Gretchen Rees, LCSW; Clinical Director & Therapist
Gretchen brings warmth, compassion, and humor into the therapy space with a firm belief in the inherent worth of every
Our Services
Individual Therapy
Couples Counseling
Child & Adolescent Therapy
Spiritual Direction
Medication Assessment & Management
Groups & Workshops
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Meet Our Team
Rev. Dr. Katie Sundermeier, Executive Director
As Executive Director, Katie oversees the running of the Samaritan Counseling Center. She also provides pre-marital counseling and pastoral counseling ...
Florida E. Huff, Director of Finance and Development
Florida is responsible for finance, fundraising, and operations at the Center. She earned an economics degree from Yale and an ...
Afroze Shaikh, MA, NCC; Therapist
Afroze completed her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and ...
Allison Rhodes, MDiv, MS, LMFT, Therapist
For over 40 years I have welcomed the opportunity to enter the lives of people who come my way. No ...
Anne-Marie Burke, MS, APC, NCC, Clinical Coordinator & Therapist
"I believe you are on the journey to become who you already are and who you are is infinitely complex ...
Brittany Walsh, APC, NCC
Brittany graduated with a Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Georgia State University. She is an Associate Professional Counselor ...
Erin Johnson, MS, APC, NCC; Therapist
Erin graduated with a Masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Georgia State University. She is a Licensed Associate ...
Erin Kendall, JD, MS, APC, NCC; Therapist
Erin graduated with a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Georgia State University. She is a National Certified ...
Florida Ellis, DASD
Florida Ellis offers spiritual direction, a practice with a rich history in many religious denominations. Florida has a Diploma in ...
John Stanford, MS, LPC; Therapist
I have over 10 years experience in counseling, specializing in career counseling, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. ...
Mary Beth Lyles, MA, LPC, NCC, Therapist
Mary Beth Lyles LPC, NCC is a National Certified Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor. She holds a Master of Clinical Mental ...
Rev. Dr. Julie Johnson, MDiv, DMin, DASD
Julie is part of our spiritual direction team at SCCA. She also founded HolyCreek Ministries in Atlanta, GA where she ...
Sally Singletary, MS, LPC, NCC, Therapist
Sally completed her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Mercer University. She has clinical experience working with clients ...
Sarah Balsley, MS, LPC, Therapist
With an undergraduate degree from Davidson College and a master’s in Clinical Mental Heath Counseling from Georgia State University, Sarah ...
Tedra Perkins, LMFT, RPT
Tedra earned her master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Mercer University School of Medicine. She is also credentialed ...
Tricia Passuth, LCSW; Therapist
Tricia Passuth is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Georgia. Her focus in therapy is to provide ...
Catharina Chang, PhD
Dr. Chang is a consulting partner at SCCA, providing consultation to our staff. She is a professor at Georgia State ...
John Tumeh, MD
Dr. John Tumeh is a consulting partner with SCCA with board certification in Adult Psychiatry. He earned his Doctor of ...
Lauren Edwards, PhD
Dr. Lauren Edwards is a licensed psychologist with a private practice in the Virginia-Highlands area of Atlanta. She received her ...
Jyotsna Grandhi, Graduate Level Intern & Therapist
Jyotsna is currently a second year Clinical Mental Health Counseling Masters student at Georgia State Univeristy. She is working under the clinical supervision of Gretchen Rees, LCSW . .
Carol B. Pitts, PhD, LPC, LMFT, CPCS; Training Director & Therapist
Carol brings a wealth of compassion, integrity and experience to her role as Training Director. Carol is deeply committed to nurturing the next generation of therapists as she shares her wisdom . . .
Lindsay Fuson MSN, APRN, FNP-C, Nurse Practitioner
We are thrilled to have Lindsay come on board! She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in psychiatric medication assessment and management to our center. Stay tuned for more information!