Heal, Grow, and Connect

at The Gathering Place.

WHO WE ARE

We Help People Heal, Thrive, and Live Fully.

The Gathering Place Community Center in Stephenville, TX is made up of independent mental health professionals, certified fitness instructors, a certified functional nutritionist, and a team of community volunteers who share a desire to help others heal and thrive in healthy relationships with others and with God.

MORE ABOUT US

WHAT WE OFFER

At The Gathering Place, we offer professional counseling, support groups, and fitness & nutrition classes to help you heal, grow and connect with others. We also host a variety of events and activities that educate and inspire.

OUR SERVICES

Professional
Counseling

Support
Groups

Fitness &
Nutrition

MEET OUR TEAM

Our Counselors and Instructors Are Passionate About Helping People.

At The Gathering Place our independent practitioners and instructors are focused on helping you achieve your goals and grow in your relationship with God and others.

Our Counselors

Gina Martin, LPC-S

Melody Magnus, LPC, EMDR Certified

Stephanie Stevenson, LPC

John Barnes, MA in Pastoral Ministry and Biblical Studies

Doug Smith, LPC-S, LCDC

Christi Barnes, MA, LPC

Stacen B. Martinez, MS., LPC-Associate, LCDC
Clinically Supervised by Julie Merriman, PHD, LPC-S

Ashley Overbo, LPC-Associate
Supervised by Doug Smith, LPC-S

Molly Thornton, LPC-Associate
Supervised by Scott Floyd, Ph.D., LPC-S

Our Fitness & Nutrition Instructors

Bonki Swearengin

Kaylee Taylor, CFNC

TESTIMONIALS

What People Are Saying About Us:

“

My husband and I have been seeing our counselor both individually and together for months,
and we absolutely love her. She incorporates Biblical truths with clinical theory and techniques.
She is patient, kind, attentive and very helpful! Our children also utilize their counseling
services. The kids adore their counselor, and they have learned so much about emotions and
how to process, understand and react to them.
Mia

“

Gina and her team are second to none. They are caring, understanding, customer centric and
provide direction that changes lives.
Kyle

“

Being able to go to the Mending the Soul support group was a pivotal time in my life. I was able to see that I was not alone in the struggles of life, and that I could overcome my past with the help of God and fellowship with others. Knowing that other people were also working daily to take steps to a closer relationship with God and how they daily worked on changing old patterns of thought helped tremendously. Still to this day one of my closest friends is from that group. Doing life together and supporting one another to keep our eyes on God is a beautiful gift.
Rachael