You are taking an important and courageous step towards real growth in your life...seeking counsel and guidance. My approach as a therapist is simple. I desire to provide genuine acceptance and concern along with a grounded and practical perspective to promote healing and growth for you personally and relationally. All while striving to strike a balance of compassionate grace with challenging truth. My work with you will be based on many years of personal struggle and triumph, as well as professional experience with an extensively broad range of backgrounds and issues. lets get started!

In today's fast-paced world it is easy to become overwhelmed. Having someone to provide support and insight can lessen the burden. Whether you are struggling from past issues that were never addressed, current issues that have popped up, or both, I am here to help. I believe that in dealing with the effects the past has on us in the present, suffering can not only be healed but transformed. I want my clients to find resolution with their past, peace in the present, and excitement for what their future holds.

"Why do I replay events over and over in my head?", "What happened to my focus/ drive?", "Why does it seem like my family doesn't want to spend time with me?", "Why am I so stressed out all the time? It's like a can't relax anymore". Are these YOUR questions? I know you are tired of feeling exhausted, not like yourself, overwhelmed, lonely, disappointed, angry, numb, or hurt. You've found that your "distractions" aren't helping anymore. I specialize in brief therapy- we will get to the heart of the issue, so you can feel better- with lasting changes- fast. It's not too late to turn it all around.

I am a licensed psychotherapist with over 30 years experience helping children, adolescents and adults with a wide variety of emotional issues including depression, anxiety, relationship problems as well as child and adolescent behavioral problems. I trained and worked in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at UMMC in Jackson, MS for 30 years. I currently practice as a therapist in a private psychiatry setting. I am a provider for Medicare, Medicaid and most private health insurances for mental health.

Let's be honest...Life gets difficult and we find ourselves needing a confidential and safe environment to begin to effectively navigate through life's challenges. Why not choose THERAPY and talk to a trained counselor about your emotional, mental health, and relationships in an effort to understand and improve the way you feel and behave. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor who works with children, adolescents, young adults, and their families to develop better coping skills to manage issues that may affect their daily functioning.

Finding a counselor and beginning the therapy process can be daunting and difficult. I aim to work collaboratively with my clients, allowing and empowering them to voice wants and needs throughout the therapy process. Often the therapeutic relationship formed through counseling provides an opportunity for relationship practice. I view clients as whole people and my aim is to treat holistically - integrating body, mind and spirit into the counseling room.

Do you feel scared? Are you struggling? Having trouble finding your voice? Are your issues with substance abuse interfering with your relationships? Do you need guidance healing the wounds of trauma? Maybe you just feel lost and need a safe place to process. You are not alone.

In my practice I work with two groups of people, couples and Men/Adolescent Boys. When working with couples we focus on building trust and safety while exploring past hurts, marital conflict, parenting struggles, resentment, affairs and addiction. I also enjoy working with couples who are newly approaching marriage with pre-marital counseling. When working with Men/Adolescent boys we explore grief and loss, life transitions, anxiety relationships, betrayal, depression, ADD/ADHD, personal failure, divorce, sexual struggles, infidelity, pornography, drugs and alcohol addiction.

I work with a variety of clients struggling with addiction, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, mood disorders, conflict, grief/loss and challenges related to life stages. I am passionate about helping clients gain freedom from being stuck in unhealthy patterns.

Times are scary right now, but mental relief can be found. I can help you recoup, regroup, and revive in a calm, serene, nonjudgmental environment. The understanding and validity from another can make all the difference to help you recover, grow and excel in life. Let me be that person for you. After hours appointments are available.

Life throws us curveballs...and sometimes we realize that our old ways of coping just aren't working anymore. Counseling can be immensely helpful to getting back on track or adjusting to new life circumstances that are beyond our control. Learning new ways to engage problems, improve relationships, and deal with our negative feelings can be very beneficial to establishing and maintaining health, wellbeing, and happiness--so that the life we are living is one we truly want to be in! I specialize in personal and relationship issues, coping with changes, and seasons of depression and anxiety.

*** NOW ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS*** In office and telehealth in Mississippi; Telehealth only in New Jersey. I view counseling as a joint effort between the client and myself. I am here to help you on your journey and provide insight that you may not have. Having someone who is objective to walk alongside you in difficult times can be very healing.

I am psychotherapist, licensed in professional counseling. As a native Mississippian who relishes the opportunity to provide services in my state. I began my educational journey with a psychology degree from the prestigious Tougaloo College and completed the journey with a doctorate in clinical psychology from Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, Missouri. Since 2013, I have the greatest privilege to be the psychotherapist for Open Arms Healthcare Center, known for being the first LGBTQ+ focused healthcare clinic in Mississippi. In 2015, Kerry Johnson Behavioral Health Services, Inc., located in the Historic Jackson Medical Mall healthcare district opened. Both practice locations, welcome all clients.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and a certified EMDR clinician with 30 years of experience who specializes in working with individuals, couples, and families experiencing difficulties related to trauma, negative life events, marital issues, addictions, eating disorders, depression, anxiety, and grief. If you're looking for extra support and guidance through a challenging situation or you're just ready to move in a new direction in your life, I look forward to working with you to achieve your goals.

Knowledge, insight, and proper tools can lead to necessary changes required to move forward and live a happier, more fulfilled life. Learn to redefine or reinterpret the meaning of events in your life and your responses to them. Discover your capacity for change and growth; learn more about who you are and may become. Feel empowered on a positive path to growth and well-being. If looking for support and guidance through a challenging situation or just ready to move in a new direction in your life, I look forward to working with you to achieve your goals.

Life is hard-- starting therapy shouldn't be. I offer down-to-earth and well-informed therapy for individuals and couples from all walks of life. From everyday life adjustments to relationship conflict to sexual dysfunction & abuse, I want to walk with you through the painful areas of life as you pursue real change & healing. My approach as a therapist is gentle but honest, collaborative, & straightforward with no gimmicks-- our sessions together will be informed by the best evidence-based treatments & latest research, but they'll be rooted in the safety of knowing that your therapist genuinely values & seeks to know you.

I am an empathetic person who has a passion for helping clients of various ages that are struggling throughout their daily life. As a therapist, I have experience working with clients of different backgrounds and disorders including anxiety, trauma, depression, as well as behavioral and emotional issues. During sessions, I help clients explore their thought processes and perceptions to discover ways to manage stressful situations and emotions which can feel overwhelming. I work with my clients to focus on their natural strengths in order to accomplish their therapeutic goals.

We believe in a model of growth that integrates the whole person. To become “healthy and happy” you must become aware and nurture development in all four parts of your self: Physical; Emotional; Social and Spiritual. We can help you discover and move through the roadblocks in your past or present that are holding you back personally, relationally or professionally. Hardin Life offers husband and wife team, Phil and Karla Hardin. Together, they bring over 50 years of combined experience in the field of Counseling.

We have been married for nearly 36 years and we are both Licensed Professional Counselors and National Certified Counselors. We have years of practical experience in couple, marriage, and family relationship that is complimented by our academic and professional credentials. Our group, Bridge-Point, was formed with the underlying principle of "striving diligently to make a difference".

Is life feeling heavy? Are you in a dark place? Life events can have a major impact on us as humans. Depression, anxiety, trauma, substance abuse, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, identity struggles, and much more can be results of these events. Most importantly, we want to make sense of these things and why this is happening to us. What comes next is the need for a safe, warm, and nonjudgmental space to share these struggles with another human. This type of environment can help you discover many things about the dark that can bring light to your story. You just want to feel better.