Licensed Provider
Meredith Tompkins, LPC, NCC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a National Certified Counselor, who specializes in treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and anxiety disorders, including social anxiety, specific phobias, health anxiety, panic disorder, and generalized anxiety. Meredith also has experience in managing co-existing depressive disorders. Meredith enjoys working with adolescents and adults and provides evidence-based therapies including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response-Prevention (ERP), and Acceptanec and Commitment Therapy ACT). Meredith also relies on other mindfulness-based approaches.
Meredith gained experience working with students in a school setting and a college counseling center during her practicum and internship while earning her Master’s degree. Most recently, Meredith has worked at a partial hospitalization program (PHP) and intensive outpatient program (IOP) focusing on acute adults (ages 18+) struggling with OCD, anxiety, and depression. Meredith also has experience facilitating groups focused on DBT skills, mindfulness skills, OCD, generalized anxiety, and depression.
Meredith was born and raised in metro Atlanta. She loves spending time with her family, including taking her hound-mix, Penny, on long walks. She also enjoys spending time outdoors, traveling, concerts, and coffee.
Education & Training
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2018: Received a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice & Criminology with minor in Psychology from Georgia Southern University
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2019: Completed Practicum at Transitions Learning Center in Statesboro, GA=
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2019-2020: Completed Clinical Internship at Georgia Southern University Counseling Center =
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2020: Received a Master of Education in Counselor Education with an emphasis in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Georgia Southern University
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2020: Received extensive training in exposure and response prevention (ERP) for the treatment of OCD and anxiety in children, adolescents, and adults
- 2020: Received extensive training in behavioral activation (BA) for the treatment of depression in children, adolescents, and adults
- 2020-2023: Adult OCD/Anxiety/depression therapist and therapist preceptor at Rogers Behavioral Health in Atlanta, GA
- 2021: Credentialed as a National Certified Counselor (NCC)
- 2021: Licensed as an Associate Professional Counselor (APC) in Georgia
- 2023: Joined Anxiety Specialists of Atlanta as a Staff Therapist
- 2023: Secured licensure as a Licenced Professional Counselor (LPC)
