DR. FOUNTAIN
Owner and Founder
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Dr. Fountain enjoys helping other counselors and helping families to build strong caregiver-child and sibling relationships. She specializes in play therapy, sandtray therapy, grief, and trauma and has worked in the mental/behavioral health field since 2006 in the elementary/middle school, community/outpatient, psychiatric/residential, college counseling, and private practice settings. Dr. Fountain also has extensive experience in higher education as a counselor, professor, and clinical supervisor. She loves and teaches play therapy and mental health courses at Mercer University, Georgia State University, the University of Mississippi, and for the National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children. She also presents at local, regional, and national conferences on multiple topics related to mental health (wellness and illness). Dr. Fountain strongly advocates for the effective care and wellbeing of clinicians to stimulate optimal client care and wellness. When in "relaxation mode," she loves being with family, traveling, reading, learning, crocheting, and playing tennis. Dr. Fountain's credentials include the following:
Ph.D. Counselor Education and Supervision, Mercer University Post-Graduate Certificate in Working with Survivors of Violence, Torture, and Trauma, University of Maryland M.S. Community Counseling, Mercer University M.Div. Pastoral Care & Counseling, Mercer University B.S. Business Administration, Alabama State University 2018 Worldwide Leaders in Healthcare, International Association of Healthcare Professionals 2016 Leadership Academy Graduate, Association for Play Therapy (APT) 2015 Outstanding Doctoral Student, Mercer University 2015 Dissertation Grant, Georgia Association for Play Therapy 2014 Behavioral Health Development Leadership Program, Project LIFT, The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) |
