Important Notice

 

"Website under construction"

 WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS

If you are using our Northeast Georgia EAP program through your employer, you will click on the link below and complete the form. If you do not see your employer listed, please call our office @ 706-549-7755 for the correct link.

https://hipaa.jotform.com/FCSathens/NEGEAP

 

If you are looking to register for an Anger Management Class, a Family Violence Class, a Substance Abuse Evaluation, or a Clinical Evaluation, you would have to call our office at (706) 549-7755 in order to get the correct forms sent to you. 

We do not perform Mental Health Evaluations, and we are not traditional Medicaid providers. If you have any other questions or concerns you can always give our office a call and we'd be more than happy to help you!

 


Kara Johnson

Kara values the arts and creative mind in all forms, integrating those tenets into both their work and personal life. Professionally, they have spent years working primarily in suicide prevention as a client advocate and certified QPR Facilitator, as well as with survivors of sexual assault and child abuse. Kara holds an MSW from Winthrop University, an undergraduate degree in Human Services, and is pursuing LMSW licensure.

In the therapeutic space, Kara emphasizes empowerment and the cultivation of connection with one's body and internal sense of wisdom. They value collaboration with the client, not as an expert or authority, but as a mirror and guide to curiosity and self-compassion. Kara integrates a variety of cognitive modalities, but leans heavily on humanistic perspectives that prioritize the therapeutic relationship, innate client strengths, values-based decision making, and radical acceptance. Areas of specialty for Kara include challenges unique to the LGBTQIA+ community, working with chronic illness/chronic pain, trauma, depression, and challenges around life transitions. Kara works with adolescents (13+), adults, and families, including work with a variety of romantic relationship dynamics, whether monogamous or polyamorous.