Finding a place where you feel genuinely heard, understood, and valued is hard. Have you ever felt like it was almost impossible to navigate spaces because you felt like your emotions were too big, or who you are is not enough or allowed? Maybe you’re seeking a safe, understanding place to explore your identity or struggles with someone who “gets it.” No matter what brings you here, I’m glad you’re here.

As a queer and trans therapist, I know what it’s like to be othered, misunderstood, and navigate a world that isn’t made for you. Together, we will create a space where your whole, authentic self is welcomed, affirmed, and valued.

My approach is dynamic, and in addition to traditional talk therapy, I’m also passionate about incorporating art therapy, play therapy, and recreational therapy into sessions. Whether you thrive on structured exercises and worksheets or cringe at the thought of therapy feeling like a chore, I’m here to meet you where you are.

I work with individuals ages 6+ and utilize DBT, CBT, attachment theory, and psychodynamic approaches. I’ve worked with people in various settings, including inpatient, residential, addiction, and outpatient treatment.

I’m passionate about helping people navigate emotional regulation difficulties, religious trauma, dissociation, and anxiety. You won’t encounter judgment or someone telling you who you “should” be in this space. Instead, I believe that you are the expert on your own life and that your experiences, relationships, and traumas have profoundly shaped you. Together, we’ll collaboratively work towards helping you create a life that makes you excited, hopeful, and fulfilled.

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I am an Associate Professional Counselor with a passion for supporting children and adults within the neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ communities. Imagine therapy as a compass, guiding you towards a deeper understanding of yourself and your place in the world. I’m here to help you find that compass. We’ll explore your inner landscape, identify your strengths, and cultivate the resilience you need to navigate life’s challenges. I believe in a collaborative approach where you are the expert on your own experience. Together, we’ll co-create a therapeutic journey that is uniquely yours to travel.

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Hey there! I’m Ryan and I’m the Clinical Director and Founder of Grounded Wellbeing. I started this practice to provide holistic wellness services to all people of all identities by incorporating healing for mind, body and spirit.

I enjoy working with people from all walks of life though I specialize in working with queer, trans, and gender-expansive individuals aged 11 and up. I’m a Clinical Social Worker, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Meditation Teacher and Sound/ Vibrational Therapist. I believe that you are the expert of your experience and will work with you as we navigate life’s challenges together. I love working with folks recovering from trauma, exploring identity, navigating transitions (both gender and life), and experiencing anxiety/depression. Many of the clients who choose to work with me consider themselves high achievers, perfectionists, people pleasers and may struggle to feel securely attached within interpersonal relationships.

As a psychodynamic therapist, I love diving into the past, exploring childhood wounds, and doing inner-child work. Through my own healing journey, I’ve learned the importance of being your own “inner parent” and loving all parts of you, even the ones that are harder to love. I love incorporating the “woo” when clients are interested in that. This may look like talking about your favorite crystals, astrology, tarot/oracle cards, and/or other metaphysical and spiritual topics.

If you’re interested in working with me or think we could be a good therapeutic fit, please feel free to reach out to me and I’d love to explore working with you!

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Hi - thank you for considering working with me!

Let’s be honest – it’s hard out here. Existing in a society marked by so much injustice and pain is heavy, and many of us struggle with anxiety and feeling disconnected from our sense of self and self-worth. Unfortunately, most of us experience trauma, which can leave us feeling isolated, misunderstood, or ashamed. If any of this resonates with you, you are not alone and you deserve caring, compassionate support on your healing journey. I know the therapy process can feel overwhelming, and want to assure you that we will go at the pace that feels right to you.

I am passionate about working with people who have experienced complex and relational trauma, queer and gender-expansive people, and those who struggle with anxiety, boundaries, and people-pleasing. I am particularly experienced in working with people around issues of relationship abuse. Whether you have experienced harm by a partner, a family member, a friend, or another close person – and whether that harm happened long ago or more recently – I am here to listen, witness your story, and work with you to rebuild your sense of self-worth, self-trust, and safety. I bring an understanding of the dynamics of abuse and expertise in resources for people ending and healing after harmful relationships.

As for what our sessions will look like: I will welcome you and your full self into the therapy room, creating a validating, gender-affirming, and trauma-informed “judgment-free zone” for us to work in. I understand that, for many neurodivergent people, our ways of thinking and feeling don’t always align with society’s expectations. That’s why I approach therapy through a lens of flexibility, creativity, and inclusivity. That includes your interests, too, meaning that our sessions can incorporate music, art, games, role-play, or whatever works best for you!

My approach is also based on the principles of abolition, recognizing that the systems that shape our society also shape our mental health and that being in community is an essential part of healing. I love working with people on ways that they can bring their healing journey into the community outside the therapy room.

If you are curious about what working with me may look like, I’d love to chat!

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Are you feeling overwhelmed by recent events? Maybe even powerless? You’re not alone. In a society that is based in heterosexual, cisgender, and neurotypical privilege, navigating life can be challenging AF for queer, trans, gender-expansive, & neurodivergent folks. As a queer-identifying therapist specializing in relational and complex trauma, I partner with my clients to provide support & empowerment in an anti-oppressive, gender-affirming, trauma-sensitive, & harm reducing manner.

You’ll find me to be warm & non-judgmental, centering the therapeutic relationship in my work with clients. The relationship we co-create promotes so much healing in and of itself. I love to work with creative teens & adults healing from difficult childhood experiences & relational trauma.

My approaches are both attachment-based and body-based, as these two qualities are crucial to recovery from complex and relational trauma. I am also trained in Brainspotting - a mind-body healing modality - to facilitate healing from adverse life experiences. I am passionate about helping clients heal the root cause of present-day struggles. Trauma is at the root of SO much — understanding its impact on the brain & body, finding ways to regulate, and digging up the root (gently & once safety is established) can be incredibly empowering.

When I’m not working, you’ll find me creating music and/or art, cuddling with my cat, collecting tarot decks, connecting with nature, or reading 2-3 books at a time. Getting to work as a queer therapist within the queer community is a privilege and honor that never ceases to amaze me.

Starting the process of working with a new therapist can feel daunting. Know that in our work together, you are in complete control of the pace. We are in this together. Don’t hesitate to schedule your free 15-minute consult with me if you feel like we would be a good fit for sessions together. I’d be honored to partner with you.

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Hi there! Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or maybe just a little too cozy in survival mode? You’re not alone. Life has a way of throwing us curveballs (and sometimes entire bowling balls), leaving us to navigate perfectionism, self-doubt, or the ripple effects of trauma. But guess what? You don’t have to figure it all out on your own—we’re in this together.

I’m Kianna, a Marriage and Family Therapy Therapist with a flair for helping individuals, couples, and families untangle the messy knots of life. Whether you’re wrestling with body image issues, communication roadblocks, figuring out how to be your most authentic self, or experiencing symptoms of the oppressive systems that continuously marginalize you, I’m here to hold space for you.

My approach? Think of me as your co-pilot, offering warm guidance, genuine curiosity, and the occasional (well-timed) laugh to remind us both that we are human. Therapy doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom—it can also be a space for empowerment, self-discovery, and maybe even some fun.

What I Bring to the Table: • Completed Level 1 & 2 Gottman Method Training—so yes, I can help you and your partner turn late-night “We need to talk” into meaningful connection.

• A passion for working with individuals exploring women’s issues, professional growth, and self-esteem. • A deep commitment to creating affirming spaces for BIPOC & LGBTQIA+ folks, Ethical Non-Monogamous partnerships, and families navigating life’s challenges and transitions. • A foundation in Feminist and Experiential Therapy, layered with evidence-based techniques to support your growth and healing as a team —because growth is a team effort, and I’m always learning right alongside you.

But let’s be real: I’m not just a therapist—I’m also a human. A human who binges TV shows and movies like it’s an Olympic sport, obsesses over dark romance novels, and believes food adventures are their own form of therapy. This humanness is at the core of my work. I bring my authentic self to the therapy room so that you feel safe to do the same.

So, if you’re ready to laugh a little, cry a little, and grow a whole lot, let’s chat.

Fill out a new client inquiry form, and let’s start this journey together. Because you deserve to feel seen, empowered, and resourced.

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Do you feel like you are on auto-pilot, but still can’t get anything done? Are you constantly disconnected from your body, or feel like you can’t be yourself around your friends and family?

My name is Jacklyn, and I am a therapist and the Assistant Clinical Director at Grounded Wellbeing. I am a white queer transfeminine professional counselor licensed in the state of Georgia with experience working with adolescents and adults. I am honored you are considering working with me. I am passionate about radicalizing mental health.

My job is to hear you and witness your story. Know that you are not alone. Together we can support you in reconnecting to your body and feeling more safe in the world. We will embark on this journey together to get you from surviving to thriving.

I enjoy working with individuals who are queer, trans, neurodiverse, polyamorous, and/or chronically ill who are curious about addressing the ways that trauma may be showing up in their lives and relationships. Trauma is an experience that most of us have and I center it in all the work I do. I am motivated to serve my community by merging my clinical expertise and lived experience. This looks like a focus on work with trans people. I believe strongly that trans clients deserve trans clinicians.

In our first few sessions, I am most concerned about the relationship and container we are building together. My clients find this process to be life-giving and restorative. I often use somatic therapies in my practice. We work together over many sessions to deepen your awareness of your mind-body connection while increasing your ability to remain present. This is an individualized journey we embark on together!

I’m also interested in somatic sex education, and am currently working on my certification!

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The paradox of embarrassment, guilt, and shame is that they all come in through the same door they have to exit through: our vulnerability. Scary, right? I understand. Here’s another paradox… that feeling of being othered… of sadness, isolation, & despair; that awful sensation of loneliness… that is a feeling that we all experience together. The only thing worse than suffering alone, is doing it in silence.

My name is Aly, and I’m a Therapist here at Grounded Wellbeing. My background spans a lifetime of teaching, directing, and art-making with over half a decade of clinical experience in partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, outpatient, community, school, lived, and private levels of care. A full list of specialties, modalities, and “who I see” is listed on my Psychology Today Profile!

You may have already sensed that I can be direct. I make big ideas straightforward, help find small, actionable steps for progress whenever possible, and believe that sometimes, simple is better. I also believe that sometimes, the best way to zoom in: is to zoom out. I am passionately free thinking, exploratory, mindful, sensitive, meditative, socratic, expansive, and radically accepting. Most importantly, I am loving and kind.

I believe that the past matters only in so much as it is informing the present. I believe that we only need two ingredients to begin our work: curiosity – or a simple, nonjudgmental awareness that seeks to notice and observe – and the practice of empathy, or loving kindness. I believe that we possess all the answers to address our trauma, anxiety, depression, fears, habits, relationships, and more, inside us! I am here to help you dis-cover them. Together, we will help you strengthen your present awareness, clarify your values, and cultivate intentional choices that are both authentic to the person you know yourself to be, and congruent to the person you seek to become.

To the partners, couples, and families, I am deeply passionate about helping find solutions, speak the unthinkable, and pick the phone back up on the relationships you’ve started. To the young adults, teenagers, and kiddos, it’s giving. As a member of the queer, gender, and neurodiverse communities, I bring lived experience to clinical expertise. Come as you are. I am an ENM & poly affirming clinician prioritizing deep commitments to systemic, body positive, anti-racist, anti-xenophobic work. All are welcome here!

I believe that the relationship between you and your therapist is the most significant factor for healing and growth. On the off chance that we’re not a perfect fit, I am positive that I will know someone who is. It’s my privilege to help you! That’s why I make time for us to connect for free. So, schedule with me! It takes two seconds, and you have nothing to lose! Only everything to gain.

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Hi, I’m Kathy! I am an intuitive and empathetic energy healer. My journey of being a healer has allowed me to help guide others to a more insightful and peaceful path. I connect directly to my client’s channels to help energy flow most appropriately for a person.

I am well-versed in a variety of energy healing modalities, including reiki, chakra testing and balancing, cord cutting, pendulums, and Tarot cards. I am ordained through the Universal Life Church as an ordained minister and is a certified Spiritual Life Coach, Usui Reiki Master, and Beyond Quantum Healing (BQH) practitioner.

I operate in my sessions with comfort and compassion in mind, and do not practice Reiki with the use of touch to best honor autonomy and bodily sovereignty. I am grateful to have grown up in the diversity of metro Atlanta and it has helped to shape my lens of social justice. I believe in humanism and that all people deserve equality, equity, and justice.

I was in the healthcare field for a decade before I took time away in 2019 and decided to follow a personal path that offered more service to others than I had been able to provide. I had already been learning various divination tools (tarot, oracle cards, pendulum, etc.) before that time and spent years honing my craft with free readings before stepping into the role of a healer in 2021. Since then, I have used my natural energy healing gift and intuitive nature to guide clients toward releasing what no longer serves them and embrace authenticity.

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