Geri Scheller, LCSW

Geri is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 25 years of experience working in various settings with adults from all walks of life and a variety of backgrounds. She received her Masters degree from the University of Michigan and her Doctorate from Smith College. Creating a safe environment in which the client actively participates in the process of self discovery and change, Geri utilizes a range of therapeutic approaches depending on an individual's situation, challenges and goals. Informed by psychodynamic theory, Geri provides solution based therapy assisting clients achieve the change they desire by building on their strengths to discover new and practical solutions to new and old problems. Putting a stop to self-blame, and addressing the related shame allows for a more satisfying approach to life as well as resolution of interpersonal and intra psychic conflicts. Life is about relationships and it is at the interface between self and other (or the internalized representation of self) that therapy works to nurture, heal, refresh, rework and reframe. Through the therapeutic process, energy and creativity are unleashed which in turn allows us to live more fully in the present and to develop fulfilling relationships infused with joy and mutual respect.

Geri was on the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta for many years before moving to the Nashville area in 2003. Areas of professional interest include: depression, grief, anxiety, low self esteem, divorce, issues of identity, addiction, early life trauma, stress and mental illness.

Mother of two grown daughters who live in Atlanta and New York, Geri's personal interests include travel, art, food, environmental issues, nature, swimming and walking.

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