Meet Arty.

I was born and raised in the North Georgia mountains and experienced a lot of dualities growing up. While my parents attempted to raise me to be a “Polite Southern Lady™” that was respectable and devoted to the Church, my entire family is also educators who taught me such feminist ideas as: thinking critically, questioning everything- especially hierarchies, and trusting science. Those skills served me well as I later went on to navigate my own struggles with the intersections of PTSD, Depression, Spirituality (rather than specifically religion), and realizing that instead of being a “polite Southern lady” I was in fact a rabble-rousing, queer, transgender man.

These lessons in duality and balance permeate my approach to counseling. My approach is influenced by Gestalt and Narrative therapy. Learning how the stories we tell ourselves influence us and taking an honest look at how our daily lives are impacted is a vital part of healing. Included in that is a passion for social justice and understanding how the unjust systems we live in affect what is and is not within our immediate power to change. I also practice emotion-focused counseling and utilize more experiential approaches, including expressive arts and role-play game therapy. I believe that we are all a multitude of things at the same time. And my hope is to aid my clients in finding their most authentic way of balancing all of the messy and beautiful things within themselves.

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Individuals - LGBTQ+ affirming - Expressive Arts

GA LPC License #LPC013179