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11 Highly Recommended Female Therapists in Atlanta

Whether you’re struggling with the transition to motherhood, feel overwhelmed by anxiety, or just want a supportive space where you can process life’s challenges, Steady Hope Counseling is here for you. Here, we’ll introduce you to our team of female therapists and answer your questions about the therapy process so you can feel confident taking the next step.

Meet our team

Lauren Jarrell

  • Credentials: Licensed Associate Professional Counselor 

  • Clientele: Adolescents, young adults, adults

  • Location: Decatur, GA

  • Virtual therapy?: Yes (GA, FL, SC)

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Amanda Peters

  • Credentials: Master Level Clinician

  • Clientele: Adolescents, young adults, adults

  • Location: Decatur, GA

  • Virtual therapy?: Yes (GA)

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Phylicia Clemons

  • Credentials: Graduate Level Counseling Intern​​

  • Clientele: Adolescents, young adults, adults

  • Location: Decatur, GA

  • Virtual therapy?: Yes (GA)

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Brenley Wiley

  • Credentials: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Perinatal Mental Health Certified Provider

  • Clientele: Children, teens, young adults, adults, couples, families

  • Location: Decatur, GA

  • Virtual therapy?: Yes (GA, FL, SC)

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Kim DeRamus Lareau

  • Credentials: Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor, Perinatal Mental Health-Certified, National Certified Counselor

  • Clientele: Young adults, adults, couples

  • Location: Decatur, GA

  • Virtual therapy?: Yes (GA, FL, SC)

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Jessica Pentsil

  • Credentials: Licensed Associate Professional Counselor

  • Clientele: Adults, young adults

  • Location: Georgia

  • Virtual therapy?: Yes (GA)

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Fern Lima

  • Credentials: Master Level Social Worker

  • Clientele: Adolescents, young adults

  • Location: Decatur, GA

  • Virtual therapy?: Yes (GA)

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Angie Hartley

  • Credentials: Associate Professional Counselor

  • Clientele: Adolescents, young adults, adults, couples, families

  • Location: Decatur, GA

  • Virtual therapy?: Yes (GA)

Sam Merrill

  • Credentials: Licensed Associate Professional Counselor

  • Clientele: Adolescents, young adults, adults, couples

  • Location: Decatur, GA

  • Virtual therapy?: Yes (GA)

Janita Wiley

  • Credentials: Licensed Master Social Worker

  • Clientele: Teens, young adults, adults, couples, families

  • Location: Decatur, GA

  • Virtual therapy?: Yes (GA, IL)

Jenny Romano

  • Credentials: Licensed Professional Counselor

  • Clientele: Young adults, adults

  • Location: Decatur, GA

  • Virtual therapy?: Yes (GA)

Common issues we help women with

  • Postpartum and perinatal mood changes: Feeling anxious, depressed, or overwhelmed during pregnancy or after baby arrives

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  • Identity shifts after motherhood: Not recognizing yourself or feeling like you've lost who you used to be

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  • The invisible mental load: Being the default parent and feeling like you're managing everything at home

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  • Marriage and relationship changes: Feeling disconnected from your partner—especially after having children—or looking for tools and resources to support your relationship

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  • Body image struggles: Not feeling comfortable in your body, feeling concerned about your appearance, or even dealing with intimacy issues related to your self-worth

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  • Work-life balance stress: Guilt about working vs. staying home, or feeling stretched thin between responsibilities. Together, we’ll explore who you are outside of work and find ways to decrease burnout (or avoid it altogether). 

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  • Life transitions: Major changes like career shifts, moving, loss, or relationship changes

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  • Feeling isolated and misunderstood: Loneliness, especially in motherhood, and feeling like others don't get what you're going through

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  • Perfectionism and high-achieving anxiety: Pressure to do it all perfectly while struggling internally

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  • Grief and loss: Processing difficult experiences, including pregnancy loss or other significant losses

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  • ADHD: Exploring whether you have ADHD or navigating a new diagnosis, processing shame or other messages around being “different” or “not enough,” and learning practical tools to support your everyday life.

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  • Spirituality: Incorporating faith or spiritual exploration into sessions if it feels important to you. This could take the form of unpacking purity culture and other messages from the church, processing religious trauma, or leaning on your faith or spirituality to help you through life’s challenges.

How women's counseling can help

Build emotional awareness & regulation tools

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Therapy offers a supportive, empowering environment for you to fully express and process your emotions without getting overwhelmed by them. We'll work together to develop practical tools for managing difficult feelings so you can intentionally respond to life's challenges rather than simply reacting to them.

Reconnect with your identity & values

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Life transitions, like career shifts or new motherhood, can leave you feeling lost or even questioning your place in the world. Through our work together, you'll rediscover who you are beyond your roles and responsibilities, reconnecting with your core values and the parts of yourself that bring you joy and fulfillment.

Improve communication & relationships

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Whether it's with your partner, family, or friends, we'll help you develop the skills to express your needs clearly, set healthy boundaries, and create the supportive relationships you deserve. This process can also help you cultivate a more trusting relationship with yourself.

Process difficult past experiences 

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Many women carry the weight of past experiences that continue to impact their present. Using trauma-informed approaches like EMDR and somatic work, we'll help you process these experiences so they no longer control your daily life and relationships.

What to expect from the therapy process

1. Building trust

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Your first few sessions focus on building trust and creating a safe space where you can be completely honest. We'll explore your concerns, goals, and what brought you to therapy while establishing the foundation for meaningful work together.

2. Deeper exploration 
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Together, we'll dig into patterns, relationships, and experiences that have shaped how you see yourself and the world. This deeper understanding helps illuminate why certain situations feel triggering or overwhelming, giving you the insight you need to choose how to move forward.

3. Skill building 
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As part of this process, you’ll also learn practical techniques for managing difficult emotions, communicating your needs, and creating boundaries. You can slowly start implementing these tools in your daily life to navigate challenges with more confidence and intention.

4. Integration & growth
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As we continue working together, you'll begin integrating new insights and skills into your everyday life. This phase focuses on maintaining progress, receiving ongoing support, and continuing to grow into the person you want to be beyond our sessions.

FAQs about women's counseling

Start working with a female therapist in Atlanta today

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