About AGPS

Catherine Baxter is the Founder and Director of C Baxter Counseling, where she leads a team of associate therapists.  Her practice specializes in self-care, relationships, and life changes; working mostly with the over-scheduled, perfectionistic, high achieving, anxiety-ridden, entrepreneur types. In her work, she emphasizes the importance of taking care of oneself, nurturing healthier interpersonal relationships, and navigating life’s transitions to find more enjoyment and engagement with the self and others. 

Catherine has been practicing since 2013, has served on the AGPS Board since 2019, and became a Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor in 2021.  Her experience has been gathered in a variety of settings, including public and private schools, a nonprofit youth organization, a family counseling agency, as well as private practice. Catherine regularly engages in the group process herself through her involvement with the American Academy of Psychotherapists, a multidisciplinary community of psychotherapists dedicated to developing the person of the therapist.  She appreciates the container created by groups to encourage growth and foster personal development.

She has served on numerous committees to encourage fundraising for the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy, an organization that serves sexually and severely physically abused children through prevention, intervention, therapy, and collaboration. In her freetime, she enjoys chasing her two active young sons, reading, hiking, writing, traveling, watching mindless reality TV, camping, and shopping.

Lauren graduated with a masters in social work from Smith College in Northampton, MA in 2011. After graduation, she pursued further clinical training as a Postgraduate Social Work Fellow at the Menninger Clinic on the Professionals in Crisis Unit (PIC) in Houston, TX.  Upon completion of the fellowship, she worked as a staff social worker on the Professionals in Crisis Unit (2011-2013) and as an addictions counselor and staff social worker at the Pathfinder Program, the Menninger Clinic's community integration program (2013-2017). Lauren is currently the Director of Family Program at Driftwood Recovery in Driftwood, TX and provides outpatient individual, couples and family therapy in Atlanta, GA specializing in substance misuse, mood disorders and family work. Lauren enjoys facilitating interpersonal process groups, psychoeducational groups and experiential groups. 

Jill Lewis, MA, LCSW, CEDS-S, CGP is a Fat Positive, body inclusive focused psychotherapist who believes that everyone can have a healthy
relationship with their body. She prioritizes an anti-diet approach and practices weight inclusivity in every individual and group therapy session, challenging the status quo that many women and men grow up believing.

Jill completed her group training in New York City through the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society and continued her group work to earn her CGP (certification in group psychotherapy). Jill is passionate about groups and the interpersonal process. She joined the Atlanta Group Psychotherapy board as the social chair, utilizing two of her strengths, connection with others and group work. She became the SIG (special interest groups) Private Practice
Co-chair in the fall of 2019 and loves the collaboration of private practice work
and group work.

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Jill started her private practice in 2009 and her group practice in 2015, where she oversees other clinicians passionate about mental health and physical wellbeing. She also regularly supervises other clinicians, including those earning their CEDS (certified eating disorder specialist) in either an individual or group environment.

Jill currently runs two groups, an eating disorder recovery interpersonal process group and a 40+ group.

Jessica Buchholz is a Licensed Psychologist who has been involved with AGPA and AGPS for almost a decade. Jessica has taken on a variety of roles in the AGPS Board of Directors throughout that time, including Membership Chair, Affiliate Society Representative for AGPS, Member at Large, and Education Chair. Currently, Jessica is Secretary for AGPS.

Professionally, Jessica works with young adults, anxiety and perfectionism, depression and overfunctioning, and adults working through childhood trauma. She loves leading adult interpersonal process groups, participating in her own consultation groups, and learning more about group work. 

Erin E. Nieto is a psychotherapist in private practice in Roswell, Georgia. Prior to moving to private practice, Erin worked in the Juvenile Court system and Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization facilities. Her primary work is with individuals, but she also enjoys working with couples families, and groups. Erin addresses issues including: substance abuse/use disorders, anxiety, depression, trauma, attachment issues, grief and loss, self-esteem, and life transitions.

Maggie Malone (she/her) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who graduated with her MSW from Smith College School for Social Work in 2017. After working in residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient settings, she moved into private practice. She now owns her own practice Rosebud Psychotherapy and specializes in working with women and queer folks on issues such as "high-functioning" anxiety, mood disorders, substance misuse, perfectionism, codependency, and shame through both individual and group therapy. She utilizes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) in addition to her interpersonal psychodynamic foundational training.

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Maggie has facilitated interpersonal process groups, shame groups, and psychoeducational skills groups. She currently is running an interpersonal women's group for anxious and overwhelmed women, a women's recovery group, and a DBT Skills group in Marietta, as well as a Therapeutic Book Club.

Jordan Alvarez has his Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Auburn University and has worked in a variety of mental health spaces as a therapist and as a community outreach specialist. Jordan is an expert in LGBTQ mental health having published research and given presentations regarding body image and eating disorders. Currently he does outreach for eating disorders and also works with clients at Catherine Baxter's private practice. 

Nicole is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and board certified coach (BCC) specializing in working with clients who identify as high-performers and perfectionists to manage stress, overfunctioning, burnout, and impostor syndrome. Nicole earned her Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Mercer University and has worked in a variety of mental health settings ranging from inpatient treatment to outpatient care prior to entering into private practice. Nicole is a multi-passionate entrepreneur and the proud owner of a boutique psychotherapy practice in addition to her coaching practice. 

Arden is a pre-licensed therapist currently completing his Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Mercer University. After spending over 20 years in IT and cybersecurity consulting and leadership, he uses a relational approach to help clients find creative and lasting ways to work with their challenges. His primary work is with those struggling with eating disorders, trauma, anxiety, depression, and the complexities of living in a larger body. He is influenced by the powerful connection between mind and body and has learned through his own experiences the person is not the problem - the problem is the problem. Arden is passionate about helping others increase their connection with themselves and others and has seen the transformational impact of group interpersonal work. He loves learning about group work, has helped lead interpersonal process groups, and participates in his own group therapy work to continue evolving and growing.