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Licensed · Specialized · Matched to You

Meet the team behind
your breakthrough.

Every therapist here is licensed, specialized in couples work, and matched to you based on your specific situation — not just who has an opening.

Temi Walker
LAPC, MFT · Licensed Couples Therapist

Temi specializes in helping couples rebuild trust and intimacy after betrayal and disconnection. She creates a space where both partners feel equally heard — even when they're far apart. Her approach is warm, direct, and grounded in real tools that translate outside the therapy room.

Specialties
Infidelity Recovery Intimacy Communication Trust Rebuilding
Currently accepting new couples
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Jade Graver
LMSW · Licensed Couples Therapist

Jade works with couples navigating major life transitions — new babies, blended families, career shifts, and the identity changes that come with all of it. She helps couples move through change as a team rather than two people managing it separately.

Specialties
Life Transitions Blended Families Pre-Marital Parenting
Currently accepting new couples
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Vanessa Moore
MFT · Registered Couples Therapist

Vanessa brings a culturally grounded, faith-aware approach to her work with couples. She specializes in helping partners navigate cultural and religious differences with genuine understanding and respect — meeting couples exactly where their values are.

Specialties
Cultural Differences Faith-Integrated Conflict Resolution Culturally Affirming
Currently accepting new couples
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Khristie Jackson
MFT · Registered Couples Therapist

Khristie specializes in couples affected by mental health challenges — helping partners understand each other's inner world without losing themselves. She works with anxiety, depression, and trauma as they show up inside relationships.

Specialties
Mental Health & Marriage Anxiety in Relationships Depression Trauma
Currently accepting new couples
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Quandus Patterson
MA · Registered Couples Therapist

Quandus specializes in marriages shaped by substance use, recovery, and military service. She brings a direct, no-nonsense approach to some of the hardest situations couples face — and a deep respect for the strength it takes to show up for them.

Specialties
Veterans & Military Substance & Recovery Discernment Crisis Support
Currently accepting new couples
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Not sure who to choose?

That's what the free consultation is for. We listen to your situation and match you with the therapist who fits best — clinically, culturally, and relationally. No guessing required.

The Team Behind the Team
Clinical leadership that sets
the standard for every session.

Every session our therapists deliver is grounded in a clinical framework built by this team — designed to ensure you receive exceptional, specialized care every time.

Janelle Dawsey
vLMFT · Founder & Clinical Director

Janelle founded ATL Marriage Counseling on the belief that every couple deserves a practice built for the real weight their marriage carries. A licensed marriage and family therapist and certified matchmaker, she leads the practice vision, oversees clinical standards, and ensures every couple receives care that actually meets them where they are. She is the architect of the LOVE framework — Living Openly, Vibrantly, and Effectively — which guides how the entire team approaches couples work.

Focus Areas
Practice Leadership Relationship Coaching Certified Matchmaker LOVE Framework Culturally Affirming
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Kentaya Nielly
LPC · Clinical Supervisor

Kentaya leads our clinical supervision with a deep commitment to excellence and ethical practice. She ensures every therapist on our team is supported, growing, and delivering the highest standard of care. Her oversight is the backbone of quality at ATL Marriage Counseling — the reason you can trust that whoever you're matched with is operating at their best.

Focus Areas
Clinical Supervision Quality Assurance Therapist Development Culturally Affirming
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