Michael-Renee Godfrey

Adept Professional Counselor and Registered Nurse with decades of experience and a proven success rate in counseling individuals and couples with social, emotional and behavioral disorders. Successful at helping clients unravel physical, mental and emotional layers to identify root causes of problems and develop strong coping skills for diverse scenarios. Proficient in interdisciplinary collaboration with passion for leaving positive impact on patient lives. Skilled in several eclectic therapeutic modalities. Well-versed in effective intervention and assessment techniques. Dedicated to offering high-quality and caring support services and maintaining knowledge of latest research, advancements, and best practices by attending professional conferences and continuing education courses. Well-regarded in community and field.

3/2017 - present, Chief Executive Officer, Purple Ponies Equine Therapy, Acworth, GA

• Utilize equine assisted psychotherapy to support veterans struggling with PTSD all over the United States.
• Provided ongoing counseling to help veterans deal with conditions, processes, and re-establishment of roles upon redeployment into the civilian world
• Guided group therapy for veterans with focus on self-advocacy, self-healing and empowerment.
• Guided clients in development of coping skills and dialectical behavioral therapy techniques.

• 2021 Best in Marietta - Psychology

• The pressures of being an authentic human being when living in a fishbowl – the private and personal experiences of pro athletes and celebrity performers.
• What, if any, substitute stimulus could satisfy the sexual energy/desire part of men’s brains in order to prevent adultery and/or pornography addiction?
• The experience of spiritual conflict in American veterans.
• The lived experience of power, confidence, and self-worth in African American women.
• How people, who have experienced trauma, experience God.
• The emotional impact of finances

Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Florida - TPMC28

Book, Soul Graffiti: What If Your Mother (or Father) Was Wrong?, Book, 2014

“Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI): Key Information for Behavioral Healthcare Providers & the Military and Civilian Communities” presented at the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Jail Diversion and Trauma Recovery Priority to Veterans Program, Unspoken Wounds: Breaking the Silence, October 2013, Savannah, GA.

• American Academy of Suicidology
• American Association of Nurse Practitioners
• American Counseling Association
• Association of Applied Sport Psychology
• Georgia Association of Registered Nurses
• Georgia Association of School Nurses
• Georgia Coalition of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
• Licensed Professional Counselor Association – Georgia
• Society of Personality Assessment
• United Advanced Practice Registered Nurse of Georgia

• Cultural competency
• Football
• Golf
• Horseback riding
• Soccer
• Travel
• Women's empowerment
• Writing