Elizabeth’s Story
February 25, 2015

By the time she had entered high school, Elizabeth had already been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. By her sophomore year she had been hospitalized, completed a treatment program and was seeing a therapist and taking medication. “Though the transition...

Love Is In The Air
February 10, 2015

Valentine’s Day is upon us. Regardless of how you feel about the holiday, in one way or another, it brings our thoughts towards love. Whether you’ve been together for one month or 40 years, everyone wants to love and...

SUMMIT COUNSELING CENTER’S INAUGURAL GALA CELEBRATION, UNMASKED ~ REMOVING THE STIGMA RAISED FUNDS TO BENEFIT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT NORTH FULTON COMMUNITIES
January 30, 2015

On Saturday, January 24th, many of the most generous hearts in Atlanta came together at the Atlanta Athletic Club to celebrate and support the Summit Counseling Center and the work being done to provide hope and healing throughout the...

Fixing a Broken Relationship with Your Adult Child
January 29, 2015

Broken relationships between parents and their grown children are sadly, very common. Whether motives are misunderstood, actions are taken out of context or serious emotional injury was inflicted, it’s a painful situation for everyone involved. While you may not...

Honoring MLK: Overcoming the Stigma of Seeking Therapy
January 19, 2015

Mental health awareness has come a long way over the last couple of decades, establishing its own month of awareness (May), and becoming more normalized in everyday conversations, news outlets, and various other forms of mass media. Unfortunately, communities...

Top Five Actions Juniors Can Take to Prepare for the College Admissions Process
January 14, 2015

Juniors, it’s a new year, and it is your year! By this time next year, you will have applied to colleges and will have heard, or will be waiting to hear, the outcomes as well as the options that...

Practicing Mindfulness
January 13, 2015

Chances are that in the past few weeks, you’ve heard at least one thing about “mindfulness” and how you should be practicing it. What exactly is mindfulness and what health benefits does it have to offer you? Mindfulness is...

Starting Your Year Off Right
January 5, 2015

With a new year comes a clean slate and high expectations. Losing weight, being more organized, whatever it is you aim for, it’s probably not an easy goal to meet. Once you start trying to meet them, it’s easy...

Jordan Yates Joins The Summit Counseling Center
January 5, 2015

The Summit Counseling Center of Johns Creek, GA is pleased to announce that Jordan Yates, M.A., LPC, NCC will be joining their staff beginning January 5, 2015. Mr. Yates has an extensive background working with children, teenagers and adults...

Reaching Out to Estranged Family Members
December 17, 2014

Relationships of all kinds are messy. In a friendship or a dating relationship, we simply “break up”. It’s painful but since we have rarely have to see the person, it’s easier to move on. In families, this looks completely...