Carla Bauer, LMSW received her MSW from the University of Georgia and is currently a candidate in psychoanalytic training at Emory University. She holds prior masters degrees in theological studies and business administration and brings 20 years of corporate experience to her work with clients. She completed clinical internships working with diverse individuals and groups dealing with a variety of life struggles. Carla works from a psychodynamic orientation, drawing on attachment theory, object relations, and contemporary relational models of psychotherapy, to work with the deep long-term wounds and patterns that help shape clients’ self-perceptions and current experiences and struggles. She enjoys working with life transition and identity issues, including divorce, mid-life crises, and older adult life review, as well as relationship struggles, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, and the general search for meaning. Carla strives to create an open and safe environment where clients can express and explore authentic feelings and lost aspects of self often censored in general society, toward greater personal insight, growth and change. She believes that an accepting and validating therapy relationship can be a key element to the healing of old wounds and opening up possibilities for new and better experiences.

Contact Carla directly:

404.321.1794 ext 328

cbauer@mcsatlanta.org

Ursula Chapman, MS, LAPC, received her Masters in Professional Counseling from Georgia State University, and is very pleased to be completing her post-graduate residency with Metropolitan Counseling.  Her clinical experience includes individual, family, and group therapy in an outpatient recovery center.  She enjoys working from a strengths-based approach, helping clients to realize their unique gifts and advantages.  Her goal is to create a comfortable and safe space for clients to explore and better understand themselves and their surroundings.  Ursula is particularly interested in issues of self-esteem and personal engagement, and how these areas affect levels of anxiety, stress, and depression.  She finds that learning how to comfortably build and maintain a strong sense of self, and to authentically engage in meaningful relationships, can bring about wholeness and fulfillment in one’s day to day life.  She looks forward to working with clients at the center, and welcomes queries or concerns.

Contact Ursula directly:

404.321.1794 ext 322

uchapman@mcsatlanta.org

Nancy Chase received her Ph.D. from the Graduate Institute of the Liberal Arts (ILA) at Emory University and her Masters of Social Work from University of Georgia. She recently completed a two-year program of study with the Emory University Psychoanalytic Institute. Nancy has over twenty-five years experience in university teaching with long-standing interests in the relationship between psychodynamic theories, learning, and the arts. She works with a psychodynamic and family systems oriented approach in helping clients identify areas of strength and resiliency while examining patterns that are challenging sources of anxiety, depression and confusion. Attachment, intergenerational distress and trauma, gender issues, addiction recovery, health, creativity and spirituality are areas of interest that inform her work. For many years, Nancy has studied mindfulness and meditation practices for managing stress and promoting well-being.  She has published two books on the adult legacy of childhood parentification, Burdened Children: Theory, Research and Treatment of Parentification and High-Performing Families: Causes, Consequences and Clinical Solutions, and has written articles appearing in The American Journal of Family Therapy, Journal of Emotional Abuse, Alcohol Treatment Quarterly, and Journal of Reading Behavior.

Contact Nancy directly:

404.321.1794 ext 314

nchase@mcsatlanta.org

Erin Falbaum, CRC, LAPC received her Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Georgia State University. Her clinical background includes individual therapy and group work in an outpatient behavioral health setting for adults with severe and persistent mental illness. Erin also works on the adult inpatient unit of Ridgeview Institute with patients with acute addiction and psychiatric issues. Erin is particularly interested in issues of self-esteem, depression, anxiety, boundaries, relationships, stress management, and issues surrounding life transitions. Erin strongly believes in the healing power of the therapeutic relationship, and she strives to create a partnership with her clients- aligning with them and focusing on their strengths in a safe and supportive environment.

Contact Erin directly:

404.321.1794 ext 316

efalbaum@mcsatlanta.org

Deborah Herberger, MS has a Master of Science degree in Professional Counseling from Georgia State University. Her previous background includes experience as a health consultant for individuals and groups, which influence her current approach to counseling/psychotherapy. Deborah’s work tends to focus on a “systems” approach with a particular emphasis on increasing awareness of habitual patterns in the life of an individual or family which may be contributing to discomfort, disease, or dysfunction. She sees herself as being a catalyst for growth and empowerment for her clients.

Contact Deb directly:

404.321.1794 ext 324

dherberger@mcsatlanta.org

Contact Missy directly:

404.321.1794 ext 323

mmcclatchey@mcsatlanta.org

Heather McCormack-Moon, MA, MDiv, NCC received her Master of Arts in Counseling degree from Southwestern College in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has worked as a case manager and therapist in community mental health centers providing group therapy, psychoeducation, psycho-social assessments, parenting classes and psychotherapy to individuals and families. Heather has extensive training in DBT and uses mindfulness training and practice to help clients struggling with depression, anxiety and a host of other issues. Heather also has experience working with clients who suffer from post-traumatic stress, as well as complicated grief and loss. Other clinical interests that inform her work include spirituality, attachment, family systems and group dynamics. Heather enjoys helping clients connect to their own deep knowledge and inner wisdom in order to find healing and grow toward their highest potential.

Contact Heather directly:

404.321.1794 ext 326

hmoon@mcsatlanta.org

Contact Valarie directly:

404.321.1794 ext 317

vpeister@mcsatlanta.org

Catharine Alexander Wirth, LMSW, MA received a Masters in Social Work from Hunter College School of Social Work in New York City and a Masters in Psychology from Teachers’ College at Columbia University. Her clinical background has focused on substance abuse, anxiety and depression, and psychological issues in development. She has worked on research projects studying the genetic components of addiction and developmental issues in adolescents. She has also facilitated therapeutic and psychoeducational groups for clients with various backgrounds and needs. Catharine strives to create a comfortable and safe place for clients to explore their needs and ideas. She believes that therapy is a place to find both acceptance and growth.

Contact Catharine directly:

404.321.1794 ext 315

cwirth@mcsatlanta.org