Athens Family Counseling
To schedule, please email info@gafamilycounseling.com, or call our main number at 770-421-5271.
Athens Family Counseling is our newest affiliated practice.
Located in the Twin Lakes Recovery Center outpatient office on Baxter Street, Athens Family Counseling is convenient to Downtown Athens, and just blocks away from the University of Georgia Dorms.
Athens Family Counseling is committed to making quality mental healthcare easily accessible. We accept most health insurance plans, and also offer Care Credit, package rates, and in-house financing rates to those who qualify.
Athens Family Counseling offers services to children, teens, young adults/college students, and adults.
Our practice areas include generalist practice, addiction, children/teens, marriage and family therapy, forensics, mediation, and PTSD/veterans services.
Athens Family Counseling also serves as an extension office for the Atlanta Center for EMDR, with providers who specialize in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy, one of the leading models for PTSD.
Athens Family Counseling does offer psychiatric evaluations and med management. While psychiatric services are telehealth only at this time, clients are still welcome to complete the appointments in our office if that would assist with privacy.
We are so excited to be in Athens and we are looking forward to becoming a part of this community. We hope to see you soon!
Our Providers:
Daniel Caneda, MSW, LMSW
Email: Daniel.Caneda@gafamilycounseling.com
Direct Cell: 706-521-3329
Insurance Accepted: Aetna, Cigna, Humana, Private Pay, Sliding Scale
Daniel Caneda hails from Augusta, GA but has lived in Athens, GA since 2001. Daniel earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Georgia. Daniel has 10 years of experience in the mental health field, including community mental health, psychiatry, and substance abuse settings.
Daniel works with a wide variety of clients dealing with grief and loss, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, career and vocation choices, and overall sense of purpose. He believes in combining clients’ strengths and values, evidence-based therapeutic models, and multimedia to help facilitate insight, motivation, progress, and change.
Daniel is a therapist at our Athens location and also offers virtual appointments. He works with teens (14 and up), young adults, and adults. Daniel is trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, EMDR, and Person Centered Counseling.
In his spare time, Daniel likes to engage in multimedia editing, listening to podcasts and YouTubers, watch movies, and discuss pop culture. He is always on the lookout for a movie, song, or television clip that can either articulate a clients’ struggle, illuminate truth or provide comfort to clients’ lives.
Tomekia Raines, MSW, LMSW
Direct Cell: 770-866-1060
Email: Tomekia.Raines@gafamilycounseling.com
Insurance Accepted: Ambetter, CareSource, Humana, Peachstate, Private Pay, Sliding Scale
Tomekia (She/Her/Hers) serves as a therapist at our Athens location.
Tomekia is a Georgia native who has earned a Bachelor’s degree in Family and Consumer Sciences (B.S. FACS) and Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW), both from the University of Georgia.
Tomekia is dedicated to helping people learn to live their best life. She has worked in community and hospital/healthcare settings for over 10 years as an advocate, counselor, mediator, educator, case manager, facilitator and change agent. Her goal is to enhance human well-being and help meet the needs of her clients by providing the best possible customer service, community resources, and support.
Tomekia currently serves as a therapist at our Lawrenceville location. She is passionate about working with single-parent households - both parents and children - and women (teens and adults). She works with children ages ten years and up, teenagers, and adults. She provides therapy to individuals, couples, and families who are struggling with depression, anxiety, self-esteem issues, relationship problems, family conflict, and grief and loss, including bereavement, terminal illness, loss of pregnancy, and divorce.
Tomekia is currently accepting new clients on a private pay and sliding scale basis. She is expecting to be in-network with Ambetter, Blue Cross Blue Shield, CareSource, Peachstate, and United Healthcare by Summer of 2021.
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” – Maya Angelou
Sandra Fraro, MSN, APRN
Email: Sandra.Fraro@gafamilycounseling.com
Direct Cell: 404-490-2776
Insurance Accepted: Aetna, Amerigroup, Ambetter, Care Source, Cigna, Peach State, United Healthcare, TriCare, Private Pay, Sliding Scale
(Please note that Sandra is only providing telehealth services to Athens Family Counseling at this time)
Sandra Fraro (She/Her/Hers) is a Board Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner who serves in dual roles at Athens Family Counseling as a prescriber and a psychotherapist.
Sandra's childhood was spent living between New England, Ohio, and Georgia. She holds a MSN from Georgia State University, however, Sandra also has a previous career as a CPA, and also has a degree in IT.
As a therapist, Sandra is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, and Gottman Marriage Therapy. She also serves as an “informal” mediator (meaning cases that are not involved with courts), assisting clients reach compromises or resolutions with both family and financial disputes.
When Sandra is not working, she can be found with her two English retrievers, Fenway and Fiona.
Ashley Robinson, MSW, LCSW
Email: Ashley.Robinson@gafamilycounseling.com
Direct Cell: 470-322-6680
Insurance Accepted: Aetna, Amerigroup, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Peach State, United Healthcare
Ashley Robinson (She/Her/Hers), LMSW, a Georgia native serves in our Athens location to provide both in-person and Telehealth services. Ashley obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work (BSW) - with a minor in Spanish - from Augusta University while playing softball. She then earned her Master’s in Social Work (MSW) from the University of Georgia, and also works as a school social worker in addition to her work with us.
Ashley specializes in working with children, adolescents, teens and young adults. She will also work with adults, couples and families. Ashley enjoys working with clients who may deal with some of the following clinical issues
Academic Issues
Anxiety
Athletic Pressures
Coping Skills
Depression
Grief
Stress
Ashley is passionate about serving others in a variety of capacities such as missions and community service. In her free time she loves to be around animals, be with family, to travel and explore the outdoors.