Dr. Corlissa Wilson, LPC

Dr. Corlissa Wilson is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Georgia who brings a deep background in school and clinical settings to her work. She holds national certifications as a counselor, a school counselor, and as a trauma specialist. Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) is a state credential that authorizes a practitioner to provide counseling services, and Dr. Wilson's academic training includes an Ed.D. in Counseling Psychology from Argosy University as well as a BBA in Marketing, an M.Ed. in Community Counseling, and an Ed.S. in School Counseling from the University of West Georgia.

Her career has included 28 years as a school counselor in elementary and middle school environments, time in private practice, and a decade of teaching classes for the University of Phoenix. Dr. Wilson follows an eclectic, client-centered approach that draws on techniques from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused therapies. She emphasizes collaboration in setting goals, identifying issues, and often assigns activities or brief exercises to reinforce progress between sessions.

Dr. Wilson works with adults, adolescents, and children and maintains an active role in community service, volunteering with several organizations and facilitating grief groups for adolescents and their parents. She speaks from both professional and personal experience about blended family life - she is married to her high school best friend and they raise a blended family in which his son was two when they married and they have a daughter together. She approaches each person and each situation as unique and welcomes the opportunity to support those ready to take a first courageous step toward change.