Erica has been a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist since 2006. Within this timeframe, she has provided individual, family, and couples therapy. During her early years of licensure, Erica worked with Community Solutions, providing intensive in-home counseling to families and high-risk teens involved with the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice. This included working directly with county and state juvenile probation officials, courts, and judges. In 2014, Erica received her Marriage and Family Therapy Supervisor Certification. She then provided clinical supervision to social service interns looking to practice in the field of marriage and family therapy, counseling, and social work.  Erica became the Regional Executive Director with Southwest Key Programs in 2019, overseeing up to 17 master’s degree-level clinicians throughout Georgia. Using Functional Family Therapy (FFT), an evidenced-based therapy model, clinicians provided in-home therapy to teens and their families involved in the court system. Erica supported clinicians, individuals, and families, helping them navigate areas such as parenting, delinquency, teen alcohol and drug use, depression, anxiety, trauma, anger, and boundaries.  Erica now works with the Veterans Health Administration. She supports veterans through immediate crises as they struggle with issues including anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), military sexual trauma (MST), and suicidal ideations.  Erica is also passionate about working in private practice, where she uses the modalities Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. She supports individuals and couples struggling with challenges such as religious trauma, intimacy, desire discrepancies, performance anxiety, sexual health, and maintaining wellness. Erica helps educate the community and faith-based organizations about mental health issues via presentations, conferences, and seminars. Erica enjoys working toward spiritual wellness, travel, sports, and spending time with family and friends.

Brent is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Play Therapist in Cumming GA. Since 2010, he’s been helping couples, children, teens, and individual adults improve their relationships, navigate change, and learn new ways of coping with the challenges of life. Brent works with a wide range of client populations, but a common thread through all sessions is a deep passion for enhancing relationships and communication. No matter whether a client is 3 years old or 83 years old, being able to sustain healthy relationships and communicate about needs and wants is central for happiness, success, and well-being in life. This applies in relationships with others, but also in the relationship people have with themselves. Though he considers his formal training in the mental health field to be valuable, it is his experience as a client in therapy that has best prepared him to be of help to others. Brent has experienced tremendous growth and healing through the therapy process, and it motivated him to make a midlife career change to become a therapist. Brent has been happily married since 2010 and has two children.

Kelli is a licensed marriage and family therapist and pro-neurodiversity professional with more than 10 years of counseling experience. She can quickly help identify and support your brain's unique wiring, allowing you to have better insight into how God created you and your personality. Kelli seeks to maximize your strengths. Her warmly engaging and active therapy style is a good fit for people 18 and older who are trying to cope with stress, late-diagnosis of ADD or autism (in themselves or their children), sexual concerns, or any number of relationship issues. Kelli integrates Christianity in the therapy room upon request. Premarital counseling and working with mothers bring her special joy.

Mary Teresa ("Terry") is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with a Master of Science. She is also a certified provider credentialing specialist (CPCS), a master addiction counselor (MAC), and a certified professional counselor supervisor with LPCA of Georgia. Terry currently practices at Freeman Counseling and Consulting. She has over 31 years of postgraduate experience with residential domestic violence and addiction recovery, inpatient and intensive outpatient psychiatric and addiction treatment, and residential treatment for human trafficking victims. She has been in private practice for 12 years. Terry is gifted in working with children and adolescents as well as with people of all ages and life stages.

Brad cares deeply for those who are in distress. Whether a client is experiencing anxiety, stress, uncertainty, depression, grief, relational conflict—or something just feels "off," Brad offers a supportive environment for clients to explore and name the root causes of their experience. Brad also equips clients with the skills, tools, and resources necessary to feel a sense of relief and find a better way forward. As a former lawyer and educator, Brad brings a unique perspective to counseling and is able to connect with a wide range of clients, including those who remain somewhat skeptical of the benefits of counseling.  

Barbara believes that each person's spiritual, emotional, and physical qualities connect in such a way that a problem in one area affects the others. She spends the time to find the strengths the client already possesses, and then helps the client begin to facilitate their own change. Barbara has a strong desire to help couples in the hard times of their relationship and is a trained PREPARE/ENRICH facilitator. She also desires to help individuals with the challenges of life, including those facing grief, anxiety, or depression. Barbara has experience in the frustration and seeming hopelessness of a family dealing with a loved one in addiction. She knows the importance of getting help, not only for the addicted person, but for the family members as well. Barbara also has experience counseling wives, husbands, or couples walking through the challenges and pain of sex or porn addiction. Barbara has a master's degree in marriage and family therapy with a specialization in addiction from Richmont Graduate University. She works in the counseling ministry at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church during the day and sees private clients at her Woodstock office three evenings a week.

Jen works with adults, couples, teens, and pre-teens, providing counseling for those experiencing anxiety, depression, psychosis, or substance abuse. She also works with people who are struggling to cope with a difficult life experience such as a chronic health issue, recent loss, relationship or school problem, or other life transition. With over 12 years of counseling experience, Jen believes that radical change is possible through effective therapy. She has experience with a variety of treatment modalities, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), mindfulness, motivational interviewing, harm reduction, psychodynamic, and solution-focused brief treatment. She keeps up-to-date with the latest evidence-based research and practices in the field and uses a strengths-based approach to therapy. It can be hard to take the first step in deciding to pursue therapy, but Jen believes that feeling understood and supported by your therapist will allow you to develop the courage and skills to grow and change. She offers a free, brief phone consultation for all clients and has evening hours available, if needed.

Jim brings a rich blend of life and professional experience to his practice to enhance his ability to walk alongside people facing difficult challenges. Jim particularly has a heart for couples that lack the deep connection they long for. He has completed training and has experience in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples (EFT), which is an approach to couple counseling that has been proven to help couples deepen the bond between them. Furthermore, Jim has experience working with couples whose relationships have been injured by infidelity or betrayal. As a PREPARE/ENRICH facilitator, he enjoys working with premarital couples that desire an enriching experience as they prepare for life together. In addition to working with couples, Jim has extensive experience working with individuals, both adults and adolescents, who find themselves distressed or impaired because of anxiety, depression, grief, or traumatic events. He has training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a highly effective therapy to help people impacted by trauma in their lives.

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.

Mary Beth believes that the decision to pursue self-care in the midst of pain is one of the kindest decisions a person can make for themselves. Her hope is to provide a place of honesty where clients can pursue wholeness and restoration and to guide her clients through their story to uncover the beauty that has been hidden. Mary Beth grew up in St. Simons Island, GA, and has lived in the Atlanta area since 2006. She studied business management at the University of Georgia and began a career in business before shifting her focus to counseling eight years ago. Her practice has been primarily in church settings and non-profits. Mary Beth loves adventure and spending time outdoors. She enjoys snow skiing, kayaking, biking, and hiking with her golden retriever, Annie.