Providing psychotherapy, addiction counseling, and clinical supervision services in Atlanta, GA
Services
Individual Psychotherapy
I provide psychodynamic psychotherapy for adolescents (14+) and adults.
Family Therapy
I work with families using a family systems approach that seeks to increase secure autonomy within secure relatedness.
Addiction Counseling
I provide SUD assessments, level of care recommendations, and outpatient counseling.
Clinical Supervision
I provide clinical supervision to provisionally licensed addiction counselors in NC and GA.
“…it is joy to be hidden but disaster not to be found.”
— D.W. Winnicott
About
I work with people who are struggling with a variety of mental health, substance use, and existential problems. I have a psychodynamic approach to treatment and my first priority is to establish trust and help create a relationship that is safe and honest.
Within the context of this secure relationship, my patients are able to better understand their self-limiting or self-defeating patterns, mourn life's losses, and establish or reestablish a life that is organized around the values that matter most to them.
My hope is that patients will develop a reliable self-esteem, improve their ability to be in relationship with self and others, and live life with less reactivity and more flexibility.
I am an Atlanta native who completed my undergraduate degree studying literature at Georgia State University. After graduation I entered the behavioral health field as a wilderness guide taking at-risk adolescents on backpacking trips in western North Carolina.
I earned an MSW degree from the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work before gaining experience in diverse settings all along the addiction medicine levels of care. These included: office-based opioid treatment, intensive outpatient treatment for adolescents, social setting detox, Duke and UNC affiliated medical centers, and serving as the executive director of a residential program. I entered into full-time private practice in 2023.
Rates and Insurance
Psychotherapy, clinical supervision, and training fees are determined at the first session or by phone prior to the time of service.
I am not in-network with any insurance companies. I bill patients directly and upon request can provide the necessary information on my billing documents for patients to file their own claims for out-of-network reimbursement, if applicable.
Location and Contact
My practice is located in the Druid Chase building, near the corner of N. Druid Hills and Buford Hwy and convenient to Morningside, Emory/Decatur, and Buckhead. When appropriate, I also provide telehealth services throughout GA and NC.
I would be glad to speak with referring professionals or prospective patients to see if I might be of service. I can be reached at shane@sgpcounseling.com or 470-516-6983.