About Life Management Group – Augusta GA
Counseling – Therapy – Life Coaching – Workshops – Seminars
Elizabeth Estey
Founder & CEO
- Certified Temperament Practitioner
- Parenting Specialist
- Marriage Coach
Chris Carkhum PhD
Clinical Director & Partner
- Doctor of Counseling Education and Supervision
- Master of Education
- Licensed Professional Counselor
- Nationally Certified Counselor
- Certified Employee Assistant Professional
- Substance Abuse Professional
James Getts
D.Min., M.Div., BCPC, IBCC, Major USA (Ret.)
- Pastoral Counselor
- Board-Certified Pastoral Counselor
- Ordained Pastor
JiIl Ballesteros-Bowman PhD
PhD, LPC, NCC
- PhD in Counseling Education and Supervision
- LPC: Licensed Professional Counselor
- NCC: Nationally Certified Counselor
- Relationship Counselor
- Pre-Marital Counselor
- Ethics Advisor
- LGBTQ Counselor
- Individual Counselor
Maria Morris
MA, MBA, SHRM-CP
- Professional in Human Resources (PHR)/ SHRM-CP
- eCornell – ADP Foundations in Human Resources Certification
- Certified in Crucial Conversations
- Myers Briggs Type Indicator Qualification
- Active member of SHRM
- Member of Global Women in Leadership
- Graduate of Women Unlimited LEAD Program
Stephen Cutchins
Completing Ph.D. in Leadership Studies
- Life Coaching
- Spiritual Guidance
- Marriage / Relationship Counseling
- Executive Coaching
- Leadership Development
Layla Boyd
MSW
- Master’s in Clinical Social Work.
- Child and Adolescent Behavioral Specialist
- Animal Assisted Therapy
- Life Management Group Counseling Provider
Bettina Kyler, PhD
Director, Education Division
- Teacher and Admin Counseling/Mentoring/Coaching
- Life Coach
- Grief Counseling
- Couples Counseling
- Adolescent/Teen Counseling (ages 10-19)
- Individual Counseling
- Professional Speaking Engagements
Jamie Whitman
NCRC I, NCRC II, NCIP
- Nationally Certified Intervention Professional
- Recovery Coach Level II and Level I
Amber Klepsch, LPC
LPC, NCC, MA
- LPC: Licensed Professional Counselor
- NCC: Nationally Certified Counselor
- B.A. in Psychology from Augusta University
- Finishing master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling
Brandy Getts
BCBC, BCPC, CACLC, IBCC, MFT-IT
- B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies
(Summa Cum Laude) - Board-Certified Pastoral Counselor
- Board-Certified Biblical Counselor
- Certified Christian Life Coach
- Ordained Minister (Georgia)
- Marriage Coach
- Crisis and Trauma Coach
- Marriage and Family Therapist in Training (MFT-IT)
Lacole Harrision, LMSW
Trauma-Informed Therapist & Licensed Master Social Worker
- 15+ years supporting individuals, couples & families
- Active duty & retired veterans; first responders
- Trauma / PTSD (childhood, combat, adulthood)
- Anxiety, depression, grief & major life transitions
- Addiction & substance abuse support
- Whole-person healing: mind, body & spirit
Janice Rehder
Special Education Professional, Family Coach & Neurodiversity Advocate
- 30+ years working with neurodivergent children & families
- Parent coaching for Autism, ADHD & other neurodiversities
- IEP & 504 plan advocacy and school collaboration
- Tutoring: math, science, reading comprehension & study skills
- Helps families feel informed, supported & empowered
Cristi Kearse
Office Manager
