Midtown Psychotherapy Associates

04/21/2026

04/21/2026

Accessible, research-based articles on autism, psychological evaluation, identity, and mental health.

04/17/2026

Midtown Psychotherapy Associates is honored and thrilled to be nominated for the My Midtown's Best of 2026 contest in the category of Best Mental Health Practice!

MPA has served the Midtown Atlanta community since 2009, when it was founded by Dr. Amy Smith-Barnes and Meg McLeroy, LMFT, on the principles of collaboration, inclusion, and innovation in the mental health field. If you feel that MPA has earned your backing, you can vote for us at: https://atlantabestmedia.com/my-midtown-best-of-2026/

Voting continues through April 22nd. Supporters can vote once per day per email address.

If you would like to work with MPA's diverse collective of licensed and pre-licensed therapists with a wide variety of experience, training, and specialties, please reach out to us through our website at MidtownPsyhotherapists.org or give us a call at 404-685-1600

04/15/2026

Next in our ongoing series breaking down common therapy acronyms, MPA's administrative assistant, Whitney, tackles the abbreviations of some of the therapy modalities utilized by our talented therapists. These modalities are evidence-based approaches that help our therapists tailor the therapy journey to their clients' unique individual needs.

Read now at: MidtownPsychotherapy.org/blog

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04/13/2026

MPA is hosting an upcoming CE workshop!
Topic: Solution Focused Brief Therapy
When: May 8, 2026 at 11am to 1pm
Credits: Approved for 2 CE by GAMFT
Fee: $75

This workshop will briefly lay out the history and gradual evolution of the Solution Focused approach, including its systemic foundations and conceptions of how change is achieved in therapy. From there, it will illustrate the steps for navigating through a Solution Focused session and how to build SF questions that inspire positive cognitive, emotional, and behavioral change in clients. It will also discuss the approach’s flexibility and how, through co-construction, it can tend to a wide range of needs, circumstances, and backgrounds of clients.

The CE will be presented by the impressive Cecil Walker, LMFT. In addition to being a member of the MPA community for the past seven years, Cecil Walker is an expert SFBT clinician. Cecil co-leads training workshops and certification courses for mastering solution-focused therapy skills, is a regular contributor to SFBT research, and has collaborated on the completion of Solution Universe’s first edition of its official treatment manual.

Cecil has researched and written multiple articles published in peer-reviewed journals. He is on the editorial team for the Journal of Solution Focused Practices (JSFP), reviewing incoming article proposals and editing opinion pieces. He has given numerous presentations about SFBT, trauma, and multicultural competency at large conferences and organizations, including the SF World Conference in Germany, the SF24 online conference, the Emory School of Law EPIC Conference, and the Emory School of Medicine Trauma-Informed Care Conference.

For more details about the workshop and Cecil Walker, LMFT, please visit our website at https://midtownpsychotherapy.org/ce-classes/p/solution-focused-brief-therapy

04/09/2026

New blog post! Seasoned couples' therapist Ronda Monroe, APC, reveals the reasons that the relationships an individual experiences as a child directly mold their adult relationship expectations with their partner, and how to move past old hurts to find sustainable peace.
Read now at: MidtownPsychotherapy.org/blog

Ronda Monroe also leads a support group for individuals dealing with parental hurt. The group is held twice a year and is currently recruiting participants for the Spring session. To learn more, visit MidtownPsychotherapy.org/therapy-services or follow the link in the blog.

04/09/2026

New blog post! Seasoned couples' therapist Ronda Monroe, APC, reveals the reasons that the relationships an individual experiences as a child directly mold their adult relationship expectations with their partner, and how to move past old hurts to find sustainable peace. Read now at: MidtownPsychotherapy.org/blog

Ronda Monroe also leads a support group for individuals dealing with parental hurt. The group is held twice a year and is currently recruiting participants for the Spring session. To learn more, visit MidtownPsychotherapy.org/therapy-services or follow the link in the blog.

04/08/2026

In March, MPA held its first Clinician's Book Club Meeting. Participants shared lively conversation and lots of thoughtful perspectives on the book "Unlocking the Emotional Brain: Memory Reconsolidation and the Psychotherapy of Transformational Change."

The MPA Community is, above all else, a vibrant professional community that fosters learning, exchanges techniques, and shares perspectives. The Book Club is the newest way to encourage ongoing education and skill enhancement.

If you are interested in seeing a therapist who has a broad developmental network behind them to call upon, reach out to us by visiting MidtownPsychotherapy.org
or call the office at 404-685-16oo

04/07/2026

https://midtownpsychotherapy.org/ce-classes/p/solution-focused-brief-therapy to register!

04/07/2026

From the World Health Organization: "On World Health Day 2026, WHO unites and mobilizes the world under the theme 'Together for health. Stand with science,' celebrating the power of scientific collaboration to protect the health of people, animals, plants, and the planet."

Midtown Psychotherapy Associates is a community of therapists with a variety of backgrounds and expertise who support each other in growing their knowledge of evidence-backed therapeutic methods and techniques. MPA stands with science and health research because without it, MPA simply wouldn't exist.

If you are interested in learning more about Midtown Psychotherapy Associates, visit our website at MidtownPsychotherapy.org

04/02/2026

Registration open now at: MidtownPsychotherapy.org/ce-classes

03/30/2026

Recently, MPA was visited by Zach Vachris and Sarah Pritchard from Impact Recovery Center.

Impact Recovery Center is devoted to empowering individuals worldwide in their fight against addiction. Learn more at: impactrecoverycenter.net

If you are a provider interested in reaching out to Midtown Psychotherapy, visit us at MidtownPsychotherapy.org

L to R: Zach Vachris, Sarah Pritchard, Mary Beth McLeod, LCSW, Gabbie Perez, LAMFT, and Robb Andersen, LMSW