Local Counseling Services
INFO ON USING STUDENT HEALTH INSURANCE: Pearce & Pearce is part of the First Health Network for mental health care. Follow these instructions to find a counselor, psychologist, or psychiatrist in your area. When making an appointment, tell the provider you are in the First Health Network (they won't recognize the Pearce & Pearce Insurance name). If you have another insurance provider, you can contact them for a list of local mental health providers. . NOTE: Pearce & Pearce has an on-call Nurse available 24/7 at 1-866-315-8756.
Check out the following local agencies and support resources:
- To find support for a friend or family member.
- If you're unable to utilize Mercer Counseling Services during our office hours.
- If you're looking for long-term counseling.
Each center offers low-cost counseling for clients in financial distress.
Family Therapy Center: Services free to Mercer students and their immediate family. Providing individual, couple and family counseling. 105 Collier Rd, Suite 1040, Atlanta, GA 30309 (105 Building of Piedmont Hospital near Buckhead in Atlanta). Call Dr. Robyn Mowery, Clinical Director, at (678) 547-6789 for more information or to schedule an appointment.
The Florence McDonnell Center: Counseling & Spiritual Direction, 2215 Cheshire Bridge Rd., Atlanta, GA 30324, (404) 816-7171
Georgia Crisis & Access Line, serving all GA counties. Resources for mental health, developmental disabilities, and addictive diseases, 1-800-715-4225
Care and Counseling Center of Georgia, locations around metro area, (404) 636-1457
Cobb/Douglas Communities Service Board, (770) 422-0202.
DeKalb Community Service Board, General Information (404) 294-3834, Central Access Appointment Line (404) 892-4646.
Emmanual Center for Pastoral Counseling, Emmanual 1790 LaVista Rd., NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, (404) 634-3335
Families First, locations around metro area, (404) 853-2844
Henry County Counseling Center, 139 Henry Parkway, McDonough, GA 30253, (770) 898-7400.
Jewish Family & Career Services, 4549 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd., Atlanta, GA 30338, (770) 677-9305
Metropolitan Counseling Services, 1900 Century Place, NE, Atlanta, GA 30345, (404) 321-1794
The Anxiety & Stress Management Institute,1640 Powers Ferry Rd., Building 9, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30067, (770) 953-0080
The Link Counseling Center, Sandy Springs & Cobb locations, (404) 256-9797
United Way: Information and Referral Search, locations throughout GA, (404) 614-1000
Village of St. Joseph Counseling Services: Catholic Charities, 680 W. Peachtree St., NW, Atlanta, GA 30308, (404) 733-3527