her work on providing therapy to children and teens, implementing a wide range of interventions, including play therapy, mindfulness, TF-CBT, and motivational interviewing. After growing up in the northeast, Catherine is excited to settle and put roots down in Georgia. A mother to two young kids, Catherine tries to make the most of her free time, which includes watching new movies, puzzling, reading, and dreaming of places she’ll travel one day. Catherine is under the directed experience and clinical supervision of Nathan Butzen, Psy.D.

Megan Barfield is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works to help each client reach their full potential and feel confident in every area of their lives. Megan works with individuals, couples, and families, and she specializes in the areas of anxiety, family systems and dynamics, women’s and young female issues, self-worth and life's transitions. Megan creates a compassionate, therapeutic space for clients to be vulnerable.  All of life's transitions come with obstacles, both new and old, that can be difficult to navigate: the transition to college, moving to a new town, marriage & divorce, relationships beginning & ending. Megan can work with you in each of these seasons to move forward with confidence and to strengthen decision-making skills & relationships. She has worked at Summit Counseling Center as an office-based and school-based therapist for four years. Megan is a trained Prepare Enrich facilitator for premarital therapy and couples counseling.  Megan earned a bachelor’s degree in human development and family sciences from the University of Georgia and a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy from the University of Southern Mississippi.