Build Extraordinary Relationships—for Yourself & Others

Relationship Counseling for Couples & Individuals.
Virtual in Georgia. In-person in Peachtree Corners.

WELCOME TO HEALING LIFE INSTITUTE

Your Life & Relationships Don’t Need More Effort. They Need Better Skills.

That’s where we come in. At Healing Life Institute, our Board-Certified counselors and coaches help individuals and couples improve communication, heal relationship patterns and build healthier, more connected relationships—whether you're in Peachtree Corners like us or anywhere in the world.

If you’ve ever found yourself:

  • Having the same argument over and over

  • Reacting before you can stop yourself—or shutting down completely

  • Struggling to repair after conflict

  • Keeping the peace by pushing your own needs aside

  • Feeling unseen, unheard, or emotionally alone

  • Losing yourself in your relationships

  • Feeling stuck and unsure what to do

You're not broken—and you're not alone.

These patterns aren't personality flaws. They're learned relationship strategies and nervous system responses that once helped you cope but may no longer serve you.

The good news? Relationship skills can be learned. We'll teach you how.

Our Services

HOW CAN HEALING LIFE INSTITUTE HELP ME?

Individual Counseling

Work through anxiety, trauma, and relationship struggles with compassionate, one-on-one support.

Counseling for Narcissists

Learn where the pattern came from, what it's costing you, and what it takes to build healthier relationships.

Couples Counseling

Rebuild trust, improve communication, and reconnect with your partner.

Individual Intensives

Get focused time to work through what's weighing on you, without waiting for the breakthrough.

Narcissistic Abuse Recovery

Understand the pattern, rebuild trust in your own judgment, and take back your life with support.

Couples Intensives

Get uninterrupted time together to work through what's going on, without the wait.

Christian Counseling Available

At Healing Life Institute, we offer the option to invite your faith into the room. Faith-based counseling means bringing your emotions, your questions, your values, and your story together. The goal is to help you get clear on what is happening, what you feel, and what a healthy next step looks like.

WHY WORK WITH HEALING LIFE INSTITUTE?

Experienced Guidance with a Clear Path Forward

Healing Life Institute combines compassionate support with direct, practical guidance. Our counselors won’t simply listen while you circle the same problems week after week. We help you identify patterns, understand your role where appropriate, and learn tools that support meaningful change in your everyday life.

Our work is backed by more than 17 years of experience and 30,000+ counseling hours, along with specialized training in relationships, narcissistic abuse recovery, and brain health. Healing Life Institute has been recognized in the community and featured by outlets including The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Psychology Today. Our counselors are board-certified Christian counselors and trained brain-health coaches, with more than a decade of specialized certification in supporting daughters, sons, and partners of narcissists.

Faith-based counseling is available for clients who want their Christian beliefs incorporated into the process, but it is never required. Whether faith is central to your life or not part of your counseling goals at all, you’ll receive the same commitment to care, honesty, and practical guidance.

Our goal is simple: help you gain clarity about where you are and leave with a path for moving forward.

Counselors You Can Trust

Waverly Cowart, BCCC

Voted Best in Peachtree Corners

Bridgette Morris, BCCC

Ashley Gottschalk

Dr. Pam Putnam

What Our Clients Are Saying

“Bridgette gave me the words I couldn’t find. She helped me take back control, heal, and ultimately save my relationship. Working with her changed my life.”

— Former Client

"If you think you're dealing with a difficult person, you need to work with Bridgette. My co-parenting relationship completely changed. Highly recommend her.”

— Former Client

“Every detail was thoughtfully executed. We're thrilled with the outcome.”

— Former Client

Why Healing Life Institute is Different

We Address What’s Actually Keeping You Stuck

Healing Life Counseling does not assume every relationship problem is equal or that every conflict is 50/50.

Sometimes one person needs help finding their voice. Sometimes another needs to soften, take responsibility, or stop controlling the relationship.

We help you see the pattern clearly, understand how each person is contributing to it, and make the changes needed to restore honesty, balance, and connection.

We are direct without being harsh, compassionate without avoiding the truth, and focused on helping both people become healthier—not simply better at arguing their side.

Ready for Something to Change?

Start counseling with Healing Life Institute and take your next step with greater clarity.