CERTIFIED COUNSELORS

Our staff includes highly certified counselors with a minimum education requirement of a Master's degree or Doctorate level degree. This includes Licensed Professional Counselors, Level I and II Certified Addiction Counselor, and Board Certified Life Coaches.

SERVICE

VARIETY

• Pre-trial Diversion Program •

(Chattooga, Walker, Dade, & Catoosa Counties)

• Post Traumatic Stress •

• Court Mandated Anger Management •

• Loneliness, Depression & Stress •

• Marriage and Family •

• Critical Incident Stress Management •

• Addictions (drug, alcohol, pornography) •

• Career Counseling •

• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP’s) •

UNIQUE

APPROACH

The Five C's of Counseling:

Compassion

Care

Competency

Correction

Commitment

Denny Whitesel

Ph.D.

Dr. Whitesel is licensed and ordained by the Church as a Christian Counselor.  He is a founder, Board member and Director of Development for “Healthy Foundations, Inc.”  He is endorsed nationally by the Southern Baptist Convention and North American Mission Board as a Chaplain and Christian Counselor.  He holds a B.A. degree in Psychology from the University of West Georgia where he was appointed to Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities. He holds a master’s in religious education as well as a Doctor of Ministry in Christian Counseling.  Dr. Denny also holds a Ph.D. in Christian Counseling from Covington Theological Seminary.  Certified in Suicide Prevention and a “Grief Recovery Specialist” he is very active in community Drug Prevention and is also a Georgia Preventionist.  He is an advanced Pastoral Crisis Interventionist helping others to abstain from Substance Use Disorders. 

As a frequent speaker for various groups and organizations, he is an advocate for Drug Prevention.  He is a member of the Georgia Dept. of Behavioral Health Regional Advisory Council representing Region 1 in Northwest Georgia. He is author of the book “Counseling the Counselor”.