Meet Your Hosts
Hold Me Tight® Facilitators
Hold Me Tight® weekends are based on a program and model of Emotionally Focused Therapy developed by Susan Johnson, PhD. Meet your three workshop facilitators: Kathy Lucy, LMFT, Bhavana Goel, LPC, and J. Alan Graham, PhD
Kathy Lucy, LMFT
Kathy and Alan have resigned from presenting Hold Me Tight© workshops but are expanding their work with couples, adding Ketamine Assisted Couple therapy to their practices.
Their contact information is below.
Kathy Lucy is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in private practice in Decatur, Georgia. Eighty percent of Kathy’s practice is dedicated to working with couples. She has advanced training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for Couples and has been facilitating Hold Me Tight workshops for the past 10+ years. Kathy is also trained in Pragmatic Experiential Method for Couples and Relational Life Therapy - 2 additional therapeutic approaches to helping couples heal and establish vibrant fulfilling relationships. Given that research has shown that the quality of our intimate relationships is a primary determinant of our health and sense of well being, the heart of Kathy’s work with individuals, couples and families is focused on educating, empowering, and enlivening a positive connection to self and others.
Kathy Lucy
404-376-3760
kathylucy@gmail.com
www.kathylucy.com
Bhavana Goel, LPC
Bhavana will be continuing to offer Hold Me Tight© workshops. Please contact her for information about future workshops. Her contact information is below.
Having earned her master’s degree from Kings College London and from the University of South Florida, Bhavana Goel is trained and educated in the U.S., U.K. and India. In addition to her fluency in English, she speaks Urdu and Hindi.
Her international work experience and multicultural competency allow Dr. Goel to hear her clients’ stories without judgment. Such insights are also essential in relation-ship work, such as with couples and family groups. Collaborating with individuals as pillars of strength, she has a passion for helping them tackle life’s major challenges and ongoing frustrations.
Working together, We Honor Your Story
I am passionate about working with challenges like emotional and social difficulties, cultural issues, immigrant families, grief, life transitions and relationship challenges. I specialize working with individuals, couples and families rooted in extended family systems. I would be honored to be part of your journey and together we can explore the solutions and skills that will help in your inner growth and well-being. It is my sincere belief that you have your own story, which truly is yours and only yours, and I am your keen listener.
Bhavana Goel, LPC
www.pineriverpsychotherapy.com/bgoel/
404-325-8512, ext.712
bgoelapc@gmail.com
J. Alan Graham, PhD
Kathy and Alan have resigned from presenting Hold Me Tight© workshops but are expanding their work with couples, adding Ketamine Assisted Couple therapy to their practices.
Their contact information is below.
J. Alan Graham, PhD is an ICEEFT Certified EFT Therapist as well as a Certified EFT Supervisor. He completed his doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Georgia State University and has been in private practice for over 30 years. He also served as Clinical Director of Georgia Highlands Community Mental Health Center and was clinical faculty at Georgia State University Counseling Center, where he supervised psychology interns and post-doctorate fellows. Alan's practice focuses on the importance of attachment with significant others. He works with couples as well as individuals and he supervises therapists seeking certification in Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples.
J. Alan Graham, PhD
404-325-8900
jalangraham@gmail.com
www.atlantacenterforcoupletherapy.com