Social Learning Therapists in Columbus, GA

Dr. Jessica Anderson is a licensed school and clinical psychologist with experience supporting individuals and families from childhood to young adults. Dr. Anderson specializes in Autism, ADHD, depression, anxiety, college planning, and life transitions. She also has a dedication to serving young adults as they navigate independence and determine career goals.

At Cultivate Your Essence, we believe healing is more than symptom management—it's about reclaiming who you are. Our practice specializes in supporting Black women, professionals, adolescents, and families navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, relationship challenges, burnout, and identity development. We provide culturally affirming, trauma-informed care that honors each client's lived experiences while empowering them to move toward healing, restoration, and personal growth. Whether you're seeking support during a difficult season or investing in long-term emotional wellness, we're committed to helping you become H.E.R.—Healed, Evolved, and Restored.

Hello! I have over 15 years of experience in mental health to bring to your evaluation and counseling sessions. I offer same-day scheduling for assessments, flexible payment plans, and USCIS-level immigration evaluations. I use evidenced-based, holistic, solution-focused, and/or trauma-informed interventions to help you feel better. Call me or email me today! 404-313-9838 - AmyNicholeMarshall@gmail.com.

South Psychology provides expert consultations, evidence-based outpatient therapy services, and thorough diagnostic assessments. Therapeutic services serve individuals and families across the lifespan, with specializations in perinatal mental health, early childhood mental health and behavior, neurodevelopmental disorders (ADHD & Autism), disruptive behaviors, anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, adjustment disorders, trauma, personality disorders, social skills development, family therapy, parent management training, parent-child interaction therapy, and health psychology. Assessment services are curated based on individual needs to provide socioemotional, psychoeducational, and psychodiagnostic evaluations with detailed diagnostic information and insightful treatment recommendations. South Psychology partners with doctors, schools, and extracurricular or ancillary services to become a valued member of your health support system.

In searching for a therapist, you are taking the first step in what could be the most important journey of your life. It is definitely possible to make important, lasting improvements in your life and levels of happiness, satisfaction, and success. Therapy is often an effective way to attain these goals. With almost 40 years of experience working as a counselor and then a psychologist, I am well-qualified to help you identify what is standing in the way of increased life satisfaction, and help you effectively work towards your goals. People often get stuck in old patterns that make them unhappy, want to change them, but don't know how. I work together with my clients to understand how old patterns in thought, feeling, and behavior got established, and then explore how best to change those patterns. I enjoy doing longer term, deeper work with clients, to create significant, meaningful, and lasting change. I often employ a holistic approach, exploring personal history, thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and relationship history and issues, as well as issues including medical history, self-care habits, and experiences of spirituality. I view the therapy relationship as a partnership, respecting the pace and timing that the client requires.

Columbus, Georgia is home to Fort Benning — one of the US Army's largest installations and the home of the Army Infantry — creating a therapy community substantially shaped by the needs of soldiers, veterans, and military families dealing with combat trauma, moral injury, PTSD, and the emotional complexity of service life. The city's African American population comprises the largest share of the civilian community, and culturally affirming therapists who work with racial identity and intergenerational resilience alongside the predominantly military therapy demand are an important part of the local landscape. Martin Army Community Hospital serves the military population, while Piedmont Columbus Regional provides civilian institutional mental health resources. Columbus shares some of its therapy ecosystem with Phenix City, Alabama directly across the Chattahoochee River, giving the metro a bi-state character.

Gender ID

	71%	Female
	29%	Male

Session Type

	67%	Online Only
	33%	In Person and Online

Top Specialties

100%	Anxiety or Fears
100%	Depression
100%	Self Esteem
100%	Stress
83%	Divorce
67%	ADHD
67%	Child or Adolescent Issues

Ages Served

83%	Adult
67%	Senior
67%	Young Adult
50%	Teen
33%	Children

Client Focus

67%	Women
50%	Christian
33%	Black / African American
33%	LGBTQ+
33%	Military / Veterans

Social Learning therapists in Columbus, GA

Jessica Anderson, PsyD

Cultivate Your Essence

Amy Marshall, Owner of Counseling & Life Coaching, LLC

South Psychology

Karen Baumstark, Ph.D.

Social Learning Therapy therapists in Columbus, GA Statistics

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