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Serenity Counseling and Mediation Center

Marriage & Family Counseling
TSC, RULE 31 Family Mediation
Workplace Conflict
Parenting Plans
Divorce Mediation

Reaching an immediate Resolution!

Individual Counseling
Marriage & Family Counseling
Mental Health Counseling
Child & Adolescent Counseling
Substance Abuse
TSC, RULE 31 Family Mediation
Workplace Conflict
Parenting Plans
Divorce Mediation

Reaching an immediate Resolution!

01/15/2026

👋 Meet Nicolas Cruz, Intern Counselor

Nicolas is a compassionate counselor who works with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families facing challenges like anxiety, depression, or grief. With a background in higher education, he also supports clients in exploring career interests and finding meaning, purpose, and fulfillment in their professional lives. While he often uses cognitive and behavioral approaches, Nicolas values the therapeutic relationship and integrates other techniques to support holistic growth. He offers a warm, collaborative space to explore past experiences and better connect mind, body, and spirit in pursuit of future goals.

☕️ Fun fact: I enjoy having a good cup of coffee while playing guitar!
❤️ Go to comfort food: All things BBQ!
💬 A quote I come back to: “I think it is the first proof of a stable mind to be able to pause and spend time with oneself… The man who is everywhere is nowhere” (Seneca)

Call our practice manager at (615) 527-3060 if you have any questions about our center or would like to schedule a session with Nicolas!

11/12/2025

Serenity's duo, Christian and Danette, back at it again at the KCA conference in Louisville, KY presenting on "How to be an Ethically Responsible Counselor While in Crisis."

10/01/2025

Looking for a Women's Therapy Support Group to join? 🌷✨

Erin and Lacey are wonderful counselors here at Serenity and they would be honored to have you join their group!

Details included in the poster! Feel free to reach out to info@serenitycounselingtn.com or call 615 527 3060 if you have any questions or would like to sign up!

08/04/2025

👋 Meet Erin Guy, Post-Master’s Counselor

Erin helps adolescents and adults navigate challenges related to relationships, separation/divorce, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and grief. She combines practical tools with a compassionate, Christian-informed perspective, while honoring and respecting each client’s unique beliefs and values.

❤️ Go-to comfort food: Any gluten-free meal that someone else makes for me—bonus points if I don’t have to do the dishes!
🤸‍♀️ Fun fact: I can still do a back handspring!
💬 Quote I come back to: “God doesn’t waste pain”

Call our practice manager at (615) 527-3060 if you have any questions about our center or would like to have Erin be your counselor!

Want to know more about Erin? ⬇️
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/erin-kershaw-guy-gallatin-tn/1305288

07/30/2025

👋 Meet Bertha Alexander, LPC-MHSP

Bertha works as a Licensed Professional Counselor with MHSP designation. Bertha has experience in working with individuals with persistent mental health challenges, those with complex medical healthcare issues, those with substance use disorder, and adults experiencing challenges and celebrations over the span of a lifetime. Bertha believes in a strength-based approach to counseling, believing that every individual is an active participant in their own healing and growth journeys.

🎬 Fun fact: Bertha loves comedy about as equally as she loves thriller movies and likes reading on new cosmos and undersea discoveries.

Call our practice manager at (615) 527-3060 if you have any questions about our center or would like to have Bertha be your counselor!

07/28/2025

👋 Meet Max Merimee, Post-Master’s Counselor

Max holds a MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, as well as BA degrees in Literature and Digital Media. He is also a nationally registered EMT and volunteers with the Tennessee Guard, where he developed a passion for helping military personnel, healthcare providers, EMTs, firefighters, and police navigate stress and life demands, using CBT. However, he works with clients of all ages and life struggles, meeting them where they are and helping them achieve their goals!

🌍 Fun fact: Max has lived in two countries outside the United States and is culturally diverse!
🧠A quote I come back to: “The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” (Meditations, Marcus Aurelius)

Call our practice manager at (615) 527-3060 if you have any questions about our center or would like to have Max be your counselor!

Want to know more about Max? ⬇️
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/maximilian-merimee-gallatin-tn/1357229

07/14/2025

👋 Meet Danette Hurley, LPC-MHSP, Assistant Clinical Director, Reunification Specialist

Danette is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Middle Tennessee State University and a Master’s from Tennessee State University, along with postgraduate counseling work at Lindsey Wilson University. With over two decades of experience in the counseling field, she currently serves as an Online Academic Advisor at Lindsey Wilson University and has worked at Serenity Counseling and Mediation Center for eight years. Danette works with clients of all ages, specializing in high-conflict family reunification, estrangement, and court-involved cases. As a lifelong learner and educator, she frequently shares her expertise through workshops, retreats, and speaking engagements. Danette is dedicated to empowering clients through integrative, personalized therapy to support healing, growth, and healthy living. In her free time, she enjoys family, nature, yoga, and helping others.

🌍Fun fact: I love traveling and have visited some beautiful places and countries.
🍦Go to comfort food: Always ice cream!
💬A quote you come back to: “It is never too late to be what you might have been.”

Call our practice at (615) 527-3060 if you have any questions about our center or would like to schedule an initial session with Danette!

07/10/2025

👋 Meet Ami Fletcher, TLPC

Ami earned her MS in Counseling from Austin Peay and is trained in premarital and Imago couples therapy. She integrates Brainspotting for trauma, play therapy for children, and offers spiritual direction for her clients as a certified spiritual director. Ami also works with adolescents, older adults, and those in recovery or grief. She believes everyone can bloom in a nurturing atmosphere.

Fun fact: I have two dogs 🐶🐶and I love to sing!! 🎼

Call our practice at (615) 527-3060 if you have any questions about our center or would like to have Ami be your counselor!

Want to know more about Ami? ⬇️
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/ami-fletcher-gallatin-tn/1421809

07/07/2025

👋 Meet Lacey Carmack, Post-Master’s Counselor

Lacey is a compassionate and dedicated counselor, committed to helping each client navigate life’s challenges with resilience and hope. She brings a person-centered, DBT, and REBT approach to therapy, ensuring that treatment is tailored to each individual's unique journey with a focus on emotional and behavioral responses to stressors. Her passion lies in walking alongside clients through their most vulnerable moments, offering support, accountability, understanding, and a clear path towards wholeness and happiness.

🐕 Fun fact: I am a lover of documentaries, nature, UFC Fight Night, my miniature Jack Russell Terrier, and humankind!
🌺 A quote I come back to: “Permit yourself to change your mind when something is no longer working for you.”
- Nedra Glover Tawwab

Call us at (615) 527-3060 if you have any questions about our center or would like to have Lacey be your counselor!

Want to know more about Lacey? ⬇️
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/lacey-d-carmack-gallatin-tn/1334898

07/02/2025

👋 Meet James Milbrandt, Master's Level Intern

James offers a partnership-based therapy rooted in authenticity, respect, and client strengths. Blending person-centered, mindfulness, and CBT techniques, he supports clients facing anxiety, life changes, relationship challenges, or who are feeling stuck.

🥁 Fun fact: I used to be a drummer! These days, I trade the sticks for other creative outlets—but the rhythm never really leaves you.
🍕Go to comfort food: Pizza please!
⛰️A quote I come back to: “The journey is the destination.”

James also offers a sliding scale fee starting at only $60/session!

Call our practice manager, Ana, at (615) 527-3060 if you have any questions about our center or would like to have James be your counselor!

Want to know more about James? ⬇️
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/james-milbrandt-gallatin-tn/1504874

06/10/2025

Graduation Day. Cheers to LG #6
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03/26/2025

Need counseling? Couples or children. Anxiety? Max is accepting new clients and enjoys professional counseling with Military, Law Enforcement and EMS professionals.

$100 per session
Call today: 615-527-3060

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537 Blythe Avenue
Gallatin, TN
37066

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Monday	10am - 8pm
Tuesday	10am - 8pm
Wednesday	10am - 8pm
Thursday	10am - 8pm
Friday	10am - 5pm

Website

http://serenitycounselingtn.com/

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