Karuna Counseling is a group of therapists who offer talk therapy to adults, teens, families, and couples. They serve the Atlanta area and all of Georgia. Most people start by sending a message through the website or leaving a private voicemail.
All-1-Family is an Atlanta nonprofit that offers counseling for LGBTQ+ people and their allies. They offer individual, couples, family and group counseling, plus child counseling and groups for teens and for parents. Their goal is free to low-cost care, and you can ask to book a visit on their website.
This is the Georgia State University Psychology Clinic in downtown Atlanta. Doctoral students in psychology, supervised by licensed psychologists, offer low-cost therapy and psychological testing for children, teens, adults, couples and families. If the clinic is not the right fit for you, staff will point you to other places.
youthSpark is an Atlanta nonprofit that helps teens who have faced abuse or exploitation, or who are at high risk. Its Youth Services Center offers counseling, case management, weekly support groups, a clothing and supplies closet, and help in court and at school. Young people ages 12 to 18 in Fulton County are referred mostly by partner agencies, and a parent can sometimes ask for help too.
Skyland Trail is a nonprofit mental health treatment center in Atlanta. Adults 18 and older and teens 14 to 17 can stay on campus or come for day treatment. The team includes psychiatrists, therapists, nurses and primary care doctors. Families can also get education and support.
LifeGate is a Christian-based nonprofit counseling center with an office in Buckhead. Licensed therapists meet with individuals, couples, and families, and they offer play therapy for children and intensive EMDR trauma sessions. Clients can also use low-cost childcare for young children during in-person sessions.
Covenant House Georgia helps young people ages 18 to 24 who are homeless or escaping trafficking. It has a crisis shelter, longer-term apartment housing, health care and counseling, school and job help, and street outreach. A young person who needs shelter can call the youth line.
This is Georgia Tech's counseling center for its students. It offers short-term counseling, crisis help, testing screenings, and peer coaching. Services are free for students who are signed up for classes this semester.
Positive Impact Health Centers has a center in Decatur that offers HIV medical care, HIV testing, prevention medicine, counseling, and addiction treatment. Most services are for people living with HIV, and many are priced by what you can pay. HIV testing is free, and regular screenings are walk-in.
CHRIS180 is an Atlanta nonprofit that has served children, adults and families since 1981. It offers counseling, foster care and adoption help, and housing and a drop-in center for young adults facing homelessness. You can call the helpline or fill out an intake form to get started.
The Training and Counseling Center is a nonprofit in downtown Atlanta. It offers counseling for children, adults, couples, and families, with fees based on what you can pay. It also trains counselors and spiritual caregivers and runs free online support groups for chaplains and for nonprofit and spiritual leaders.
Positive Growth is a nonprofit with an office in Clarkston. It offers counseling, substance use treatment, and family support for children, teens, adults, and families. It also runs a home for boys, after-school and youth programs, and services in more than 20 languages for immigrants and refugees.
Amani Women Center is a nonprofit in Clarkston that helps refugee and immigrant women and survivors of violence. Staff and community ambassadors help people apply for benefits like SNAP and Medicaid, get interpreters and translation, and get immigration help. It also runs a 12-month sewing academy that builds job skills.
Claratel Behavioral Health is a public nonprofit in DeKalb County. It helps with mental health, substance use, and developmental disabilities, and it has more than 20 sites, including the Kirkwood clinic on Warren Street. It takes Medicaid and some other insurance plans. People with no insurance pay on a sliding scale based on income and family size.
Not One More Domestic Violence Victim is a nonprofit that helps people hurt by domestic violence and sex trafficking. It offers a crisis line, support groups, help with restraining orders, and help finding resources. It also teaches the community about abuse. The website says its programs are free and private.
Grady is a large public hospital in downtown Atlanta. It has a Level 1 trauma center and emergency care, plus primary care, women's health, stroke, heart, cancer, orthopedic and surgery care. It also has neighborhood health centers around the Atlanta area.
The Atlanta Vet Center is a small counseling center in College Park for Veterans, service members, and their families. It offers free, private counseling for things like PTSD, depression, grief, and military sexual trauma. It is not a medical clinic, and you do not need to be signed up for VA care to use it.
Maze of Life Resource Center offers counseling, life skills and coaching, and classes that courts, probation, parole or child-welfare caseworkers may require. Adults, young people and families can come in person or join online. The Georgia office on Park Lake Drive is in northeast Atlanta, and all services are also offered in Spanish.
The Shepherd's Inn is Atlanta Mission's shelter for single men over 18 who have no home. It gives men a bed, meals, laundry, and classes, counseling, and job training. Staff talk with each man and help him make a plan for moving toward a home of his own.
The Center for Health & Rehabilitation is a Fulton County site on Boulevard NE in Atlanta. It offers adult mental health and substance use treatment, such as assessments, psychiatric care, counseling, and help with medicine. Fulton County residents pay nothing for treatment, even without insurance.