Licensed Providers

 

Adam Jaffe, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who works with older children, adolescents, and adults. He specializes in treating obsessive-compulsive disorderpanic disordersocial anxiety, and specific phobiasas well as other common challenges adolescents and young adults struggle with, including school/work stress and relationship difficulties. As a musician, Adam additionally is experienced in treating performance anxiety and stage fright.  Adam relies primarily on Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and exposure therapy as treatment modalities, along with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and other mindfulness-based approaches.

Adam completed his Master of Social Work at the University of Georgia and his internship in CBT at Skyland Trail in Atlanta.  He has also completed multi-day ERP trainings through The Knowledge Tree under the direction of Dr. Patrick McGrath, and he became licensed as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in 2024.

He comes to the field with a background as a classical musician and piano teacher, and his career change was inspired partly by his experiences helping students to overcome performance anxiety. Adam is an Atlanta native who attended the Galloway School before studying piano performance at Carnegie Mellon University; he additionally was a Fulbright scholar at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, Netherlands, where he studied harpsichord and early music performance.

In addition to his passion for psychotherapy, Adam continues to pursue a wide variety of interests, including music, acting, table tennis, and crosswords, and he speaks French and Dutch fluently.  He can frequently be spotted hanging out with his two-year-old daughter.

  • 2007: Graduated from Carnegie Mellon University – B.A. in Piano Performance and French
  • 2011: Fulbright Scholarship to study at Royal Conservatory of The Hague, Netherlands
  • 2016-2018: Music Therapy Volunteer – Skyland Trail
  • 2019-2020: Intern at Clarke County Dept. of Family and Children Services
  • 2020-2021: Clinical Internship, CBT Track – Skyland Trail Residential Mental Health Treatment and Day Treatment (Atlanta, Ga)
  • 2021: Received a Master’s in Social Work (MSW) from the University of Georgia
  • 2021: Completed multi-day courses and workshops to be a specialized provider in treating OCD with ERP from The Knowledge Tree and AnxietyTraining.com
  • 2021: Joined Anxiety Specialists of Atlanta
  • 2021: Completed specialized training to treat Anxiety and OCD in times of Uncertainty  by Dr.Patrick McGrath
  • 2021: Obtained License to practice as a Master of Social Work (LMSW)
  • 2022: Completed training in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) by Dr. Telsie A. Davis
  • 2024: Obtained License to practice as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
  • 2025: Completed training in Neurodiversity-Affirming Strategies for Treating Co-Occurring OCD and Autism by Dr. Ashlenn Von Wiegand & Hamilton Von Wiegand, LPC
  • 2025: Completed training in The Power of Improv, Play, and Performance: Creative Therapies for Anxiety by Murray Dabby, LCSW
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