About Bodhea

A new chapter, from people you already know

Bodhea Health grew out of The Banyan Tree — same team, same steady approach, expanded to offer more of the care people have been asking for.

Rooted in Athens

For years, our team in Athens has walked alongside people doing hard, worthwhile work. Bodhea Health is where that care grows — bringing expanded, evidence-informed services under one roof, with the same people and the same grounded approach you know from The Banyan Tree.

We see people in our Athens office, just off Epps Bridge Road near the University of Georgia, and offer telehealth across Georgia.

What guides our care

Understood first

We start by listening. A plan only makes sense once we understand your history and what you actually want.

Honest and clear

We say plainly what a step involves and what it costs. You should never have to guess where you stand.

In it with you

Care is a relationship, not a transaction. We stay with you and adjust as your needs change.

A new chapter, not a departure

Bodhea Health is a separate practice, but it isn't a stranger. It grew out of the same Athens team behind The Banyan Tree, and it carries the same steady, grounded approach to care — just with more of the services people kept asking us for.

If you already see someone at The Banyan Tree, nothing about that care changes. Bodhea simply gives us room to offer more, under one roof, without asking you to start over somewhere unfamiliar.

Who you'll meet

These clinicians also practice at The Banyan Tree. More bios are on the way.

Staci Pfeiffer, Ed.S, LPC, CP-RRT

Founding Director

Founding Director of The Banyan Tree in Athens, with more than twenty years in practice. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, substance misuse, and relationship challenges, using a holistic approach that includes EMDR, IFS, RRT, hypnotherapy, and harm reduction.

Staci is a Licensed Professional Counselor and the Founding Director of The Banyan Tree. Bodhea Health grew out of that practice — same people, same office, expanded care.

Before opening The Banyan Tree she was a high school counselor in Walton County, a substance-use counselor in community mental health, and a personal trainer and nutrition consultant in Atlanta and Athens. She holds a master’s in professional counseling, with additional training in traumatic grief, trauma, substance misuse, yoga, and meditation.

Karen Clark, LPC, CADC II

Therapist

Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor in Athens, with more than 15 years of clinical experience. She works with individuals, couples, and families navigating addiction, grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles.

Karen sees clients in person in Athens and by telehealth. She holds a master’s degree from Liberty University and has been a Certified Addiction Counselor since 2017. She is Gottman Method Level 1 trained and Prepare/Enrich certified.

She works slowly and intentionally, with respect for each person’s pace. Healing, in her view, happens in relationship — with ourselves, with others, and in community.

Star Bridges, LPC, CMAC, CCS

Therapist

Army Infantry veteran and Licensed Professional Counselor in Athens. She works with adults on trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and substance-use recovery, and is EMDR trained, with more than 22 years in the mental health and addiction field.

Star sees clients in person in Athens and by telehealth across Georgia. She enlisted in the U.S. Army at 18 and served in the Infantry — experience that shapes how she works with veterans and with what people carry after service.

She holds an MA in Professional Counseling from Grand Canyon University, and is a Certified Master Addiction Counselor and Certified Clinical Supervisor. Her approach is compassionate and motivational: you define what a good life looks like; she helps you stay with the work.

Start with a free consultation

A short, no-pressure conversation — not a clinical evaluation. The form and email go to info@bodheahealth.com. Prefer to call? Our intake team answers and routes you to Bodhea. No referral needed.

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