678-666-4717 • [email protected]

Individual, Couple, and Family Therapy

Joella Walker, LCSW

Joella is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the State of Georgia.  She has been working as a therapist since 2015 and has been working in a private practice setting since 2018. She is also a Certified Spiritual Director; and shamanic practitioner, teacher, and ceremonialist. Joella earned a Bachelor of Arts from Gettysburg College, a Master of Arts in Digital Arts and Sciences from the University of Florida, a Master of Social Work from University of Southern California, and she completed a multi-year apprenticeship in the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition of Cross-Cultural Shamanism through The Heart of the Healer Shamanic Mystery School. In addition to working part-time for Perimeter Therapy Associates, Joella is the owner of a small private practice, Joella Walker LLC, and works part-time with Burning Bear Healing Arts LLC, that provides spiritually integrated psychotherapy. Joella works from a strengths-based approach and helps adults dealing with anxiety, life transitions, stress management, relationship issues, trauma, personal growth, and spirituality. She utilizes a variety of therapeutic approaches including, EFT (Tapping), Mindfulness Meditation, Internal Family Systems, and Cognitive Behavioral techniques.

Joella’s professional experience includes:

  • Individual counseling in private practice
  • Individual counseling and clinical case-management in community setting with Care and Counseling Center of Georgia
  • Group counseling in IOP for Addiction Recovery with Care and Counseling Center of Georgia

Joella is in network with Anthem/BCBS, Cigna and United Healthcare.

Areas of Specialty:

Treatments Utilized:
  • Anxiety
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Relationship Issues
  • Work Life Stress/Transitions
  • Spirituality
  • Stress Management
  • Depression
  • Trauma/PTSD
  • Premarital/Marital
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Mindfulness
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Strength Based
  • Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Existential
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
  • Brief Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Person-Centered

Hello! I am looking forward to meeting you for our first appointment. I want to ensure that you have the information you need so that we will be ready to meet. Before we can begin treatment, you should complete all of the necessary paperwork. There is a link on this page to access the paperwork, fill the paperwork out and sign the paperwork electronically through DocuSign. Once you have completed the paperwork, I will receive the paperwork and complete my portion and then you will need to upload the paperwork to your theraportal account.

Please do not fill out paperwork prior to scheduling an appt with the office by calling 678-666-4717 ext. 101.

All forms must be completed prior to our first appointment. If you have difficulty, please call me directly at 678-666-4717 ext. 107 or email me prior to our appointment at [email protected]

If you are meeting at my office in Decatur, I will email directions to you.  Have a seat in the waiting area and I will come out to meet you at our appointment time.

If you are doing your session via telehealth, at the scheduled appointment time, please go to the Perimeter Therapy Associates website, click on the link for therapists, go to my bio page and click the Zoom link. It is important that you do not try to click on telehealth in your theraportal account. That does not work as the Zoom link is separate from your theraportal and our practice software. If you have any difficulty connecting, please call me directly at 678-666-4717 ext. 107 at the time of our appointment.

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As part of our services, you will be assigned a sign-in for your patient portal by our receptionist. If you do not receive a link for this in your e-mail, please contact the receptionist at our main office number by dialing 678-666-4717 ext. 101.

Please call the main office to cancel or re-schedule appointments. Patients are responsible for missed appointments that are cancelled less than 24 hours in advance. You can always use your patient portal to cancel and re-schedule appointments in addition to the receptionist at 678-666-4717 ext. 101.

Thanks again for ensuring that all documents are completed. I am excited to work with you and look forward to how we can move forward together in meeting your goals!

— Joella Walker, LCSW