Meet Our Team

Shamika Cooley, LCSW 

Shamika Cooley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker receiving her Bachelor of Social Work Degree from Fort Valley State University (2002) and her Masters of Social Work (MSW) from Valdosta State University (2005). She has 13 years of clinical and social work experience.  Her work history includes fieldwork, military social work, medical social work, social welfare, clinical practice, and residential treatment. Shamika is well versed in multiple treatment approaches as well as a diverse client population including children, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics. Her areas of focus include community and family relationships with a passion for helping couples. Her primary approach is relational making rapport building and meeting her clients where they are instrumental in all treatment plans and processes.

Mark Tomberlin APC

Mark is a graduate of Clayton State University.  His counseling experience includes working with adolescents to young adults and dealing with ADHD, Anxiety, depression, adjustment issues, and gender identity.  Tomberlin’s primary goal, as a counselor, is to help individuals develop the emotional processes to become the best version of themselves.  He is well versed in cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy, and gestalt therapy and uses these approaches to create the framework for helping clients.  Additionally, he employs practical approach exercises including, but not limited to, reasonable goal setting, coping skills, time management, and social skill-building along with exploration processing such as emotional exploration, core value exploration, and addressing maladaptive behaviors.  

Kelsey J. Houston, MMFT

Kelsey is a native of Memphis, TN with deeply rooted passions in Mental Health, Behavioral Sciences, and the Performing Arts.    

Her training and education include her recent graduation from The Department of Graduate Counseling at Trevecca Nazarene University, a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy at Tennessee State University’s Counseling Center and Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness where she also interned, and Bachelor of Science degrees in Psychology and Sociology as a Tennessee State University 2018 graduate.    

Kelsey is a member of The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, The American Counseling Association, Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), and Chi Sigma Iota International Honor Society of Professional Counseling.

Patti McGrew, APC

Patti McGrew is a graduate of Jackson State University (1994) and Walden University (2014) with degrees in Biology and Mental Health Counseling, respectively.  Patti has worked with children, adolescents, adults, and families in various settings such as DFCS, the school system, residential treatment centers, and community counseling.  Patti’s counseling experience in working with individuals dealing with trauma, depression, anxiety, mood, and adjustment disorders.  She is well-versed in cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and dialectical behavioral therapy. Patti also integrates her faith into her work and provides Christian Counseling.  She uses these modalities to assist clients in developing a therapeutic alliance with the client, meeting the client where they are, and assisting them in moving forward towards achieving their therapeutic goals.