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Moore Street Clinic

Moore Street Clinic
Phone: 229-219-1281
Fax:     229-219-1280

Serving individuals, couples, and families with affordable family-based counseling services.

A service of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at Valdosta State University

Dr. Martha Laughlin, Director of Clinical Training
Office: 229-249-4961

The Moore Street Clinic is the university-based family counseling center that serves Valdosta and the surrounding communities and trains graduate students in family therapy. To schedule an appointment, call 229-219-1281 Monday - Friday between 9:00 am and 11:00 am. If you cannot call during these times, please call anytime and leave a message. Let us know the best time to reach you and an intake coordinator will call you back. Many common questions about family therapy and the Moore St. Clinic are discussed below.

What is Family Therapy?
Family therapy is an approach to individuals, couples, and families that takes into account the many aspects of clients' lives.
While dealing with the same range of problems as other mental health professions, family therapy focuses on the natural resources of people. That may mean working with an individual, a single parent and children, couples, all kinds of families (biological, gay, blended, and stepfamilies), and with people outside the family who may be helpful with finding solutions to a problem. You and your therapist will decide together who should be included.
Who Can Come to the Clinic?
Family therapy, sometimes called systems therapy, has been found to be helpful to people with many different kinds of problems. These might include:

  •  anxiety
  •  anger management
  •  individual depression
  •  divorce and separation
  •  sexual problems
  •  parenting problems
  •  difficulty with communication
  •  relationship problems
  •  domestic violence
  •  grief and loss
  •  pre-marital concerns
  •  child behavior problems

We offer our services to all people who seek them, regardless of age, gender, race, political or religious views, sexual orientation, or ethnic background.
Who will be my therapist?
Advanced master's level graduate students enrolled in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at Valdosta State University staff the Moore Street Clinic. Each therapist has undergone a screening process prior to being accepted into the MFT Program. All therapists are under the direct supervision of experienced, state licensed, qualified clinical members of the MFT Program faculty.
How are sessions conducted?
You may have a single therapist, two therapists working together, or a team of therapists. If you have a team, one therapist will be in the therapy room with you for each session, and your team will be working for you behind a one-way mirror.
Will sessions be confidential?

Our services are confidential to the fullest extent of the law. All of our therapists adhere to the highest ethical and professional standards in their relationship with their client, and they fully comply with the Code of Ethics of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
How much do I have to pay?
The Moore Street Clinic charges for each session according to a sliding scale that is based on family size and income, so fees range from just a few dollars to $75. No person or family will ever be denied services on the basis of income. When you call for the first appointment, someone will talk with you about your fee, so that you will know what it is prior to your first meeting with your therapist.
How do I make an appointment?
To arrange an appointment with a therapist, simply call us at 229-219-1281. We have therapists available at a variety of days and times, including days, evenings, and weekends. We will make every effort to find a time that works best for you or your family.
Where is the Moore Street Clinic located?
We are located in Valdosta at 210 West Moore Street, between Patterson and Oak Streets.

Clinic Faculty:

    Martha Laughlin, Ph.D.
    Director of Clinical Training
    Office: 229-249-4961

    Kate Warner, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Office: 229-293-6264

    Jennifer Lambert-Shute, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor
    Office: 229-245-4323