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Divorce Directory - Psychotherapist
Suggested Interview Questions
Note: Psychotherapy is a term that
encompasses therapy/counseling. All therapists may be licensed and may
do psychotherapy. Only psychiatrists may prescribe medications. Psychologists
do psychological evaluations and custody evaluations. Most testing is
done by a psychologist or a specialist in testing.
- What areas do you focus on within your practice
and for how long has your practice been so focused?
- What populations do you counsel? Children, Teens,
Adults, Elderly?
- Do you work with Individuals, Families, Couples,
Groups?
- Are you willing to accompany client to court? As
an Expert or Other?
Under what circumstances? Have you been to court?
- How long have you practiced family therapy?
- Do you work with co-parenting?
- Do you have an understanding of emotional, physical,
upscale and sexual
abuse of children and adults?
- Do you do psychological or custody evaluations or
other testing?
- Do you do assessments for abuse?
- Do you take insurance? If so, which ones?
- Do you take Medicaid? Medicare?
- Are you a trained Collaborative Professional?
This designates that a professional has been favorably
referred by at least three Visions Anew women.
* Faculty at Visions Anew presentations
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*Geraldine "Jerry" P. Connor,
MS, LPC, Board Member
Adults Children
Couples
Families
 748
Holcomb Bridge Road
Norcross, GA 30071
County: Gwinnett
Telephone: (770) 441-3878
Fax: (770) 582-9699
jerconnor@mindspring.com
Specialty: Awareness, some tools and skills help
clients to lead fulfilling and expressed lives. I work with individuals,
couples and families on issues related to emotional, physical and
sexual abuse, children caught in the middle, deciding to stay or
leave a relationship and grief and loss. I use sand try therapy,
especially helpful in healing children.
- *Amy Lewis Bear,
LAPC, Board Member
Adults  Children
Couples
Families
 Amy
Lewis Bear
Licensed Associate Professional Counselor
National Certified Counselor
1788-B Century Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30345
Telephone: 404-592-1256
Counties served: Dekalb, Fulton, Gwinnett
abcounselor@bellsouth.net
www.heartwisecounseling.com
Specialty: My counseling specialty is helping women who are
divorcing or leaving long-term relationships with difficult or abusive
men. In therapy, I help a woman gain deeper insight into what happened
in her marriage and work toward healing from the experience. I also
provide couples counseling.
- *Caroline Dott, PhD, LCSW, CGP
Adults Children
Couples
Families
Caroline Dott
Riverbend OB-GYN and Counseling
993 Johnson Ferry Road NW
Building D, Suite 360
Atlanta, GA 30345
Telephone: 404-250-1350
Fax: 404-250-1359
Counties served: Fulton
drcdott@midlife-passages.com
Specialty: Midlife Specialists: Adults 20+; Individual/Couple & Family Counseling, specializing in recognition, management & prevention of transitional depression & anxiety; Dynamic Midlife Women's Groups meets bi-weekly, 2 hours per session. Professional speaker on midlife Health Topics.
- Crystal Bradshaw, LAPC
Adults Children
Couples
Families
 Healing Psychotherapy Practices of Georgia
1301 Shiloh Rd., Suite 710
Kennesaw, GA 30144
County: Cobb
Telephone: 770-792-0079
Fax: 888-394-1986
crystalbradshawlapc@yahoo.com
www.healingpsychotherapyga.com
Specialty: I specialize in counseling individuals and couples who want to work on issues that are holding them back from experienceing joy, inner peace, love, trust, personal and relational growth. I work collaboratively with clients in the exploration of their life realities and the possibility of change. My hope is to help you connect with your goals and strengths.
- *Beverly D. Brooks, PhD
Adults Children
Couples
Families
255 Village Parkway NE, Ste 520
Marietta, GA 30067-4063
County: Cobb
Telephone: 678-267-6054
drb@beverlybrooksphd.com
www.beverlybrooksphd.com
Specialty: Psychologist, private practice, providing adult
individual and couple�s counseling. Learn ways to make positive changes
when making difficult life transitions.
- Karon Ferguson MS, NCC, LAPC
Associate Staff Counselor
Adults Children
Couples
Families
 Care
and Counseling Center of Georgia
1814 Clairmont Road
Decatur, GA 30033
Telephone: 404.636.1457 ext 407
F ax: 404.636.7449
kferguson@cccgeorgia.org
www.cccgeorgia.org
Specialty: Karon offers hope and healing using a
therapeutic approach in Divorce/Relationship Recovery. She provides
individual counseling, couples counseling, group therapy, and workshops.
Karon also assists families or spouses who are dealing with addiction.
- Margaret I. Gunn, LCSW
Adults Children
Couples
Families
 Almond
Counseling Service
17B Lenox Pointe NE
Atlanta, GA 30324
Counties Served: Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, etc.
Phone: 404-231-0404
Fax: 404-371-8035
margaret@counseling-service.com
www.counselilng-service.com
Specialty: A therapist in Atlanta for 21 years, I
see individuals and couples in private practice. Prior to that I taught
in Australia, New Zealand, UK, Atlanta, then to graduate school at
Smith College. I facilitated divorce seminars "Children Coping
With Divorce" & work with clients prior to, during &
after divorce. I am divorced after 45 years of marriage.
- Kathy Haines, MA, LAPC
Adults
Children
Couples Families
 Out-of-the-Box Solutions
242 Creek Stone Ridge
Woodstock, GA 30188
Counties Served: Cobb, Fulton, Cherokee, Dekalb
Phone: 678-654-9237
KatHainesTherapy@hushmail.com
Specialty: I work collaboratively with you to help
uncover your existing inner strengths to work through your challenges.
The foundation to my approach is client-centered and non-judgmental,
and always comes from a place of support and compassion.
- Nicholas Hume, PhD
Adults
Children Couples
Families
East Cobb Family Counseling Center
Marietta, Ga. 30068
Counties served: Cobb, Cherokee North Fulton
Telephone: 770-977-2987
Fax: 678-236-6041
www.mindspring.com/~ecobbfamilycnslg
Specialty: Divorce is a painful rupture in one�s
life expectations that often leaves people feeling �stuck� and in
pain. Counseling offers an opportunity to heal hurt and examine new
approaches for moving forward toward feeling better about yourself
and your relationships.
- *Melissa Lester, MSW, LCSW
Adults
Children
Couples
Families
Specialized Therapy for Weight Loss and Weight Control
Roswell, GA 30076
Counties served: Fulton, Cherokee, Cobb
Telephone: 770-313-7768
Fax: 770-283-4512
MelissaLester.LCSW@gmail.com
www.melissalesterLCSW.com
Specialty: I specialize in The Anderson Method, a
therapy approach to resolving the emotional and psychological obstacles
that prevent us from reaching our desired weight goals. The program
is a structured 12 weeks and provides you with all the information
you need to succeed at your weight goals. Along the way, we will focus
on resolving, once and for all, the real issues that sabotage our
relationship with food, with ourselves and with our bodies. HINT:
It�s not about the food!
- * Joan Miller, PhD
Adults Children
Couples
Families
 2520
Windy Hill Road, Suite 106
Marietta, Georgia 30067
County: Cobb
Telephone: (770) 952-3308
Fax: (770) 952-3309
joanmiller@mindspring.com
www.joanmillerphd.com
Specialty: With over 30 years experience, I'll assist you
in creating a more hopeful and satisfying outlook on life by helping
you process your loss, learn from the past, rebuild your self confidence,
improve your coping strategies, and create a healthy and realistic
vision of your future. Call for a free consultation.
- * Albert B. "Ben" Moravitz, Th.D., LPC
Adults Children
Couples
Families
Marietta Pastoral Counseling Center
316 Alexander St., SE, Ste 2
Marietta, GA 30060
Counties Served: Cobb, Cherokee, Paulding, North Fulton
Phone: 678-524-4158
moravitz@bellsouth.net
www.therapists.psychologyToday.com/rms/37136
Specialty: I help persons to develop a more accepting and secure sense of one's self and to connect with others in relationships. I help persons learn to make conscious choices rather than repeat patterns inherited from culture, family, and previous exerience. I am trained in using EMDR to recover from traumatic experience.
- Lisa A. Peluso, Psy. D., LLC
Adults Children
Couples
Families
11815 Northfall Lane, Suite 100
Alpharetta, GA 30009
Counties Served: Fulton, Forsyth, Cherokee
Phone: 770-240-8365
Fax: 770-442-7774
Specialty: Lisa works with adults, couples and groups
whose concerns include relationship difficulties, depression, anxiety
trauma, grief/loss, ADHD, and learning disabilities. Additionally,
Lisa has extensive experience addressing psychological stress associated
with cross-cultural adjustments and enjoys working with clients from
around the world.
- Kathleen W. Shack, MS, LMFT
Adults
Children Couples
Families
Family Solutions Counseling, LLC
3534 Old Milton Pkwy
Alpharetta, GA 30005
Counties Served: Fulton, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Cherokee, Cobb, Dekalb
Telephone: 678-220-0090
Fax: 678-624-0258
Kathleen@MFTGA.com
www.MFTGA.com
Specialty: Experienced Marriage and Family Therapist,
Divorce Coach, and Mediator. Kathleen supports and empowers clients
as they navigate through divorce. Facilitation ranges from providing
insight to parents regarding their child�s needs in a Collaborative
case to mediating parenting plans & divorce cases. Find solutions.
Build confidence.
- Bonnie Wallace, M.S./L.P.C.
Adults Children
Couples
Families
Life Gate Counseling Center
3434 Roswell Rd NW
Atlanta, GA 30305
Counties Served: Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb
Phone: 404-842-3150
Fax: 404-842-3162
bonnielwallce@gmail.com
www.lifegatecenter.org
Specialty: My specialty includes women�s issues which
address mood disorders, divorce recovery, parenting, mid-life transitions,
couples therapy, and spiritual concerns
Low or No-Fee Counseling
- The Anxiety & Stress Management Institute
1640 Powers Ferry Road, Building 9, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30067
770-953-0080 ext. 302
Info@stressmgt.net
www.stressmgt.net
Specialty: We have a multi-disciplinary team of professionals
and believe in treating the whole person. Our psychotherapists have
expertise in anxiety and stress related disorders as well as many
other specialties. We also offer nutritional counseling, hypnotherapy,
massage, yoga, and biofeedback
- Care and Counseling Center of Georgia
(CCCG)
1814 Clairmont Road
Decatur, GA 30033
www.cccgeorgia.org
Specialty: CCCG is a nonprofit organization that
offers workshops and counseling, consulting, coaching, psychological
testing, and substance abuse treatment to individuals, couples, families,
groups, and organizations. CCCG has therapists who accept most insurance
plans, including Medicare and Medicaid. In addition, CCCG has a low-cost
clinic. All of our therapists are trained to do individual, couples,
marital, and family therapy. Specialties offered at CCCG include play
therapy, child/adolescent counseling, spirituality, depression, anxiety,
stress, grief and loss, sexual abuse, life changes, transitions, premarital
workshops, marriage enrichment, women�s and men�s issues, domestic
violence, substance abuse, EMDR, psychological testing, LGBTQI, cultural
issues, business consultation, and clergy support groups.
- Metropolitan Counseling Services,
Inc.
Contact person: Kathie Thodeson, MS, LPC, Executive Director
1900 Century Place, Suite 200
Atlanta, Ga. 30345
Telephone: 404-321-1794
Fax: 404-321-1928
khthodeson@aol.com
www.mcsatlanta.org
Specialty: Metropolitan Counseling Services is dedicated
to helping adults create positive change in their lives through affordable
psychotherapy and counseling. This process fosters balance, self-respect,
and healthy relationships. MCS offers individual, couples, and group
therapy on a low-cost, sliding fee scale.
- Odyssey Family Counseling Center, Inc.
3578 S. Fulton Avenue
Hapeville, GA 30354
Telephone: 404-669-3462
Fax : 404-669-3957
and
4290 Memorial Drive, Suites C & D
Decatur, GA 30032
Phone: 404-294-0774
Specialty: Agency provides high quality, professional
counseling services to citizens of the greater metro Atlanta area,
regardless of income. Odyssey respects the dignity and worth of all
individuals and families and pledges to make services accessible to
all socioeconomic groups. No one is denied service due to the inability
to pay.
- Richmont Graduate University
McCarty Building
2055 Mt. Paran Road NW
Atlanta, Ga. 30327-2921
Telephone: 404-233-3949
Toll-Free: 1-888-924-6774
http://richmont.edu/
Specialty: PSI's mission involves supporting the
Church by providing professional services and resources with which
to confront life's challenges. We try to help people experience life
in a peaceful and loving way.
- Rainbows
Specialty: Rainbows is a nonprofit organization offering
free, confidential support groups for children and adults grieving
a death, divorce or any other painful transition in their family www.rainbowsga.org,
770-236-8494
Telephone: 404-372-5027
- Sandy Springs Office and The House
Next Door
348 Mt. Vernon Highway NE
Atlanta Georgia 30328-4139
Telephone: 404-256-9797 - Fax: 404-256-3483
- Shalom Bayit (Peace in the Home)
Program of JF&CS
4549 Chamblee Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, Ga. 30338
Telephone: 770-677-9322 Wendy Lipshutz
or 770-677-9349 Aleta Aaron
Fax: 770-677-9400
wlpshutz@jfcs-atlanta.org
www.jfcs-atlanta.org
Specialty: Support groups and individual counseling
for women who are experiencing or have experienced domestic/partner
abuse (including physical, verbal, emotional, sexual abuse). Counseling
and groups are free of charge for women who have experienced abuse.
- The Summit Counseling Center
Mark R. Zuccolo, Ph.D., LMFT
2750 Old Alabama Rd. Suite 200
Johns Creek, GA 30022
Counties Served: Fulton, Gwinnett, Forsyth, DeKalb, Cobb
Phone: (678) 893-5300
Fax: (678) 893-5312
mzuccol@summitcounseling.org
www.simmitcounceling.org
Specialty: Working from a collaborative approach,
the goal of Dr. Zuccolo�s work is to help individuals, couples and
families identify and change maladaptive thinking and behaviors in
order to make more balanced and realistic appraisals of themselves,
their world and their future, enjoy more satisfying relationships,
and improve their communication skills.
- The Link
Sandy Springs: 348 Mount Vernon Hwy NE Atlanta, GA 30328, 404-256-2919
Cobb County: 1820 The Exchange, Suite 650, Atlanta, GA 30339, 770-541-1114
Specialty: The Link is a non-profit community counseling
center which serves the greater Atlanta metropolitan area, offering
short-term to long-term therapy. The Link is a comprehensive, non-profit
counseling and psychotherapy center. Services are provided on a sliding-fee-scale
basis when needed. No one is turned away due to inability to pay.
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Disclaimer: Visions
Anew does not perform any screening or evaluation of these professionals.
The professionals have written their own descriptions, unedited by Visions
Anew. Visions Anew is not responsible for the accuracy of the content
of the descriptions.
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