Optum Therapists in Lowndes County, GA
With more than a decade of experience, I have had the privilege of helping adults and adolescents navigate life's challenges. I primarily work with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, and relationship challenges. I provide an affirming space for LGBTQ+ clients. My hope is to provide a compassionate and nonjudgmental space where you can feel safe to explore your experiences and heal from past wounds. Together we will build insight, develop practical tools, and foster lasting growth and resilience.
With more than a decade of experience, I have had the privilege of helping adults and adolescents navigate life's challenges. I primarily work with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, and relationship challenges. I provide an affirming space for LGBTQ+ clients. My hope is to provide a compassionate and nonjudgmental space where you can feel safe to explore your experiences and heal from past wounds. Together we will build insight, develop practical tools, and foster lasting growth and resilience.
Are you carrying the weight of grief, depression, or trauma? Do you feel as if you have to put on a mask just to get through the day? You continue to juggle the roles of being a parent, spouse, employee, and everything in between; which leaves you feeling stretched thin and emotionally drained. You often feel as if you need a release or a lifeline to maintain a peace of mind. If any of this applies to you, “guess what,” it’s okay to not be okay.
Are you carrying the weight of grief, depression, or trauma? Do you feel as if you have to put on a mask just to get through the day? You continue to juggle the roles of being a parent, spouse, employee, and everything in between; which leaves you feeling stretched thin and emotionally drained. You often feel as if you need a release or a lifeline to maintain a peace of mind. If any of this applies to you, “guess what,” it’s okay to not be okay.
Hello. My name is Howard Patterson, but I go by Andy. I have been a mental health professional for over 45 years, with the majority of my experience being in the field of child welfare. My specialties include but are not limited to, stress, anxiety, depression, marital and other relationship issues, veteran issues, teenage emotions, and behaviors, as well as parenting styles and issues. My style is non-confrontational and non-judgmental, allowing you to take therapy in the direction you choose.
Hello. My name is Howard Patterson, but I go by Andy. I have been a mental health professional for over 45 years, with the majority of my experience being in the field of child welfare. My specialties include but are not limited to, stress, anxiety, depression, marital and other relationship issues, veteran issues, teenage emotions, and behaviors, as well as parenting styles and issues. My style is non-confrontational and non-judgmental, allowing you to take therapy in the direction you choose.
Are you feeling trapped in cycles of addiction, or struggling with relationships that feel impossible to repair? Does unresolved trauma weigh heavily on you, or do you find yourself overwhelmed by anxiety, mood swings, sleepless nights, or constant emotional turbulence? Maybe you carry deep feelings of shame or guilt, or feel disconnected from who you are. If you’re feeling stuck, uncertain about the future, or questioning whether things will ever get better, know this: you don’t have to face any of it alone. Healing is possible, and support is here when you’re ready.
Are you feeling trapped in cycles of addiction, or struggling with relationships that feel impossible to repair? Does unresolved trauma weigh heavily on you, or do you find yourself overwhelmed by anxiety, mood swings, sleepless nights, or constant emotional turbulence? Maybe you carry deep feelings of shame or guilt, or feel disconnected from who you are. If you’re feeling stuck, uncertain about the future, or questioning whether things will ever get better, know this: you don’t have to face any of it alone. Healing is possible, and support is here when you’re ready.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Christian Counselor who enjoys working with adults & couples in office and online. I work with clients from diverse backgrounds experiencing issues related to anxiety, OCD, depression, developing healthy boundaries, stress management, relationship issues, military-specific issues, PTSD, parenting, healing from childhood wounds, grief & loss and spiritual growth/development. Additionally, I am trained in EMDR, BLAST and IFS techniques for trauma. Together, we build a safe place for you to feel seen & heard, identify goals for healing, process barriers and gain skills to meet these goals.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Christian Counselor who enjoys working with adults & couples in office and online. I work with clients from diverse backgrounds experiencing issues related to anxiety, OCD, depression, developing healthy boundaries, stress management, relationship issues, military-specific issues, PTSD, parenting, healing from childhood wounds, grief & loss and spiritual growth/development. Additionally, I am trained in EMDR, BLAST and IFS techniques for trauma. Together, we build a safe place for you to feel seen & heard, identify goals for healing, process barriers and gain skills to meet these goals.
Hello, welcome to my page. I am passionate about supporting individuals on their journey of personal growth and self-discovery. Together, we can work toward a better understanding of yourself, your relationships, and the world around you. My goal is to help you build on your strengths and develop the tools needed to move toward meaningful change. To best support your individual needs and schedule, I also offer evening telehealth appointments in Georgia, Kentucky, and Florida.
Hello, welcome to my page. I am passionate about supporting individuals on their journey of personal growth and self-discovery. Together, we can work toward a better understanding of yourself, your relationships, and the world around you. My goal is to help you build on your strengths and develop the tools needed to move toward meaningful change. To best support your individual needs and schedule, I also offer evening telehealth appointments in Georgia, Kentucky, and Florida.
We all have challenges, and sometimes we need a little help to manage how we respond to life’s challenges!
We all have challenges, and sometimes we need a little help to manage how we respond to life’s challenges!
Stephany A. Norris
Licensed Professional Counselor, (LPC), NCC, CFMHE, CPCS, EMDR-T
1 Endorsed
Valdosta, GA 31602
Waitlist for new clients
My goal is to create an empathic, comfortable, and professional environment for my clients. I work with individuals who struggle with long term mental health issues such as Major Depression, Generalized Anxiety, PTSD, or are just having difficulty adjusting to a life change or relationship issues. I love my work and enjoy helping others work through life's many challenges. I care about taking a non-judgmental approach in evaluating and treating my clients, and focus on helping you identify your own personal strengths so that you are better prepared and enabled to find solutions.
My goal is to create an empathic, comfortable, and professional environment for my clients. I work with individuals who struggle with long term mental health issues such as Major Depression, Generalized Anxiety, PTSD, or are just having difficulty adjusting to a life change or relationship issues. I love my work and enjoy helping others work through life's many challenges. I care about taking a non-judgmental approach in evaluating and treating my clients, and focus on helping you identify your own personal strengths so that you are better prepared and enabled to find solutions.
I am a fully licensed bilingual clinician working with a diverse population. Since 2009, I have worked with adolescents and children as well as families, and groups. I have worked with clients suffering with depression, multiple personalities, trauma, alcohol abuse, anxiety, anger, physical/emotional and sexual abuse, self mutilators, bullying, conduct/oppositional disorders, adjustment disorders, grief and self esteem.
I am a fully licensed bilingual clinician working with a diverse population. Since 2009, I have worked with adolescents and children as well as families, and groups. I have worked with clients suffering with depression, multiple personalities, trauma, alcohol abuse, anxiety, anger, physical/emotional and sexual abuse, self mutilators, bullying, conduct/oppositional disorders, adjustment disorders, grief and self esteem.
I am passionate about being able to help clients learn to help themselves. Often times, we aren't equipped with the tools and knowledge to move through life's challenges. I specialize in helping my clients heal from underlying traumas that continue to cause distress, while also treating current symptoms of anxiety and depression. I hope that each of my clients feel validated, supported, and valued. I am inspired by seeing my clients begin making necessary changes in their own lives to improve their overall wellbeing.
I am passionate about being able to help clients learn to help themselves. Often times, we aren't equipped with the tools and knowledge to move through life's challenges. I specialize in helping my clients heal from underlying traumas that continue to cause distress, while also treating current symptoms of anxiety and depression. I hope that each of my clients feel validated, supported, and valued. I am inspired by seeing my clients begin making necessary changes in their own lives to improve their overall wellbeing.
The Better Mood Clinic of South Georgia
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LMFT
Valdosta, GA 31602
Are you juggling the world while carrying a heavy heart? When you're busy showing up for everyone else, your own healing often gets pushed to the side. If you feel emotionally drained and longing for a release, please hear this: Your struggle is valid, and you’ve carried this long enough. Let us help you set the weight down and rediscover your peace.
Are you juggling the world while carrying a heavy heart? When you're busy showing up for everyone else, your own healing often gets pushed to the side. If you feel emotionally drained and longing for a release, please hear this: Your struggle is valid, and you’ve carried this long enough. Let us help you set the weight down and rediscover your peace.
If life is becoming overwhelming and you are struggling with stress, change, loss, or dysfunction, counseling can offer you growth, support, and healing. Our work together can focus on in making healthy changes to improve your life. I work to help you use your strengths and abilities to reach your goals and increase wellness and satisfaction. My clinical interests include working with infertility and perinatal concerns, military family stress, life transitions, career transitions, grief and loss, couples and marital issues, depression, anxiety, anger management, low self esteem, and phase of life change.
If life is becoming overwhelming and you are struggling with stress, change, loss, or dysfunction, counseling can offer you growth, support, and healing. Our work together can focus on in making healthy changes to improve your life. I work to help you use your strengths and abilities to reach your goals and increase wellness and satisfaction. My clinical interests include working with infertility and perinatal concerns, military family stress, life transitions, career transitions, grief and loss, couples and marital issues, depression, anxiety, anger management, low self esteem, and phase of life change.
Have you been dealing with stress, feeling overwhelmed, guilty, sad, anxious, angry, or maybe just blah? I'm here to let you know that you are one step away from changing your life. The hardest part is challenging yourself to take that step. I want to take that step with you. My goal is to help you get out of your comfort zone and challenge yourself in ways you've never imagined. It's never too late to make a change, start over, and most importantly begin.
Have you been dealing with stress, feeling overwhelmed, guilty, sad, anxious, angry, or maybe just blah? I'm here to let you know that you are one step away from changing your life. The hardest part is challenging yourself to take that step. I want to take that step with you. My goal is to help you get out of your comfort zone and challenge yourself in ways you've never imagined. It's never too late to make a change, start over, and most importantly begin.
Welcome to Georgia Outreach, a premiere multi-specialty mental health clinic serving all of Georgia. Making the decision to start therapy stems from your hope for a better tomorrow. Our philosophy is to help each individual, couple, or family maximize their strengths in a non-judgmental, relaxed, compassionate, and safe environment. If you are ready to start your journey to a better, more fulfilling life, we’re ready to guide and support you on your way.
Welcome to Georgia Outreach, a premiere multi-specialty mental health clinic serving all of Georgia. Making the decision to start therapy stems from your hope for a better tomorrow. Our philosophy is to help each individual, couple, or family maximize their strengths in a non-judgmental, relaxed, compassionate, and safe environment. If you are ready to start your journey to a better, more fulfilling life, we’re ready to guide and support you on your way.
Tired of having the same fight with your spouse over and over again? At Atlanta Couple Therapy, I have created an exclusive private space where pastors, celebrities, industry leaders and influencers retreat when the spark feels gone. And you don't know how to get it back. I am not like other therapists, I don’t just reflect what I hear, I provide real solutions that creates lasting change. You have built something worth protecting. After 20 years in the mental health field, I teach you how to heal, process your pain, and return to the marriage you said I Do to with practical easy to implement strategies.
Tired of having the same fight with your spouse over and over again? At Atlanta Couple Therapy, I have created an exclusive private space where pastors, celebrities, industry leaders and influencers retreat when the spark feels gone. And you don't know how to get it back. I am not like other therapists, I don’t just reflect what I hear, I provide real solutions that creates lasting change. You have built something worth protecting. After 20 years in the mental health field, I teach you how to heal, process your pain, and return to the marriage you said I Do to with practical easy to implement strategies.
Hello and welcome! I'm a Jamaican Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I provide compassionate online therapy across New York and Georgia helping adults find calm, confidence, and clarity through life’s ups and downs. Whether you’re managing anxiety, depression, postpartum changes, or burnout, you don’t have to face it alone. My approach blends empathy, active listening, and CBT tools to help you heal, grow, and rediscover your strength. This is your safe space to breathe, reset, and move forward—one step at a time.
Hello and welcome! I'm a Jamaican Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I provide compassionate online therapy across New York and Georgia helping adults find calm, confidence, and clarity through life’s ups and downs. Whether you’re managing anxiety, depression, postpartum changes, or burnout, you don’t have to face it alone. My approach blends empathy, active listening, and CBT tools to help you heal, grow, and rediscover your strength. This is your safe space to breathe, reset, and move forward—one step at a time.
See clinician profile links below! Develop-Mental Support Service’s mission is to develop, cultivate, and guide growth in individuals and families collectively as our techniques summon the tools for a new perspective and the understanding that the process of change in each individual will demand a unique approach to help them arrive at truth and transparency for self. Our Clinicians utilize a diverse myriad of approaches and modalities to provide the tools and techniques you need to build effective habits that fit a positive lifestyle. We are here to help!
See clinician profile links below! Develop-Mental Support Service’s mission is to develop, cultivate, and guide growth in individuals and families collectively as our techniques summon the tools for a new perspective and the understanding that the process of change in each individual will demand a unique approach to help them arrive at truth and transparency for self. Our Clinicians utilize a diverse myriad of approaches and modalities to provide the tools and techniques you need to build effective habits that fit a positive lifestyle. We are here to help!
Shontanae Green, Individual & Couple Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MS, NCC
Online Only
Are you tired of not feeling seen or heard? Still having the same conversations with no real solutions? I help individuals and couples who've lost touch with one another find themselves again. It is easy to disconnect during challenging seasons, such as betrayal/infidelity, difficulty with intimacy or adjusting as new and existing parents. I am passionate about working with clients from diverse backgrounds and relationship structures to create a safe space where needs and feelings can be expressed freely. Together, we will improve communication, rebuild trust, strengthen connection and resolve conflict with understanding.
Are you tired of not feeling seen or heard? Still having the same conversations with no real solutions? I help individuals and couples who've lost touch with one another find themselves again. It is easy to disconnect during challenging seasons, such as betrayal/infidelity, difficulty with intimacy or adjusting as new and existing parents. I am passionate about working with clients from diverse backgrounds and relationship structures to create a safe space where needs and feelings can be expressed freely. Together, we will improve communication, rebuild trust, strengthen connection and resolve conflict with understanding.
My name Tera Murchinson and I am a LPC and CADC II. My goal as a counselor is to help others live a life that is fulfilling and purposeful.
My name Tera Murchinson and I am a LPC and CADC II. My goal as a counselor is to help others live a life that is fulfilling and purposeful.
Most people don’t come to therapy because life is easy—they come because something hurts. Trauma can leave deep imprints—on the body, the mind, and the way we move through the world. My clients often feel anxious, overwhelmed, stuck in patterns they can’t seem to break, or disconnected from themselves and others. Some are navigating major transitions, healing from trauma, or trying to make sense of their relationships. Others simply want to feel better, live more authentically, and find clarity in the chaos.
Most people don’t come to therapy because life is easy—they come because something hurts. Trauma can leave deep imprints—on the body, the mind, and the way we move through the world. My clients often feel anxious, overwhelmed, stuck in patterns they can’t seem to break, or disconnected from themselves and others. Some are navigating major transitions, healing from trauma, or trying to make sense of their relationships. Others simply want to feel better, live more authentically, and find clarity in the chaos.
