Find the Right Fit
Molly brackett, Ma, lpc
My goal is to be the person I needed when I was younger. I want my clients to feel safe, hopeful, empowered, and better equipped to navigate the challenges life brings. Since beginning my career in 2013, I have become affectionately known as Alpharetta’s “Teen Queen”. I love the honesty, creativity, and capacity for growth I find in teenagers. I am equally passionate about helping adults of all ages find their voice, understand themselves more deeply, and create meaningful change in their lives. As the mother of a young adult, I also understand the changing parent-child relationship and enjoy helping parents navigate adolescence and young adulthood with greater confidence, connection, and respect for their child’s growing independence.
Together, we will untangle the patterns within yourself and your relationships that may be keeping you stuck. I can help you understand and express your emotions, communicate more assertively, establish healthy boundaries, cope with intense feelings, recognize your strengths, and develop a healthier relationship with yourself. I provide a warm and supportive space while also gently encouraging you beyond your comfort zone—because that is often where meaningful growth begins.
My approach draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), psychodynamic principles, and other methods tailored to each client’s needs. I am warm, down-to-earth, honest, and creative. I believe therapy should be meaningful and engaging—sometimes challenging, sometimes exciting, and sometimes genuinely fun.
TO SCHEDULE EMAIL MOLLY: mollybrackett@inthenowcounseling.com
ALLISON MEGEL, MS, LPC
Connection is the first and most important part of the therapeutic process. One of my greatest strengths as a therapist is my ability to connect easily and authentically with my clients. Sharing the most vulnerable parts of ourselves with someone new can feel daunting, so I strive to provide an open, compassionate, and nonjudgmental space where clients can explore even the things that are difficult to admit to themselves.
I primarily work with adolescent girls and women of all ages. My passion is helping clients become more self-aware and confident in a world that often places tremendous pressure on both. Even those who appear well-adjusted on the outside may feel overwhelmed, stuck, or as though they are crumbling beneath expectations. Since beginning my career as a therapist, I have supported clients experiencing anxiety, depression, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), personality disorders, family conflict, and other emotional and relational challenges.
As the mother of young children, I also have a special interest in supporting women through the transition to motherhood. I enjoy working with new mothers who are navigating overwhelm, changes in identity and relationships, the demands of caring for a new baby, postpartum depression, and the complicated emotions that can accompany this significant life transition.
My goal is to help you move forward while building a strong foundation for your future. I will support you during periods of emotional distress while also helping you develop practical, lifelong skills for managing whatever life brings. My primary approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). I have been described as “loving but firm”—supportive and encouraging while still offering the gentle nudge that can help create meaningful change.
I am ready to be your biggest cheerleader. I enjoy working with clients who are motivated for change and looking for the support, insight, and practical tools needed to become the healthiest and most confident versions of themselves.
TO SCHEDULE EMAIL ALLISON: allisonmegel@inthenowcounseling.com
PEYTON COHEN, MA, LAPC
I am a Licensed Associate Professional Counselor with a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I have experience working with children and adolescents from elementary school through high school, and I especially value the curiosity, honesty, and openness young people bring to therapy. I feel honored to help clients build confidence, resilience, and emotional skills that can support them throughout their lives.
I strive to create a safe, welcoming, and nonjudgmental environment where young people of all backgrounds and identities feel comfortable being themselves. I am especially passionate about working with children and teenagers who have felt different, misunderstood, left out, or “othered.” My goal is to help every client feel genuinely seen, accepted, and valued.
My therapeutic style is warm, creative, and tailored to each client’s developmental needs. Because children do not always communicate their experiences through words, I incorporate crafts, games, toys, sand tray activities, play therapy techniques, and other expressive approaches into our work. I also draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and other developmentally appropriate methods to help clients navigate anxiety, trauma, everyday stressors, emotional challenges, and significant life changes.
When working with children, I value partnering with parents and caregivers. By helping families better understand their child’s needs and offering practical ways to support progress at home, we can work together while protecting the trust and safety of the child’s therapeutic space.
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In the Now is currently welcoming independently licensed professional counselors who are seeking office space in Alpharetta and a warm, supportive professional community.
We believe therapists do their best work in an environment that respects their autonomy, encourages meaningful collaboration, and supports a sustainable balance between professional and personal life. Clinicians maintain their independent practices while working alongside thoughtful professionals who value ethical care, consultation, continual growth, and genuine connection.
If you are an LPC looking for more than four walls—an inviting place to practice where independence is respected and community is encouraged—we would love to hear from you.
To learn more about available office space, contact Molly Brackett at mollybrackett@inthenowcounseling.com or 770-240-1037.
This is an office-leasing opportunity for independently licensed clinicians and is not an employment position.