Trish Hastings is a licensed professional counselor and board certified counselor with an MA in counseling and a post-master’s certificate in counseling (similar to a specialist’s degree) from Regent University. In private practice in NE Georgia since 1996, she offers individual and marriage counseling and generally works with clients from age 14 to senior adults. When the client agrees, she incorporates psychology and faith-based principles. Trish has worked in a variety of settings conducting therapy with individuals, couples, families, and groups with a diverse clientele who present with a wide range of issues, including relationship challenges, depression, anxiety, abuse, trauma, stress, grief, anger, codependency, compulsive behaviors, and faith-based concerns.   Committed to offering therapy that is professional and competent, Trish is supportive, nurturing, and thorough from the initial assessment throughout the therapeutic process.  Her aspiration is to come alongside clients in a collaborative manner with God and the clients to assist in their journeys toward freedom, healing, and wholeness. She views each client as having value, dignity, and being worthy of respect.

Katie's guiding principle is that we are designed for relationship. When we are disconnected within our body, mind, or spirit, cut off from meaningful relationships with significant others, separated from purpose in our larger community, or spiritually isolated, we miss the wholeness of life that we were intended to enjoy. Therapy can provide a supportive space where people are free to explore areas of disconnection, experience healing and reconnection, and move forward with confidence that while their past has shaped them, it no longer defines them. Katie works with children, adolescents, and adult women. She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who obtained her Master of Social Work from University of Georgia in 2001 and her clinical license in 2003. Katie uses frameworks of interpersonal neurobiology and attachment theory and evidence-based/informed therapies with her clients. She uses these frameworks to treat anxiety, depression, and emotional and behavioral challenges rooted in various forms of trauma; help people involved in adoption to navigate issues related to attachment, grief and loss, trauma, and identity; counsel women who are navigating life transitions and developing renewed purpose; and provide parents with neurobiologically informed strategies.

Heather has served as a Christian counselor for 20 years. During that time, she has been priviliged to serve in school, church, and private practice settings. She enjoys working with a diverse clientele, including adolescents, adults, couples, and families. She has specific training in trauma resolution including trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), narrative therapy, progressive counting and EMDR. In addition, she has an expertise in anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), depression, boundary setting, adolescent issues, and issues of faith.Heather has a passion for working with women struggling in their relationships with men who have sexual addictions and/or mental health issues. In addition to having four children of her own and previously fostering two children, she enjoys helping parents through the challenges they face. She frequently works with church staff and their spouses, as both she and her husband have held church positions and understand those challenges well.Heather is passionate about her relationship with Jesus and is humbled to watch as his grace and truth bring healing and transformation. In her free time, she loves to spend time outdoors with her husband, Lance, and with as many of their children they can round up. 7/14/20 additional issues she treats: ADHD, adoption, anger management, Asperger's syndrome, behavioral issues, Bipolar disorder, Child/adolescent chronic illness, coping skills, divorce, domestic abuse, domestic violence, emotional disturbance, video game addiction, spirituality, stress, substance abuse, suicidal ideation, family conflict, gender identity/transgender, internet addiction, life transition, marital/premarital, oppositional defiance, peer relationships, pregnancy, school issues, self-esteem, self harm, sleep/insomnia, sex therapy, sexual abuse, sexual addition

Heather is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Alpharetta, Georgia, and earned her master’s degree in community counseling from Georgia State University. She has a passion for helping clients bounce back from disappointment, anxiety, and depression. Licensed for more than 20 years, Heather has tremendous experience teaching teens and adults to better navigate the complexities of their lives that have prevented them from getting to where they want to be. Over the years, Heather has collaborated with several physicians, school counselors, and other specialists to foster a multi-disciplinary and collaborative network in order to provide comprehensive care to her clients. Utilizing a practical approach along with her ability to meaningfully connect with her clients, Heather builds on strengths and identifies the obstacles that halt growth and forward movement. Whether it’s an overwhelmed parent, an anxious teen worried about their future, or a high-achieving executive wanting more balance in life, everyone’s situation is unique. Heather's friendly and approachable style combined with her skill in meeting each person where they are creates a positive atmosphere of clarity, growth, and change.

Kim had her first panic attack when she was in college, and she claims it’s the best thing that ever happened to her, even though she didn’t know it at the time. Fifteen years ago, Kim felt like her life was falling apart, but healing soon came. Through therapy, she had space to voice doubts and ask herself hard questions. She learned how to fight anxiety and see how her wiring affected the way she experienced the world. Kim grew in her identity as a deeply loved person—a person loved by a God who wants an intimate, rich relationship with her. Kim’s experiences and God's calling led her to work as a licensed professional counselor, specializing in anxiety and depression. For 10 years, she’s practiced from a depth-oriented approach in order to bring greater healing and understanding to her clients’ life stories. Her goal is to provide a warm, relational perspective that brings health to the way her clients live in community with others. Kim uses practical, tested tools to help her clients regain the life that has been stripped away by anxiety, depression, and burnout. She considers it an honor to help clients move from crisis mode to lasting growth. Kim is married to a man in full-time ministry, and they have three children and an overly relational collie.

Britt is a Licensed Associate Professional Counselor, a Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor, and a pastor. He has worked as an addiction and mental health counselor for the past nine years. He utilizes faith-based Positive Psychology coupled with Motivational Interviewing to promote health and change in clients. He is a passionate advocate for those with whom he works. As a person in recovery, he realizes many of the needs and challenges of people fighting for sobriety. He believes his empathetic and non-judgmental style of counseling is helpful for learning how to experience life happy and free. He earned both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Liberty University School of Divinity and Graduate School. While at Liberty, he served as a Theology and Biblical Studies instructor. Along with specializing in treating those with substance-use disorders, he serves as a Pastoral Counselor.

Amy Barrett is a licensed professional counselor and national certified counselor offering professionally excellent counseling based on a biblical worldview. Amy received an Master of Arts in counseling and a Master of Arts in general theological studies from Covenant Theological Seminary. Her undergraduate degree is from Washington University in St. Louis where she earned a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in psychology and elementary education. Amy is certified to administer the PREPARE/ENRICH assessment for premarital and marital counseling. She has also completed level 2 of the Gottman training. Amy's many years of counseling expertise, warm personality, and humor work together to create a safe, nurturing environment for clients to explore a variety of issues. Amy knows we are deeply impacted by living in a fallen world and are loved by a Savior who desires to redeem a lost and broken people. Because of this, she integrates psychological best practices with biblical wisdom and application to equip clients with insight and tools that bring healing to their lives. She considers it a true honor to join with clients where they are and journey together with them on a pursuit of greater joy, freedom, and hope.

Jason’s ministerial journey began in 1999 when he experienced a call to share the love of God with the world. While serving in a local church, Jason began his internship at Grace Ministries International, where he completed his training as an Advanced Discipleship Counselor in 2003. Shortly after, Jason took a position at Simply Grace, Inc., as a Discipleship Counselor as well as the Director of Training. In 2007 Jason began to envision a discipleship counseling ministry in Dawsonville, GA, and in January 2008, New Name Ministries was born. Jason has a wide range of gifts, including counseling, mentoring, coaching, leading small groups, public speaking, and writing. He has played a huge role in developing leaders from all over the world and has helped transform many organizations. Jason leads with vision, passion, and patience. He truly considers it an honor to serve those in need and a privilege to journey with others who seek change.

Lorien considers it an honor and privilege when clients choose to share their stories with her. She understands that choosing to inquire about counseling means different things for different people, so she always approaches each person as a unique individual, with a personal journey and goals. She loves walking alongside her clients and empowering them to make healthy changes, while approaching each person with empathy, genuineness, and congruency. Lorien earned a Master of Arts in marriage and family therapy from Richmont Graduate University and also received additional course work and training that allowed her to graduate with a specialization in Christian sex therapy. Over the past 5 years, she has worked in an outpatient setting, working with individuals, couples, and families. Lorien’s interests include working with adolescents and adults struggling with disordered eating patterns, pregnancy, prenatal and postpartum issues, anxiety disorders, depression, trauma, self-harm, grief and loss, sexuality and identity, and adjustment issues. She also enjoys working with couples who are struggling with communication problems, intimacy issues, infertility, post-affair work, and sex addiction.

After all your hard work, do you still feel frustrated, overwhelmed and like you are not enough? It's exhausting! Do you want to stop feeling guilt about past mistakes? You deserve peace. I've been there and I can help you break free too. I primarily work with people struggling with perfectionism, anxiety, helping them embrace their imperfections and authentically be themselves. I help clients work through concerns of self-worth, unhealthy relationships, identity, creating healthy boundaries and feeling overwhelmed. In addition, I am an EMDR Therapist. EMDR Therapy is an extensively researched psychotherapy approach that helps people recover from trauma and other life distressing experiences including, anxiety, PTSD, depression, and unhealed memories. My clients welcome my direct but open approach to therapy. I will meet you where you are, providing you the freedom to change when you're ready. If your faith is an important part of your life that you want to integrate into counseling, I will incorporate it into our sessions. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Georgia. I practice in person in Dunwoody and provide online telemental health sessions.