David Smith

About David Smith

Specialties: Diplomate, American Association of Pastoral Counselors Past Chair, Southeast Region 20••••13Approved Supervisor and Clinical Fellow - American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy Treasurer, NW Georgia Chapter, GA MFT 1/2010-12/2011Accredited Clinical Supervisor (NCE)Licensed Professional Counselor (GA, NC, SC)Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (NC, SC)EMDR Level II Trained Therapist

Experience

1. Executive Director

   Summit Counseling Center - Atlanta

   Jan 2001 — Present · Johns Creek, GA, US

   I have served as Executive Director of The Summit Counseling Center since 2001. I am an ordained minister, a licensed therapist and clinical supervisor. My clinical specialties are helping people heal from grief, trauma and loss and working with couples to improve their relationship. As a nonprofit leader, I have led our team to build The Summit into one of the leading providers of mental healthcare in North Atlanta with over 50 employees working to provide over hours of counseling in 6 community-based locations and 26 schools. We work to make counseling affordable for our clients by raising over per year to fund our mission and the Client Assistance Fund. The Summit has been awarded the Gold Seal of Transparency by GuideStar and Charity Navigator. We are accountable to an independent Board of Directors and maintain accreditation with the Solihten Institute located in Denver, Colorado.

Education

• Wake Forest University

  M. A., Pastoral Counseling

  1989 — 1994

• Furman University

  B.A., Religion

  1981 — 1985

• Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

  M.Div., Pastoral Care & Counseling

  1985 — 1988

• Harvard Business School Executive Education

  Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management, Social Enterprise Initiative

  2016

Skills

• Self-Esteem
• Behavioral Health
• Psychological Assessment
• Counseling
• Psychotherapy
• Family Therapy
• Young Adults
• Nonprofit Management
• Post Traumatic Stress
• Crisis Intervention
• Mental Health
• Interventions
• Crisis
• Adolescents
• Working with Adolescents
• Emdr
• Group Therapy
• Addiction Recovery
• Counseling Psychology
• Pastoral Care
• Community Outreach
• Grief Counseling
• Chemical Dependency
• Leadership
• Individual Counselling
• Clinical Supervision
• Nonprofits
• Treatment
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Psychology
• Dual Diagnosis
• Premarital Counseling
• Pastoral Counseling
• Non-Profit Administration
• Life Transitions
• Marriage and Family Therapy
• Mental Health Counseling
• Non-Profits
• Therapists
• Stress Management