OUR COUNSELORS

The Counseling Center of the Pastoral Institute provides counseling to individuals, couples, families and children seeking to improve their quality of life. We're here to assess problems, provide personal growth and explore solutions.

Tina M. Bedell, Ph.D., LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Specialties:  Anger management, christian counseling, depression, domestic violence, infidelity, marital and relationship issues, forgiveness, premarital counseling
• Individuals (adults), couples
 Starr Beer, MA, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Specialties:  Adjustment issues, anxiety, Christian counseling, depression, forgiveness, general life issues, grief, sexual abuse, stress management, trauma, understanding relationships
•Individuals, adolescents (13 and up) couples, families
Sharon Brandenburg, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Specialties: ADHD, adjustment disorders, anxiety, career counseling, depression, gender identity, geriatrics, marital, parenting, stress
• Individuals (age 5 and above), families, couples
Michael Burgan, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist; Licensed Professional Counselor
Specialties: ADHD, Anxiety, career counseling, clergy, depression, families, hypnosis, learning, marital, parenting, psychological evaluations, PTSD, stress
• Individuals, families, couples, adolescents (age 12 and above)
Mabry Collins, M.Ed., LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor; NBCC
Specialties: Adjustment disorders, aging, depression, gender identity issues, grief, marital
• Individuals, families , couples
Kimberly Dalgety, MA, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor, Community Counseling;  
Specialties: Anger management, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting, religious/spiritual issues, Spanish speaking/immigration adjustment and stress
• Individuals, families, couples, children, adolescents
Martha Dodson, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Member, National Association of Social Workers; Academy of Certified Social Workers
Specialties: Anxiety ,depression, grief, group psychotherapy
• Individuals, couples, families
Karen Erwin-Brown, LCSW, LMFT
Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist; Clinical Member, American Association of Marriage
and Family Therapy; Approved Supervisor
Specialties: Abuse, anxiety, bereavement, depression, grief, parenting, religious/spiritual issues, stress
• Individuals, couples, families, children (age 5 and above), adolescents (age 12 and above)
Elizabeth Foxall, LCSW, CAP
Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Certified Addiction Professional
Specialties: Attention deficit disorders, family crises , mood disorders, parent/child conflicts, substance abuse problems
• Individuals, couples, children (age 8 and above), adolescents
Judy Hardy, MS, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor; Certified by National Board of Certified Counselors
Specialties: Abuse, anxiety, depression, EMDR Level I certified, intimacy issues, families, grief ,PTSD, self-esteem issues, spiritual issues, trauma, women issues,
• Individuals , families
Deboraha Johnson, MS, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Specialties: Anxiety, chronic or serious illness, depression, grief, marital therapy, stress
• Individuals, couples
Charlene Johnson, MS, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor, NBCC
Specialties: Abuse, anxiety, depression, divorce, EMDR Level II certified , family violence, grief, play therapy, spiritual issues,
• Individuals, couples, children, adolescents
Jon Kendrick, LMSW
Licensed Master’s of Social Work
Specialties: Anxiety, chronic or terminal illness, depression, grief, marital, relationship issues
• Individuals, couples
Ronald E. King, Ph.D., LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist; Diplomate, American Association of Pastoral Counselors; Approved Supervisor, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
Specialties: Anxiety, depression, divorce, geriatrics, grief, religious/spiritual issues
• Individuals, couples, families
Katie Krieg, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Specialties: Anxiety, depression, family issues, trauma
• Individuals, couples, children (age 5 and above), adolescents
 Denise W. Lutsky, MA, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Specialities: Adjustment issues, anger management, anxiety, depression, marital and relationship issues, pornography and internet addictions, self-abusive behaviors, stress management
• Individuals, couples, adolescents (age 13 and above)
William R. (Bobby) McGowan, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist; Member, American Psychological Association
Specialties: Depression, grief recovery, marital therapy, PTSD, religious issues
• Individuals (adults), couples
 
Teresa Milam, MS, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Specialties:  Anxiety, depression, divorce, family issues, grief, sexual abuse, stress, substance abuse
•Individuals, families, couples, adolescents, children (age 10 and above)
 Lucy Tovar Murillo, MS, LPC 
Licensed Professional Counselor, National Certified Counselor, Trained Extended Forensic Evaluator, Bilingual Therapist (English/Spanish)
Specialties:  Abuse-sexual/physical, adjustment, anxiety, bilingual counseling (therapy conducted in English or Spanish), crisis/trauma, ethnic/cultural issues, parenting issues, school-related problems, stress
• Individuals, families, children, adolescents, Hispanic families
Stephen Muse, Ph.D.,LMFT,LPC
Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapy; Diplomate, American Association of Pastoral Counselors;
Approved Supervisors- American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy; Diplomate Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress; Diplomate in Professional Psychotherapy - International Academy of Behavioral Medicine, Counseling and Psychotherapy; EMDR Level II Specialties: Clergy, combat stress issues, grief, life coaching , marriage/intimacy , physician and helping professionals stress , PTSD, religious/spiritual
• Individuals, couples, families
Angela Nelms-Griffin, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Specialties: Anxiety, child and adolescent behavioral/academic problems , depression, grief/bereavement, marital and family conflict, stress
• Individuals,  couples, families, child/adolescents
Donna Plummer, LPC, SAP
Licensed Professional Counselor in GA and AL; Substance Abuse Professional; EMDR, Level II certified; Approved Supervisor; Georgia Approved LPC Supervisor
Specialties: Anxiety, depression, divorce, drug/alcohol abuse, grief, stress, trauma and CBT therapy
• Individuals, couples, adolescents (14 and older)
Judy Pope, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor; National Certified Counselor
Specialties: Anxiety, biblical counseling , depression, divorce, grief, survivors of childhood sexual abuse
• Individuals, couples, families,  adolescents  (age 12 and above)
Fred Remick, Jr., MS, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor; Family Therapist; EMDR, Level II certified; Clinical Member, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
Specialties: Anxiety, depression, career assessment/coaching, children of divorce, grief, premarital counseling,  substance abuse
• Individuals, children, couples, families, military families
W. Stephen Sabom, STD
Licensed Professional Counselor; Family Therapist; Clinical Member, American Association of Marriage, Family Therapists and Fellow American Association of Pastoral Counselors
Specialties: Anxiety, depression, grief, marital and family therapy , premarital counseling
• Individuals, couples, families
Kay Selby, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Specialties: Anxiety, depression, gender identity issues, grief, marital, stress, PTSD
• Individuals, families, couples, adolescents (age 17 and above)
Angela Sims, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist; Developmental Psychologist; Full Member EMDRIA; EMDR:Level 1 and 2
Specialties: ADHD/ADD, anger management, anxiety, Asperger’s disorders, autism, child developmental disabilities,child/adolescent emotional/behavioral disorders, children of divorce, depression, family counseling, giftedness, grief/bereavement, learning disabilities, parenting, psychological testing, PTSD, Sensory Processing disorders, sexual abuse,social skills groups 
• Individuals, families, couples, children (age 1 ½  and above), adolescents (age 12 and above)
Mark Strunk, MA
Licensed Professional Counselor; Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in GA and AL.; Certified Employee Assistance Professional; EMDR:Level 1 and 2;
Member-American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists; Member- American Mental Health Counseling Association
Specialties: Anxiety/stress, depression, grief, marital and family, pre-marital, PTSD, trauma, vocational/career
• Individuals, couples, families, adolescents (age 13 and above)
Mary Lou Swift, MS
Licensed Professional Counselor
Specialties: Anger, anxiety, bereavement,  depression,  divorce, family abuse , gender identity,grief, marital,mood disorders
• Individuals, families, couples, children (age 8 and above), adolescents

Residents/ Interns: Counselor Training Program (works with clients on sliding fee scale, cannot accept insurance)
Folayan Brown, Masters Candidate
Counseling Resident
Specialties: Anxiety, depression, adjustment disorders, anger management and mood disorders             
• Individuals, children, adolescents, couples
 
Chenetra Buchannon, MAE

Counseling Intern
Specialities:  Anxiety, college adjustment, depression, interpersonal difficulties, stress and substance abuse
•Individuals, couples, children
 Amanda Cruit, BS, Masters Candidate
Counseling Intern
ADHD/ADD, anxiety, child developmental disabilities, child/adolescent emotional/behavioral disorders, depression, learning disabilities, psychological testing, social skills groups
•Individuals, children, adolescents
 Tenille Gaines, MS, Doctoral Candidate
Counseling Intern
Specialties: Adjustment disorders, anger management, anxiety, behavior management, mood disorders, relationship issues
•Individuals, couples, children/adolescents
Mathew Koshy, D.Min
Counseling Resident
Specialties: Abuse, anxiety, cross-cultural issues, depression,  parenting, relationships, religious/spiritual issues             
• Individuals, couples, families, children, adolescents
Deborah SR McCranie, MS
Counseling Resident, Licensed Associate Professional Counselor, Nationally Certified Counselor, EMDR Level II certified: works with clients on a sliding fee scale, cannot accept insurance
Specialties: Abuse, anxiety, grief,  military, issues,  neglect, relationships ,stress, trauma,
• Individuals, couples, families
Sandtrice Russell
Counseling Intern
Specialties: Abuse, anxiety, children with academic, behavioral & emotional issues, gender dysphoria, neglect, relationships, mood disorders 
• Individuals, couples, families, children and adolescents