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created: "2025-09-27"
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# Jackie Dunagan

**Type:** Marriage & Family Therapist  
**Company:** [GROW Counseling](https://growcounseling.com/team/jackie-dunagan/)  
**Location:** Alpharetta, Georgia  
**Credentials:** LMFT, AAMFT Approved Supervisor  
**Specializations:** Couples, Blended Families, Addictions, Grief & Loss, Launching Young Adults, Life Transitions

## Professional Background

- **Current**: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at GROW Counseling
- **Education**: Master of Family Therapy degree from Mercer University School of Medicine
- **Training**: Gottman Level 3 trained couple's therapist and Gottman 7 Principles Educator™
- **Licenses**: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Georgia
- **Virtual Services**: Provides virtual counseling for clients in Florida and South Carolina

## Specializations

- **Couples Therapy**: Relationship struggles and marriage counseling
- **Blended Families**: Family creation and blending challenges
- **Addictions**: Substance abuse and addiction treatment
- **Grief & Loss**: Coping with loss and bereavement
- **Launching Young Adults**: Supporting young adults becoming independent
- **Life Transitions**: Marriage, remarriage, empty nest, caring for elderly parents
- **Boundaries**: Setting healthy boundaries in relationships

## Relationship Context

- **Client Relationship**: Marriage counselor for Troy and Kristy Larson
- **Duration**: Been seeing them since 2014 (11+ years)
- **Session Quality**: Great sessions - relationship doing better than ever
- **Approach**: Empathic, collaborative, understanding, and perceptive
- **Location**: GROW Counseling - Alpharetta location

## Recent Sessions

### **Latest Session (Sep 27, 2025)**
- **Participants**: Troy and Kristy Larson
- **Session Quality**: Great session
- **Relationship Status**: Doing better than ever
- **Progress**: Strong and improving relationship
- **Next Steps**: Continue regular sessions

## Professional Associations

- **Georgia Association of Marriage and Family Therapy**: Member
- **American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy**: Member
- **Gottman Institute**: Level 3 trained therapist and 7 Principles Educator™

## Contact Information

- **Email**: jdunagan@growcounseling.com
- **Location**: GROW Counseling - Alpharetta
- **Website**: [GROW Counseling Team Page](https://growcounseling.com/team/jackie-dunagan/)
- **Virtual Services**: Available for Florida and South Carolina clients

## Personal Background

- **Origin**: Originally from Western Pennsylvania
- **Current Home**: Metro-Atlanta area
- **Experience**: Extensive experience with couples, individuals, and families
- **Approach**: Collaborative and understanding therapeutic style

## Notes

- **Long-term Relationship**: 11+ years of counseling support for Troy and Kristy
- **Proven Effectiveness**: Relationship has improved significantly over time
- **Professional Excellence**: Highly trained and experienced therapist
- **Accessibility**: Available for both in-person and virtual sessions
- **Specialized Training**: Gottman method expertise for couples therapy

## Related Areas

- [[Kristy Larson]] - Wife and co-client
- [[Family]] - Family therapy and support
- [[Personal Growth Engine MOC]] - Relationship health and personal development
- [[Calvin Support Systems MOC]] - Family support systems

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*Jackie has been an invaluable support for Troy and Kristy's marriage, providing expert guidance and helping them build a stronger, healthier relationship over the past 11+ years.*
