About Charles

Charles is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who has lived in Carrollton, Georgia, with his wife, Becky, since 1975. Even though he has not always been involved with the “professional” aspect of counseling, Charles began counseling when he was 18 years old while serving churches as Minister of Music and Youth.

Charles quips, “As I matured (read that ‘balder and more rounded’), the parents of the youth who were participating in the church youth programs started asking me to counsel with them concerning family and relationship issues. And for many years I did so without having received any formal counselor training.”

In 1982 Charles resigned from full-time church ministry, went back to school, and earned a Master’s degree in counseling. Following graduation he went to work for the public mental health system in Carroll Co. GA, where he now works primarily with those who have been court ordered to attend counseling because of Anger Management and Domestic Violence charges.

In his private practice Charles is on the panel of Professional Counselors for Georgia Reproductive Specialists. In this capacity he counsels with couples who are considering conceiving through assisted reproductive technology. But his passion – the area to which he feels a real calling – is counseling with married couples or those planning to get married. Charles says, “I believe in marriage. I’m blessed to have been married to the same woman for 43 years. We know what it’s like to have marriage problems – and to work through those problems. My heart’s desire is to help couples who may be planning to marry or those whose relationship may be struggling after several years of marriage. I believe there is no obstacle so great that it can’t be conquered if there is just a little bit of “one-more-try” in each of you.”

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS
Bachelor of Music Education - University of Southern MS. – Hattiesburg, MS
Master of Arts / Counseling - Argosy University – Atlanta, GA
(Formerly The Georgia School of Professional Psychology)
Licensed Professional Counselor - Georgia License No. 2907
National Certified Counselor
Member, Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia