Mary is a licensed professional counselor who has been working with teenagers, adults, and couples for more than 10 years. She loves her work because it allows her the opportunity to learn from all different types of people as they work to grow through their struggles and experiences. Outside the office, Mary enjoys time at home with her husband of more than 18 years, their two kids, and their assortment of furry family members who ruin their furniture.

Your mind races with thoughts that begin with What if? Your anxiety gets in the way of your relationships, steals your joy, and limits your potential for happiness at home and at work. Worrying about things you cannot control has become a habit, which is hard to break because you believe that the worry prevents the thing from happening. You worry about your relationships, your family, your kids, and your work. Worry turns to guilt about not doing enough and not being enough. You long to quiet the inner critic, let go of the anxiety, feel like you are enough, and live a more fully engaged and balanced life. Through our collaborative efforts, you will learn the skills you need to conquer your worries and unwanted negative, anxious thoughts, communicate your needs effectively, and overcome feelings of guilt and self-doubt. We will work together to help you enjoy your life and relationships again, live fully in the present, and look forward to your future. As a licensed psychologist for over 15 years, I utilize research-supported interventions including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Using a positive psychology approach, we will identify your strengths and uncover ones you may not even recognize. When nurtured and channeled in the best way, these strengths will help you cope with the past, conquer current fears, and overcome future obstacles on your path. My job is to give you the tools you need to be your own therapist. I am also trained in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), which is considered a best practice in the treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

Molly Hughes is a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 10 years’ experience. She is passionate about establishing relationships with clients so she can help them face the fears that keep them from thriving—and then make courageous changes. She loves watching people as they discover who they were made to be. Molly is especially skilled at—and greatly enjoys—working with preteens, adolescents, women of all ages, married couples, and families. Molly earned a bachelor’s degree in humanities at Bluefield State College in Bluefield, West Virginia, and she earned a master’s degree in professional counseling from Liberty University. She is licensed in the state of Georgia. Molly worked at a small nonprofit counseling center in Loganville, Georgia. Prior to joining the counseling staff at The Wings Center, she spent the last five years serving as the admissions counselor at Eagle Ranch, where she worked with hundreds of families in crisis and helped them find hope that life could be better. Molly conceptualizes the obstacles her clients face through the lens of family systems. She draws from cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma-informed care, and a person-centered approach to journey with her clients toward their goals for healing.

Catherine specializes in self-care, relationships, and life design. She emphasizes the importance of taking care of oneself, nurturing healthier interpersonal relationships, and navigating life's transitions. Catherine's work is guided by the belief that healing takes place within the bonds formed between client and therapist. Her primary focus is on forging trusting, warm, open, and compassionate relationships with her clients. Catherine helps her clients foster their capacity for self-compassion, grace, and self-acceptance to lessen the effects that anxiety and depression hold on them and find more fulfillment in their lives and their relationships. Through her private practice in the Buckhead area, Catherine strives to help individuals, couples, and families find balance in their busy lives and refocus their energies on values that are important to them. For the ultra-busy, she offers 24/7 appointment scheduling through her website. Her experience has been gathered in a variety of settings, including an addiction treatment center, public and private schools, a non-profit youth organization, a family counseling agency, and a group practice.

After graduating from Liberty University with a Master of Arts in Counseling, Mary went into community mental health for two years, working with the chronically and severely mentally ill. Since then, she has been in private practice. She really enjoys working with couples and also counsels individuals dealing with depression, anxiety, OCD, grief, life transitions, family of origin pain, and parenting issues, among other things. She mainly counsels adults but will also work with older adolescents. She was an Air Force wife for many years, and she enjoys working with military couples and individuals. She has been married for over 45 years and has raised four children. There are not many issues in marriage and parenting she has not encountered either personally or professionally. Her undergraduate degree is in Education and she taught middle school for a couple of years before returning to school to study counseling. Before that, she did considerable volunteer counseling at a pro-life counseling center. She has been a follower of Jesus for most of her life and tries to live and counsel with His grace and love. She considers it a sacred privilege to be a part of each client’s journey to healing.

Energetic, experienced, licensed professional counselor (LPC), IC&RC Alcohol and Drug Counselor, (ICRC-ADC), Certified EMDR therapist, Innovative licensed counselor with extensive training and experience in EMDR therapy, mental health, and substance abuse fields. Specialized knowledge in addiction recovery, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and trauma. Being a wounded healer himself, he has proven to be extremely effective in helping children, adolescents and adults. David is an exceptional communicator and offers effective solutions to individuals that struggle emotionally, and equips clients to gain the skills and tools they need to live successfully. If this sounds like a good fit, please reach out. Take the first step to help. Call David Hopkins– (770) 284-9092 Qualifications • Years in Practice: 10 Years • School: Palm Beach Atlantic University

Carroll Coplin is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has been an educator, author, and therapist for more than 20 years. She enjoys working with singles, couples, families, and groups to help heal and equip. Carroll specializes in a wide range of issues including lifestyle transitions, relationship challenges, grief, anxiety, depression, and discouragement. She is comfortable with hard topics, and she’s open-minded. Her style is collaborative and holistic. She’s excited to help you find solutions that strengthen and encourage you. In her own life, Carroll has navigated divorce, betrayals by loved ones, the death of a spouse, parenting in a high-octane culture, the challenges of being a working mom and a stay-at-home mom, single life after 50, and much more. Carroll was married for 23 years before losing her husband to leukemia. She has three adult children.

Owner of Life Renewed Counseling, Laura is a licensed professional counselor striving to provide effective and honest care for individuals and families who struggle. Whether clients know the circumstances that have brought them to where they are or they are confused and trying to figure out how things got off-track, she works with them to address each issue and create a life worth living. She helps each client become the best version of themselves, have fulfilling relationships, and live with a clear purpose that brings them joy. Laura treats each of her clients with a tailored plan in order to address a variety of concerns and diagnoses, including depression and anxiety, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and family conflict. Many clients choose to integrate their faith into the therapy experience. Laura enjoys her job immensely and is passionate about pursuing hope and healing with and for her clients. She believes there is no story too messy, no mistake too big, and no pain too great for anyone to go on suffering. There is true beauty that can come from ashes.

Austin is a licensed professional counselor who earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Georgia Southern University. He earned a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling and a doctorate in counselor education and supervision from Mercer University. Before joining Thrive Forward Therapy, Austin worked at Ridgeview Institute, where he helped individuals and families navigate mental health crises and transition from inpatient to outpatient care. As an adjunct professor at Mercer, he teaches future licensed professional counselors. Austin uses a collaborative, client-centered approach and helps guide clients toward making the changes they want for a more enriched life. To help clients find a renewed sense of self and healing, he uses integrated theoretical approaches, including Emotionally Focused Therapy and Narrative Therapy. He works with men, teens, and couples on relationship concerns, depression, anxiety, addiction, and life transitions.  Austin lives in the Atlanta area, where he enjoys live music, movies, sports, and trying new restaurants. He loves sharing quality time with his family and friends. Austin is a member of the American Counseling Association and the Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia.

Anxiety, worry, and stress can cripple anyone’s life to the point of fatigue, social isolation, depression, and the avoidance of valued activities and goals. People are often left feeling lonely, inadequate, socially anxious—even panicky. Ignoring anxiety or self-medicating with alcohol or drugs makes matters worse. Hector helps people grow and expand into a state of freedom, self-confidence, and empowerment so they can embrace life. Hector himself has recovered from crippling symptoms of anxiety disorders; he truly understands anxiety from the inside out! Traumatic experiences such as childhood abuse and neglect can haunt people for a lifetime. Reliving distressing memories or having nightmares or negative thoughts can make the past seem real when, in reality, it is not. Despite the best self-help efforts, after a short time some people return to the "same old, same old" without getting the results and symptom relief they long for. That's discouraging, isn't it? But long-lasting, personal change is possible. Relief is real; don't lose hope. You’re too important! As a psychotherapist, Hector has been helping people for over 12 years. Using scientifically proven, effective approaches such as EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and mindfulness-based therapy, Hector assists people in developing coping skills they can implement naturally. Through quicker yet still effective methods like EMDR interlaced with hypnosis, Hector helps rewrite negative stories and memories stored in the subconscious mind, where distressing memories, irrational fears, and anxiety reside. In using these methods, people achieve a more thorough and long-lasting renovation of mind, body, spirit, and soul. Hector has also spent several years helping people overcome addictions. Late afternoon and Saturday appointments are available. Visit Hector’s website and call today for a free, confidential 15-minute phone consultation! Hector is only offering virtual services to his clients at this time, which can have the same treatment effect as in-person services.