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Recommended Books

Below is a list of our highly recommended books that our therapists often suggest to our clients. However, please note that Holy Family Counseling Center cannot endorse all content found in these books but we have found them to be helpful tools in healing and recovery.

Libros Recomendados

Recommended Retreats

Below is a list of our highly recommended retreats that our therapists often suggest to our clients. However, please note that Holy Family Counseling Center cannot endorse all content found at these retreats but we have found them to be helpful tools in healing and recovery.

Topical Retreats

  • Atlanta Retreat Society

    Carmel Retreat Center Hoschton, Georgia

    www.carmelretreat.org | Sautee, Georgia | P: 770-837-2798

    Email : arsretreats@rcatlanta.org | https://rcatlanta.org/#

  • Casa Maria Convent Retreat House

    P. 205-956-6760 | 3721 Belmont Road | Birmingham, AL 35210

    Email: sclaremarie@sisterservants.com | www.sisterservants.org

  • Beloved Women’s Retreat

    A day long retreat to rejuvenate women of all ages through a personal experience of God’s love

    Email: melissa@lovedalready.com / www.LovedAlready.com


  • Monastery of the Holy Spirit

    2625 Highway 212, SW | 3721 Belmont Road | Conyers, Georgia 30094-4044

    P: 770-483-8705 | F: 770-760-098 | www.trappist.net | https://www.trappist.net/

  • Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center

    6700 Riverside Drive, NW Atlanta, Georgia 30328 | P: 404-255-0503 | F: 404-256-0776 | F: 770-760-0989

    www.ignatiushouse.org

Marriage Preparation Retreats

Marriage Enrichment

Marriage Repair

  • Retrouvaille

    A Catholic ministry for couples in troubled marriages and for separated and divorced couples considering reconciliation | www.Retrouvaille.org | atlanta@retrouvaille.org

Trauma & Healing

  • Trauma Recovery Group for Adults Living with Unresolved Trauma

    Group in process | www.archatlanta.org | Sue Stubbs, MS, NCC | 404-920-7554 | sstubbs@archatl.com

  • The Way Retreat

    3 day retreats for women and men who have suffered from abuse | www.archatlanta.org | Sue Stubbs, MS, NCC | 404-920-7554 | sstubbs@archatl.com

  • A Day of Healing for Parents and Adult Caregivers of the Abused

    3 day retreat for men who have suffered from abuse

    www.archatlanta.org | Sue Stubbs, MS, NCC | 404-920-7554 | sstubbs@archatl.com

  • Retreats for Adult Children of Divorce

    Life Giving Wounds Retreat | www.lifegivingwounds.org 

Pregnancy Resources

  • Pregnancy Aid Clinic

    Free and Confidential Services to include pregnancy tests, ultra sounds, pregnancy option discussion, pregnancy ongoing education, adoption referral and support, earn as you learn programs, STI testing for men and women and natural family planning classes.


    404-763-HELP (4357) English and Spanish | www.pac-woman.com


    Atlanta Clinic

    440 Ralph McGill Blvd. NE, Atlanta, Ga


    Northern Clinic

    281 S. Atlanta Street, Roswell, GA


    Southern Clinic 

    531 Forest Parkway, Suite 100. Forest Park, GA

  • Birthright of Atlanta

    Pregnancy center offering alternatives to abortion for those facing unexpected or challenging pregnancies by helping find solutions to difficult situations. They provide free pregnancy tests, abortion alternatives, pregnancy counseling, and other services in the greater Atlanta, GA area to help you make a workable plan for the future.


    3424 Hardee Avenue | Atlanta, GA 30341

    P: 770-451-2273 | 24/7 Helpline: 1-800-550-4900 | www.birthrightofatlanta.com

Post Abortion Healing Retreats

  • Rachel’s Vineyard

    Rachel’s Vineyard weekends for healing after abortion are offered throughout the year in locations across the United States and Canada, with additional sites around the world. Rachel’s Vineyard is a ministry of Priests for Life.

    www.rachelsvineyard.org


    PATH is a safe place to renew, rebuild and redeem hearts broken by abortion. Weekend retreats offer you a supportive, confidential and non-judgmental environment where women and men can express, release and reconcile painful post-abortive emotions to begin the process of restoration, renewal and healing.

    English: 404-717-5557  |  Spanish: 470-258-3433 


    programdirector@pathatl.com | www.healingafterabortion.org  |

    pac-woman.com/services/abortion-recovery


Recommended Groups

Below is a list of our highly recommended groups that our therapists often suggest to our clients. However, please note that Holy Family Counseling Center cannot endorse all content found at these groups but we have found them to be helpful tools in healing and recovery.

Resources for Grief & Loss

Holy Family Counseling Center Blog

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The Truth about the Stages of Grief

By Irene Rowland MS, NCC, LPC • June 7, 2023
Navigate grief with faith-based insights. Discover tools for healing, growth, and finding hope after loss through God’s grace.
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Good Shepherd Newsletter 12

By Staff • February 8, 2023
Learn how mindful eating and nutrition impact mental health and mood. Explore faith-based insights in Good Shepherd Newsletter 12.

Good Shepherd Newsletter 11

By Staff • December 14, 2022
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Recommended Handouts

Below are a couple handouts that Holy Family Counseling Center has available for their clients.

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Quarantine

Survival Guide

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Parenting in the Smart Phone Era

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Adults Struggling with Pornography

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Adults Struggling with Grief

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