Our Team

Welcome to our website here at East Counseling and Psychotherapy. My Name is Naser Kargar Eds, LPC, CPCS. I am the lead therapist, owner and supervisor at east Counseling and psychotherapy. I started East Counseling with the passion of serving others and helping our citizens and our community. I always, had great interest for assisting others and giving back. Later in life when I became a therapist, I had this dream that one day establish a clinic that can serve children, teens, and adults. Here I am 13 years later and accomplished my dream. It was not an easy task and I have to go through a lot of ups and downs to get here but it is rewarding to see that we are able to accomplish something meaningful in our community which is city of Buford and nearby cities. Before establishing East Counseling, I used to work as a therapist in a psychiatric hospital in south Atlanta-Anchor Hospital for 5 years after graduation from Georgia State University. At the same time, held a community therapist position in city of Alpharetta and provided counseling services to clients at their home settings. After collecting some experiences in the field in 2013, I decided to establish East Counseling to peruse my dream of owning a business and managing and controlling all the aspects of counseling business. My therapy approach working with adults is Gestalt therapy in which I focus on here and now and helping my clients gain awareness and live here and now. Majority of cases that I encounter in adult population are anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship issues, stress, and self-esteem concerns. My style of therapy is very active and at the moment. I am not laid back in my sessions and at times pick on my clients intentionally in the aim of shaking and waking them up to be present with me in the session. At times, I might be a little hard headed and firm depending on issues that the client that I am sitting with is presenting. So, in a nut shell my approach at times, could look like experiential. I see many clients with past trauma experiences and help them to gain mastery of their life and manage their life more effectively. One of my specialties which I received training is play therapy which is the best therapy modality for working with children. We have a play room where I meet my young clients for play therapy. Another area of my interest in therapy is group therapy. 5 years ago, I became a supervisor and now I have a new interest. I like helping freshly graduated clinician and supervise their work and give them feedbacks. Lastly, we accept several insurances and we can send claims on your behalf.

N.K