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Brandi Wallace

Office Manager

Brandi has a passion for helping families at Eternal Strength and in the community. Communication is one of Brandi’s strengths and she brings with her 8 years experience as a Director Of Operations. She excels at building and nurturing professional relationships with our families and prospective clients. Brandi loves to be with her two girls, Aaliya and Knox, her dogs Daitona, Zeus and Charlie. She also enjoys coaching softball and traveling with her fiance Shaun.

Adam Bennett

THERAPEUTIC MENTOR

Adam takes very seriously his humanistic and person centered mentoring work with his clients, always leading by example and sharing his experiences as a way to support and guide. Adam is grounded in love, truth, holistic growth and compassionate care for all the youth and families he serves. Adam is also currently studying Psychology at Kennesaw State University.

Adam loves being in nature and going on hikes with his amazing dog Bridget. 

Erin Campbell

Director of Outreach

Erin has been in the mental health field in a multitude of capacities for years and her heart has always been devoted to serving youth and families in need. Her unwavering commitment to helping families find the best therapeutic support shines through in all she does. Erin herself just hit thirteen years in long term recovery and has devoted her life to helping others recognize they are capable of tuning into their best selves and living lives of deep meaning and purpose. Erin serves our team and the families we support with superior ethical integrity and deep compassion and understanding and we are so blessed to have her as part of our crew

Erin is super active in the sober recovery community, loves off roading and live music, but most of all Erin loves being married to her amazing wife Amanda and being a mom to her incredible daughter Blake. 

Teen Counseling and Therapy Support

ALISON ROBINS

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, COSMIC LAMB

Alison Robins has been helping local families connect with developmental support services, parenting support, and specialty resources for more than a decade. With her intimate knowledge of what families need to thrive, particularly during times of critical need, she is able to provide empathetic and practical guidance on how to navigate the landscape of mental and physical healthcare to families with neurodiverse children.

As our Cosmic Lamb Director of Development, Alison brings joy and passion to advocacy, fundraising, and the organization of special events. Through community outreach, her work as a certified Intuitive Healer, and sharing her experience as a mother of two daughters, Alison is a fundamental part of our ability to holistically aid our neighbors on their journey of Family.

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ABBEY CRANE

THERAPEUTIC MENTOR

Joining the Eternal Strength crew all the way from Nashville, Tennessee is Abbey Crane— a singer, songwriter, musician, and author who has a passion for finding opportunity to foster connection and growth.

A graduate of Belmont University with formal studies in music and entrepreneurial business, Abbey is a beautiful example of balancing diligent work with deep attunement. We at Eternal Strength experience her net of loving kindness being cast wide throughout her community.

Abbey understands what it means to stay open to life’s organic course, and that finding our own individual psychic health is possibly our most sacred artistic process. We are so thankful to have Abbey as a part of our Eternal Strength family.

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EMILY HIERS

THERAPEUTIC MENTOR

Hailing from rural Southwest Georgia, Emily H. is a creative entrepreneur and community advocate that has made Atlanta her home base for the last half decade.

Emily is a graduate of The University of Georgia’s Lamar Dodd School of Art and is passionate about engaging and advocating for marginalized people groups—from building meaningful spaces within the Atlanta queer community to publicly speaking for the consideration of children experiencing neurodiversity, Emily is all about fostering an environment where people can truly hear one another.

Emily has been primarily influenced by 1960’s color palettes, time spent with her grandparents, and modern Southern culture. . . She is a bright light and constant source of joy—we are so thankful to have her at Eternal Strength! 

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MIKE FREDERIKSEN

THERAPEUTIC MENTOR

Mike is a Therapeutic Mentor here at Eternal Strength Youth Center. Mike has spent the last several years transforming every aspect of his life.

He has been on the path to his highest self and he isn’t afraid to be completely transparent and share his truths, experiences, and philosophies for anyone who wants to heal themselves.

He brings an intense, raw, yet fun energy to his work with youth and young adults that makes him able to really connect with them. Mike is a true light worker and healer. 

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ANDREW SMITH

THERAPEUTIC MENTOR & FACILITIES MANAGER

Andrew is an amazing therapeutic mentor here at Eternal Strength. Andrew has been with us since the earliest days and continues to offer sacred space for youth from all walks of life. Andrew’s personal experience of growth and development allows him to align with youth maneuvering a wide range of challenges and adversity.

Andrew is calm, engaged, confident and caring in all he does and loves to provide guidance, support, mentorship and care for youth and families. Andrew has a vast amount of past experience working in the mental health field and in arenas of substance abuse and recovery.

Andrew is a beautiful soul with top-tier character and brings a blend of heart-felt empathy and accountability to all he does.

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SMITTY GRIDER CADCII, LMSW

CLINICAL THERAPIST

Smitty is a holistic healer on all fronts. Smitty weaves his psycho-spiritual exploration and practices into his therapeutic work with clients and families in a woven tapestry of authentic alignment and connection.

He believes in the importance of creating and carving unique and individual sacred space for each human soul he works with. His heartfelt connection to nature, body/mind attunement and meditation allow him to offer mind/ body/ soul guidance and support to all youth on their journey of growth.

Smitty has worked in numerous facilities providing psychotherapy to individuals and families struggling with a multitude of challenges, i.e. substance abuse, addiction, depression, anxiety, and many other arenas.

Smitty is an ally to families and clients moving through the journey of developmental growth and brings his authentic voice as a holistic healer to provide empowerment, guidance and insight for all those he works with. Also, he’s got one of the best mustaches in the world and can outrun a cheetah

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TAI CHIEM

THERAPEUTIC MENTOR & CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Tai is compassionate, insightful, creative and a natural therapeutic healer. Tai views his role in this world as a bridge of the creative self to a spiritual path.

He works with the inspirations and intent of others to build an atmosphere of sacredness to help manifest a result charged by those forces.

His artistic and esoteric approach to this life creates an amazing space for the people he works with. We are more than blessed to have him on the team.

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WESTON ROBINS, PhD, LPC

FOUNDER & PRESIDENT

Our founder, Dr. Weston Robins, is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a visionary leader in the realm of Radical Youth Work. Dr. Wes has been an advocate both in practice and in academia for a truly humanistic and person-centered approach since he has been in the field– serving youth across levels of care from emergency stabilization to finding their own purpose and spiritual path.

Dr. Wes has spent more than a decade dreaming of a place where youth and clinicians can experience mutual liberation and come into greater mental freedom together, a center where the binds of standardized sociological pressures are cut away and every youth’s inner wisdom can rise up as an undimmable beacon of light and joy.

Dr. Wes serves the team at Eternal Strength with the same value system as he does the families that come to the center, building sacred space, bolstering each individual’s divine strengths, and creating space for synchronicity and enlightenment.