Jennifer Carlson, MA, LPC/Clinical Director

Jennifer is a licensed professional counselor who specializes in working with children, adolescents, and young adults with anxiety, low self-esteem, and autism. She graduated from Richmont Graduate University, where she earned her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy with a certificate in child and adolescent counseling. Before her graduate studies, Jennifer received her Bachelor’s degrees in biology and psychology from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she specialized in neuropsychology.

With over 10 years of experience, Jennifer’s dedicated to helping neurodiverse individuals not just cope, but truly thrive. Some of her specialties include dealing with social skill deficits, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, gender identity, school/college stressors, and life transitions. She has a decade of experience running social skills groups where she helps clients learn and strengthen their social skills.  She also runs therapeutic role-playing game (RPG) groups. These aren't just games; they're dynamic, safe, and incredibly fun spaces where clients can reduce anxiety, build self-confidence, gain insight, and forge meaningful connections with others.

Jennifer’s goal in therapy is to create a safe and fostering environment through which her clients can build self-confidence, learn and practice new skills, and gain insight about themselves and others while engaging in fun, positive experiences. Her therapy style is warm, fun, and supportive. She employs an eclectic array of counseling techniques, including CBT, DBT, play therapy, and other creative therapy techniques, and caters to each experience to her client’s specific needs. Being a self-proclaimed nerd herself, Jennifer prides herself in her ability to connect with her clients through their interests, using the client’s interests as powerful therapeutic tools to inspire growth.  Jennifer is passionate about celebrating her clients’ strengths and helping them use their unique strengths to create their own successes.

Jennifer is currently seeing clients at both the Marietta and Johns Creek locations.