Staff

Krista Smith is the co-founder of Centered Recovery along with her husband Reed. She serves as CEO of this nationally acclaimed drug and alcohol addiction treatment center, and also teaches interpersonal neurobiology to its clients on a regular basis. Krista has a Master’s Degree in Behavioral Psychology and works in conjunction with Dr. Ellen Langer’s Mindfulness Lab at Harvard University. Krista is the author of “Transformational Recovery, A Mindfulness-Based Approach to Substance Abuse Recovery” in conjunction with clinically proven MBCT, MBRP, behavioral psychology, and cutting edge neuropsychology. She also serves as a business consultant for Georgia area treatment facilities who wish to gain licensure or CARF accreditation. 

Reed Smith is the Founder and Co-Owner of Centered Recovery drug and alcohol addiction treatment centers. He serves as Director of Client Services for the drug rehabs Marietta, drug rehabs Roswell and is in charge of assisting the drug rehabs Atlanta centers in Georgia. Reed began in the field of addiction first as Director of Admissions and Interventionist, but quickly became highly sought out for teaching and training for his unusual wit and expertise in mindfulness. Reed is an internationally known speaker in the field of drug and alcohol addiction and mindfulness. His personal story allows him to bring his own unique style and passion to his substance abuse rehabilitation classes ar the IOP drug rehabs Roswell location. He is passionate about helping people recover their physical and mental health through mindfulness, and serves as an educational speaker for the recovery industry in North Georgia.

Dr. Tim Cummings serves as Centered’s Medical Director for our drug rehabs Roswell and drug rehabs Marietta locations. He provides individualized medical services for our clients. Dr. Cummings received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University in 1980 and completed medical school at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 1986. He has a private practice in Roswell where he has been providing high-quality care to his patients for over 15 years. Dr. cummings was voted as one of America’s Top Physicians by the Consumer’s Research Council for ten consecutive years. He has helped educate on substance abuse rehabiltation with our drug rehabs Atlanta, Georgia service area.

Laura Wagar serves as Centered’s Clinical Director. Laura completed her Master of Science at the University of Southern Mississippi in 2012. Laura has been in the mental health field for 10 years. Starting off in crisis stabilization and moving into primary substance abuse programs has allowed her to work with a wide range of diagnoses and has given her a deeper understanding of the person as a whole being. She is able to work with clients who struggle with substance abuse diagnoses, personality disorder diagnoses, anxiety, depression, trauma and everything in between.

Risa serves as Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at Centered and provides comprehensive care for our clients to address body and mind. She has served as Adjunct Professor for various nursing colleges and is incredibly skilled, compassionate, and enthusiastic about helping people increase their mental and physical health.

Mallory feels privileged to do the work with those with Co-Occurring Disorders and Substance Use Disorders and uses visual and experiential methods often to help the therapeutic relationship. She has the M.Div., Master of Divinity degree, the CAADC credential, and has worked in all types of settings in the behavioral health field, including inpatient units, detoxification settings, MAT clinic, drug court/accountability court, outpatient, sober living, etc. She enjoys long-term recovery herself and finds it to be a joy to assist others on their recovery journey. 

Will Adams has extensive experiences with teens, couples, and families. He was credentialed as a Licensed Professional Counselor in 2010. He also received specific post-graduate training as a Marriage and Family Therapist in a selective residency program and likes to integrate Canine Assisted Therapy with his therapy dog Jake, and Experiential Psychotherapy through golf and Tai Chi in his sessions when appropriate. 

Nicole is a therapist who believes that healing happens through genuine connection, self-understanding, and the courage to engage with life’s challenges. She brings warmth, curiosity, and collaboration to the therapeutic process, creating a space where clients can explore difficult experiences while developing practical skills for lasting change. Her approach is existential-humanistic, integrating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to help clients build meaningful, values-driven lives.

She provides individual and family therapy for adults facing addiction, anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and relationship or family challenges. Her work is trauma-informed and draws from specialized training in Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) and EMDR. Nicole earned her Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Georgia State University.

Tanya is a skilled clinician and certified yoga instructor who leads an incredibly impactful Recovery Yoga and Process Group where she helps provide Centered clients the opportunity to incorporate breath work, mindfulness and gentle yoga poses for more integrative mind, body, spirit healing. She specializes in substance abuse/addiction and all that goes along with that such as family dynamics, codependency, adult children of alcoholics (ACOA), trauma, shame/guilt, grief/loss, body image and low self-esteem; her sub-specialties include anxiety, depression and other mood disorders. Her website states: “My mission is to instill hope and self-love to those that are struggling. I am humbled and honored to be doing this work, and that my clients allow me to walk alongside them on their journey to recovery.” 

Claire Nicole is a Case Manager and Community Coordinator at Centered Recovery, where she supports clients throughout their recovery journey while building meaningful connections in the community. She is currently pursuing her Master of Social Work (MSW), with a focus on forensic social work, and brings a background in marketing, communications, and community engagement to her work. Claire is passionate about advocacy, connection, and helping individuals feel supported and empowered throughout their recovery and beyond.

Maureen Whatley provides Group Facilitation and Sound Healing Meditation groups for clients of Centered. Maureen is a Certified Health Coach with special training in Emotional Eating Psychology, Whole Person Health, and Detox Whole Life, as well as a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, among other specialties. Maureen loves to help clients flourish–living to their fullest potential, engaged in relationships and activities that are meaningful and aligned with their own values and has over 10 years of experience in the coaching field.

Robert Schlien joins Centered as a Mindfulness Master Group Facilitator. He shares his decades of wisdom and understanding in mindfulness, meditation, and breath work. Robert has a Bachelor of Science from Long Island University in Psychology and has worked in mental health hospitals and in hospice care for over 11 years. Robert has spent many years volunteering with Big Brothers, Big Sisters program of Broward County and was twice nominated for “Big Brother of the Year.” Robert holds certifications to teach Transformational Meditation, Mindfulness Meditation, Insight Meditation, Patanjali, and Bhagavad Gita courses. He completed his mindfulness training from the Transformational Meditation Institute through the Poverello Center and the Holy Angels Church in Wilton Manors, Florida, where he then taught meditation and yoga for 18 years for HIV/AIDS patients. 

Rene Eder has been teaching yoga for nearly 25 years and is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-500) as well as a published author of “Yoga Your Life” and “Dosha Your Day”, both available on Amazon. She strives to uncover the timeless nature of ancient yoga philosophy. Her first book, “Yoga Your Life” was a #1 New Release in Yoga Books on Amazon. She teaches yoga classes, leads yoga retreats and yoga teacher training courses. She loves to yoga, hang with her kids, read, write and travel. She lives with her husband, two children and two cats in Woodstock, Georgia.

Rene says: “Yoga has been my path for nearly thirty years, not simply as a practice, but as a way of living, listening, and relating to the world. I hold space where people can slow down enough to hear the quiet intelligence of their own breath, body, and heart. My hope is that each session offers an opportunity to move beyond the busy mind, uncover deeper truths through experience and remember that healing begins by reconnecting with ourselves.”

Sean is well known in the local recovery community for his great work with clients in a variety of ways. Sean provides Breathwork Meditation groups for Centered clients and has a strong foundation in recovery to provide a truly meaningful experience.  He holds a Level 1 Certified Addiction Counselor certificate, and is also a Certified Experiential Specialist, a Certified Anger Resolution Specialist, and a Yoga and Meditation teacher. The various roles he has held within the recovery community allows him a unique perspective to fully understand the entire process to help clients and their families feel extremely comfortable during the entire recovery process.