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  Clayton Andrews is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 14 years of combined experience in community and mental health. He is a 40 year old Sickle Cell Disease Warrior, a husband and a father of seven. He completed his Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology with Troy University and his experiences include serving as a Forensic and Behavioral Health Counselor, Treatment Team Facilitator and as a Clinical Supervisor for RSAT services with the Georgia State Prison System. His primary focus is the enablement and development of self-sufficiency, development and growth in in mental health. Prior to working in the field of mental health, Clayton served the State of Georgia’s children and families for seven years through his work with Child Protective Services and as a CASA Advocacy Supervisor. Clayton is the co-founder of Sickle Cell Champions Association and a Coordinator of SC M.A.N., male-focused and male run organizations, focusing on the Warrior Male. He is also a member of the Sickle Cell Mental Health and Wellness Initiative. Clayton is certified in the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) for mental health wellness, recovery and maintenance and is also a member of the National Association of Black Counselor’s Forensic Division. Clayton’s therapeutic approach utilizes empowering, person-centered approaches, along with some cognitive-behavioral and some confrontational approaches. Clayton places emphasis on assisting one’s personal growth through positivity, mindfulness and compassion. Clayton’s private practice, Andrews Counseling and Family Resource Center focuses directly on the mental health plight of the Sickle Cell Warrior, Men’s Mental Health and Forensic/Mandated practice. [Read More]

My passion is helping others to understand their value and harness their inner strengths. My ideal client is someone who has lost themselves in a relationship. If you have loved someone at the expense of yourself and feel hurt by this, I am here for you. Therapy provides the opportunity to help gain insight into your own needs, to focus on and love yourself, and to regain balance in your relationships. [Read More]

I work with individuals on issues involving trauma, eating disorders, process addictions, and interpersonal/familial relationships. I worked for Heads-Up Guidance Services (HUGS), a nonprofit outpatient mental health and substance abuse counseling center. I am experienced in working with clients that display symptoms related to: depression; anxiety; Bipolar Disorder; eating disorders; physical, emotional, and sexual abuse; trauma; panic disorder; and substance abuse. [Read More]

I have dedicated the last 30 years of my life to helping provide services for those struggling with anxiety, depression, family problems, and eating disorders. I am passionate about providing an environment where clients and their families are heard and supported on a consistent basis. I work with preteens, teenagers, and adults. I offer family therapy to those in need. I find great joy in helping others improve their life by providing treatment and helping clients work through life issues. I am also a CPCS for counselors needing supervision towards their LPC. [Read More]

I believe my most effective work is with couples for premarital, weddings, and troubled marriages. I have over thirty-five years of experience in this area. Military personnel and couples are also one of my areas with a great deal of experience. Additionally, I have extensive work in grief counseling and addictions. Other areas include issues with aging and diseases as well as issues of spirituality. I believe every person should be treated with dignity, professionalism and according to their own individual needs. I work with all persons to make therapy appropriate and affordable. [Read More]

Where are we without hope? I utilize a hope instilling, collaborative and compassionate approach, inviting each client to work toward meeting their unique goals in a safe and supportive environment. Hope is cultivated as we successfully set goals, learn workable strategies to achieve those goals and take action steps to obtain those goals. No matter what you are facing, you can learn how to cultivate hope today to overcome every obstacle. [Read More]

Feeling anxious or depressed? Maybe not sure exactly why? I work with clients facing a variety of challenges including anxiety, depression, addictions, relationships, and trauma. I have a 2-pronged approach. I first work with my clients in identifying sufficient calming and coping mechanisms to deal with the here and the now. The next step is to map out the core issues that are causing the presenting concerns, and create a plan in healing them from the source. I have treated many clients who have been in therapy for years without actually tackling the root of the problem. [Read More]

I enjoy working with all clients, from infants to seniors. We help people to define and achieve their personal goals. We provide assessment and counseling, offering referrals for additional services as needed. We usually work on relationship issues, both with others and with ourselves. We help define a contract with clients, including their strengths and challenges, to pinpoint the changes they would like to make. Clients have resolved marriage, divorce, custody, parenting issues, vocational and personal problems including acute and chronic depression and anxiety, and addictions. We also have had success helping people overcome various personality and social engagement issues. [Read More]

My ideal clients are often working to discover unproductive patterns in their lives that undermine their ability to live the full, happy life they desire. Together we identify habits of thoughts, feelings and behaviors, such as procrastination, negative thinking, self-criticism, poor communication, paralysis, anxiety, frustration, stress, depression — that interfere with pursuit of your unique goals. I help strengthen my clients’ motivation to try new behaviors to improve their personal relationships and work-lives, heal from trauma, and work toward goals that will bring them a sense of satisfaction, fulfillment, and effectiveness. [Read More]

Madeleine Shaver works in a private practice setting specializing in eating disorders and chemical dependency. Treatment focus also includes resolving underlying trauma and subsequent codependency issues. She provides psychotherapy for those seeking a new way to live in recovery in these identified areas. General therapeutic services are also addressed- primarily coping strategies for mood disorders, anxiety or OCD, stress management, or building supportive relationships. Her practice offers group therapy for women with problematic over-eating patterns. Madeleine has a passion for helping others understand themselves, their relationships with loved ones, and finding freedom through Recovery. [Read More]