The Refuge Center for Counseling

The Refuge Center for Counseling We exist to offer excellent, accessible, and affordable mental and emotional healthcare services.

The vision of The Refuge Center is to make sure that every individual and family had the opportunity to seek therapeutic resources, regardless of income level. There are few opportunities for affordable counseling in the area, as many local therapists charge $90-$150 per session. The Refuge Center offers therapy to those who can not afford these fees and bases their fees on a sliding-scale based on income that ranges from $25-$125.

There are things we carry that no one sees. Shame. Regret. Loneliness. Anxiety. Fear. Hopelessness. These, and more, wei...
10/17/2025

There are things we carry that no one sees.
Shame. Regret. Loneliness. Anxiety. Fear. Hopelessness.

These, and more, weigh us down, stress us out, and stop us from living fully alive. Maybe you have carried your invisible burden for so long you’ve forgotten what it felt like to walk without it.

But there’s a better way.

How you have been living doesn’t have to be the answer. The weight you carry is real, but you weren’t made to carry it alone.

Ready to unpack? Give us a call at 615-591-5262 or visit our website at refugecenter.org to take the first steps towards freedom, hope, and a lighter load.

10/16/2025

Three of the most powerful words you will ever say is:
“I Need Help.”

Hear from Keith Hays, one of our incredible Contract Therapists, about the power of remembering your humanity.

And if you are ready to say those all-important three words, give us a call at 615-591-5262 or see how we can help at refugecenter.org

On this World Mental Health Day, we’re reminded that healing begins with understanding. 🌿The more we learn and distingui...
10/10/2025

On this World Mental Health Day, we’re reminded that healing begins with understanding. 🌿

The more we learn and distinguish myth from truth, the more we can support ourselves and others.

Swipe through as we debunk 10 common myths that stand in the way of hope and healing — and remember: mental health is HEALTH. 💚

If we can help you in any way, give us a call at 615-591-5262, or go to refugecenter.org

🚨 We’re Hiring! 🚨Join our amazing team as a Facilities Maintenance Technician at The Refuge Center! This 25–40 hour/week...
10/10/2025

🚨 We’re Hiring! 🚨

Join our amazing team as a Facilities Maintenance Technician at The Refuge Center!

This 25–40 hour/week role works closely with our Operations Manager to keep our buildings and grounds clean, safe, organized, and welcoming — helping us create a space where healing and hope can thrive.

Interested? Learn more and apply today at refugecenter.org/jobs or visit the “Work With Us” page on our website!

Today is , so make your giving go further!If you regularly give using this method, your Donor-Advised Fund can directly...
10/09/2025

Today is , so make your giving go further!

If you regularly give using this method, your Donor-Advised Fund can directly support The Refuge Center’s mission to provide excellent, accessible, and affordable counseling for individuals and families across our community.

Recommend a grant today to your finance manager and invest in hope, healing, and mental wellness. 💛

10/08/2025

This October, we stand with survivors and remember that hope grows where safety and support take root.

At The Refuge Center, we believe healing from domestic violence begins with being seen, heard, and valued.

If you are a donor at Refuge, know that your giving is helping to break the cycle.

And if you are a survivor of domestic violence, know that you are not alone. 💜

🌿 Find Connection + Healing This Fall 🌿Swipe ➡️ to explore two new groups at The Refuge Center — each offering space for...
10/07/2025

🌿 Find Connection + Healing This Fall 🌿

Swipe ➡️ to explore two new groups at The Refuge Center — each offering space for growth, support, and renewal.

💬 LIFELINE: No Family Has to Face Addiction Alone
A free support group for families + friends affected by addiction.
🗓 Thursdays | 6–7:30pm | Starts Oct. 23
💵 Free (grant-funded)
👥 Led by Justin Williams, LCSW

🌱 The Growth Lab
An immersive, creative group experience utilizing Refuge's outdoor elements, art, music, and reflection for self development and emotion wellness
🗓 Saturdays, Oct 18 & 25 | 8:15–11:30am
💵 $200 | Led by Jimmy Boehm, LPC-MHSP & JoAnna Emley

Learn more + register: refugecenter.org/groups

We are wounded in isolation; we are healed in community.

✨ Move 🧘 • Create 🎨 • Heal 💙 ✨Join us each week for Restorative Movement & Art Therapy at The Refuge Center for Counseli...
10/03/2025

✨ Move 🧘 • Create 🎨 • Heal 💙 ✨

Join us each week for Restorative Movement & Art Therapy at The Refuge Center for Counseling, a place of hope and healing for more than 4,200 people each year throughout Middle Tennessee.

🧘 Restorative Movement
Mondays • 5 PM | Wednesdays • 12 PM
Gentle 50-minute classes that connect breath and body through somatic movement. Designed to restore energy, release trauma, improve mobility and flexibility, ease stress, and promote overall well-being.

🎨 Art Therapy
Wednesdays • 1:30–3 PM
Explore creative mediums—such as watercolor painting, 3-D art, collage/mixed media, and drawing—in a supportive space. Art therapy helps de-stress, increase self-awareness, build coping skills, and foster community and connection.

💲 Just $10 per session
🌎 Open to everyone
📲 Reserve your spot at refugecenter.org/groups

💡 Explore more of what we offer—from Talk Therapy and Groups/Intensives to Music Therapy, Neurofeedback, and other healing modalities—by visiting refugecenter.org.

We’re Hiring!Want to be part of something that truly changes lives? The Refuge Center is looking for a Development Coord...
10/02/2025

We’re Hiring!

Want to be part of something that truly changes lives? The Refuge Center is looking for a Development Coordinator to join our team!

In this role, you’ll help bring some of our favorite events to life—like Hope Grows, our annual Golf Tournament, and the inspiring "Live Intentionally" Speaker Series. You’ll also play a key role in strengthening donor relationships and fueling the mission that makes healing accessible for 4000+ kids, teens, and adults in our community.

Go to our website for a full job description and if interested, send a resume to our Associate Director, Mari Garner at mari.garner@therefugecenter.org

📍 Franklin, TN

10/01/2025

If you have ever been out to our back patio and seen our water feature, you have the Jackson’s to thank! Steve and Lynley Jackson talk about why they decided to partner with Refuge and support the water feature, the centerpiece of our patio and backyard area. Hear why it was so special to them, how they got connected to Refuge, and what they hope it does for our clients.

🎉Today we got to celebrate ten years of Tina Goode! One of our Staff Therapists and Director of the Intern Program, Tina...
10/01/2025

🎉Today we got to celebrate ten years of Tina Goode!

One of our Staff Therapists and Director of the Intern Program, Tina was once an intern herself. Through her now decade of time at Refuge, she has equipped, supervised, trained, prayed over, worked alongside, and led hundreds of interns through our program, many of whom are still at Refuges and many more who have taken a piece of Tina, and gone on to be incredible forces of good and exceptional therapists both across Middle Tennessee and the country. So many lives have been impacted because of her decision to say “yes” to bigger plans that God had for her. We are so grateful for you Tina.

She is not going anywhere, we just wanted to take time to celebrate this milestone as a staff!

Such a great day! Thanks YOUR Williamson
09/28/2025

Such a great day! Thanks YOUR Williamson

Address

4317 Long Lane
Franklin, TN
37064

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 9pm
Tuesday 7am - 9pm
Wednesday 7am - 9pm
Thursday 7am - 9pm
Friday 7am - 9pm
Saturday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+16155915262

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The vision of The Refuge Center for Counseling, located in Franklin, TN, is to make sure that every individual and family had the opportunity to seek therapeutic resources, regardless of income level.

There are few opportunities for affordable counseling in Middle Tennessee, as many local therapists charge $100-$170 per session. The Refuge Center offers therapy to those who can not afford these fees and bases their fees on a sliding-scale based on income that ranges from $25-$110.

In 2017 alone, we served 2,783 clients in over 18,300 sessions. In October 2017, we provided our 100,0o0th counseling session since opening in 2005.

We firmly believe that no matter who you are, no matter what you have done, no matter what has been done to you, no matter how much your income is or where you live, when you come to The Refuge Center you deserve to have the most excellent care possible with maximum opportunity for healing.