Residents
While meeting the need for quality, affordable, and often long-term counseling and psychotherapy for adults, MCS also provides one of the few settings in the Atlanta area that addresses the needs of therapists working toward licensure. A three-year period of post-graduate, supervised, clinical experience is required to satisfy licensure requirements in Georgia. Selected MCS staff members serve as faculty who provide such clinical supervision. The supervised, hands-on experience that residents gain at MCS not only satisfies their licensure requirement, it enables the services that MCS provides.
Ursula Chapman, MS, NCC
Ursula Chapman, MS, NCC, 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
Deborah Herberger, MS, LAPC
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
Tim McDaniel, LMSW
Tim McDaniel, LMSW received his Master of Social Work degree from the University of Georgia. His clinical experience includes providing individual and group therapy around the areas of spirituality, anxiety and depression, grief and loss, GLBTQ issues, and societal and cultural stressors. Educated as a social worker, Tim believes there is a undeniable correlation between a person and their environment, and utilizes foundational theories of human behavior and social systems to assist clients through their change process to healthier living, relationships, and surroundings.
Contact Tim directly:
404.321.1794 ext 317
tmcdaniel@mcsatlanta.org
Nineshia Mont-Reynaud, MS, LAPC
Nineshia D. Mont-Reynaud MS, LAPC, NCC recieved a Master of Science degree in Community Counseling from Columbus State University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Spelman College. Nineshia began working in the mental health field nine years ago. Nineshia uses an integrative approach when assessing individual client needs and goals. She believes in exploring the mental, physical, and spiritual needs of each client and maintaining a healthy balance in life. Nineshia’s clinical interest include working with survivors of trauma, aging, life transitions, boundaries, parenting, and relationship issues. Nineshia has experience with providing individual, family, and group counseling, and working with an array of psychiatric disorders. Nineshia is a National Certified Counselor, and has been trained in teaching DBT skills.
Contact Nineshia directly:
404.321.1794 ext 316
nmontreynaud@mcsatlanta.org
Stefanie Speanburg, LMSW
Stefanie Speanburg, LMSW has a BS in Psychology from Union College and a MSW from Smith College School for Social Work. Before joining Metropolitan Counseling Services, Stefanie worked in both clinical social work and psychiatric research settings. Currently pursuing a doctorate in Women’s Studies, Stefanie brings her scholarship and research in psychoanalytic, feminist, and queer theories to bear on her clinical practice. Stefanie uses a contemporary psychodynamic approach to therapy- attending to attachment, human development, personality, and gender- when working with women and men who find themselves easily overwhelmed by intense emotions and who are often anxious and confused in relationships. Stefanie’s primary clinical interests include: anxiety and relationship issues, identity and self esteem concerns, and trauma and its sequelae. Stefanie’s professional memberships include: American Psychoanalytic Association, International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, and Georgia Society for Clinical Social Work.
Contact Stefanie directly:
404.321.1794 ext 327
sspeanburg@mcsatlanta.org
Catharine Alexander Wirth, LMSW
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.
