The Neighborhood Counseling Center

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The Neighborhood Counseling Center

Nestled in the intown Atlanta neighborhood of Kirkwood, we’re a community of mindfulness-based psy

03/29/2026

We'd love to see you tomorrow morning for some mindfulness & community. :)

03/27/2026

Join us Monday morning to start our your week with some peace and calm!

03/20/2026

Have you been meaning to come spend some time in meditation? Or maybe you've just wondered what the inside of our office is like?! (Spoiler: it's cozy and inviting.) Join us!

03/15/2026

Meditation curious? We'd love to help you explore! Drop in tomorrow morning, and we'll guide you all the way through. :)

03/13/2026

You are warmly invited to join us Monday morning. No experience needed!

03/09/2026

Have you been looking for a spot to host a workshop or meeting? We have you covered! Our group room includes:

✨ Flexible seating: Cozy setup with up to 8 plush chairs for intimate conversations,
or workshop-style with comfortable seating for up to 24 people.

✨ Creative tools: A large smart TV so that you can easily share slides, videos, or images with your group and a wall-sized whiteboard for your best ideas, plans, and brainstorms.

✨ Hospitality included: A curated selection of teas for your group to enjoy. Plus yoga mats, cozy blankets, and a handful of meditation cushions and back jacks.

Warm, welcoming, and thoughtfully designed — it’s a lovely home for your next gathering, right here in the neighborhood. Email us at admin@nccatlanta.com to come visit the space and learn how to reserve it.

03/08/2026

You are warmly invited to join us tomorrow morning. No experience needed!

03/06/2026

Meditation curious? We'd love to help you explore! Drop in on Monday morning, and we'll guide you all the way through. :)

02/28/2026

Join us to meditate to start off your week! No experience needed, and all are welcome. Details at nccatlanta.com.

02/26/2026

Something beautiful today, from Jack Kornfield:

Dear friends,

The world will always show us reasons not to love.
The news headlines will always find reasons for us to fear.

Once you begin to see clearly, you can’t help but to notice injustice and betrayal all around.
You notice the ways people hurt one another, and cause separation despite our common humanity.

And you could easily decide to shut down, saying, “No more. I’m done.”

But that’s not freedom.
That’s armor.

The great teachers loved despite it all.
They loved because they recognized who they were, and who you are, and who we all are together.

Loving anyway is not naivety.
It’s fierce trust in what your heart knows.

Honor does not die because it was betrayed.
Compassion does not fade because it was misunderstood.
Kindness does not weaken because it was not returned.

When the world breaks your heart, that does not mean your heart was wrong.

It means it was alive.

And an alive heart will always be more powerful than a protected one.

The work is to not let the burdens of the world close you.
The work is to not let the hardships of the world harden your heart.
The work is to not withdraw your care simply because life is difficult.

The work is to become gentler and more compassionate despite the troubles plaguing the planet.
That is true strength, and that is what begins to turn the tides to love.

https://mailchi.mp/jackkornfield/welcome-4954708?e=d52add6856

02/01/2026

🌞 Join us for Meditation Mondays!

Free • Donation-Based • All Are Welcome
✨ Calm your mind
✨ Connect with neighbors
✨ Give back to the community

Join us for guided meditation plus time before and after to share tea, meet new people, and start the week feeling grounded.

🗓 Every Monday | ⏰ 8:30-9:30 am | 📍 The Neighborhood Counseling Center
💛 Donations support Motherhood Beyond Bars

Come as you are. Leave lighter, calmer, and more connected. 🌿

Address

2033 Hosea L Williams Drive, Suite 2 (upstairs)
Atlanta, GA
30317

Website

http://theneighborhoodcounselingcenter.com/be-in-touch/

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Our Origin Story

All of us had good things going. Elizabeth Wilder Young worked in Buckhead and Dana Goldman was doing therapy in the Old Fourth Ward; Maggie Akstin was counseling in Inman Park and Emily Gosterisli was expecting a new baby. Tara Lozano had gotten used to the long commute to Alpharetta. Combined we had decades of experience doing therapy but we weren’t really looking to start a new counseling center.

And then Elizabeth stumbled into the upstairs suite at 2033 Hosea Williams Drive in the fabulous neighborhood of Kirkwood—the neighborhood that is home to three of us and close to home for the others. She fell hard and fast. The natural light! The wooden floors! The privacy and quiet! And the location, so much closer to home than Buckhead!

Soon, Elizabeth brought Dana to see the space. Dana took one look at what had been a conference room and envisioned a light-filled office close to home. Dana was sold.

Together, Elizabeth and Dana began wooing Maggie and then Emily. A year later, Tara—an old colleague of Ginny and Dana—gave up her commute to join us.