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Ms. Sara

Mental health care for children, teens, college students, couples, and ​clients with diverse gender identities and sexual orientations
Ms. Sara

Associate of Play Wellness LLC and 
Owner of Sara Gheesling, LLC


Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
National Board Certified Counselor (NCC)
Brainspotting Practitioner
Sand / Play Therapist ​(with supervision)

Holding a Master of Science degree from Georgia State University, Ms. Sara's clinical training is based in multicultural competency and social justice advocacy.  She  has clinical experience as a college counselor and has served as a victim advocate for teens and adults at multiple sexual assault centers.  Sara is also passionate about providing mental health care for university faculty/staff, couples, and clients with various gender identities and sexual and/or relationship orientations.  

Ms. Sara is a Licensed Professional Counselor (in the state of Georgia), National Certified Counselor (NCC), brainspotting practitioner, sand therapy specialist, and play therapist (with supervision).  She has provided counseling care at Play Wellness since 2018 and was trained to provide online mental health services in 2020.  Ms. Sara's favorite self-care activities are spending lots of quality time with her spouse, her friends, and her family, hiking, reading, and playing with her puppy and kitten.  For more information about Ms. Sara, see below (click on the purple tabs to move them):

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Services for: Georgia residents
Phone: (678) 395 - 4965 ext. 4


Office Hours (last appointment scheduled at 7pm EST)
Tuesday: 11:00 am - 8:00 pm EST (Virtual only)
Wednesday: 11:00 am - 8:00 pm EST (In person and virtual)
Thursday: 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST (In person and virtual)
Friday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm (In person and virtual)
Saturday: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm EST (In person and virtual)

Fees
New client fee: $50
Intake appointment (60 min): $150
​50 minute appointment: $150
College Student rate (50 min): $90
Master of Science (M.S.), Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Georgia State University

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Psychology with a minor in Women's and Gender Studies
Berry College


HIGHLIGHTED TRAININGS

Brainspotting Practitioner
(Phase 1)
Brainspotting U.S.A.
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Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
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Telebehavioral/Telemental Health Theory & Practice
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Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
Georgia Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists
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National Certified Counselor (NCC)
National Board of Certified Counselors
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American Counseling Association
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Licensed Professional Counselor's Association of Georgia
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Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society​
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Grad, R., Castleberry, J., Tolleson, A., Zeligman, M., Gheesling, S., & Ajetomobi, R. The impact of social reactions and social support on development of posttraumatic growth in trauma survivors.

Zeligman, M., Varney, M., Gheesling, S., & Placeres, V. Meaning making and loneliness among trauma survivors and nontrauma-exposed college students.

Outstanding Mental Health Clinician,
​Play Wellness LLC
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Rollins Work Award,
Berry College
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Ralph George Scholarship for Psychological Research,
Berry College

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Copyright © 2022 Play Wellness LLC
Yolanda Fountain Hardy, Ph.D., LPC, RPT-S, ACS, NCC
Photo used under Creative Commons from Beshef