Meet Felicia Kanu, LMSW
Atlanta + Decatur Therapist
I am a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in Georgia, providing individual therapy and relational / couples therapy to adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, neurodivergence, and major life transitions.
I earned my Master of Social Work (MSW) from Smith College School for Social Work and hold undergraduate degrees in Public Health and Psychology. I have worked in a variety of mental health settings, including college counseling centers, private practice, and community-based care.
My clinical experience includes crisis stabilization, assessment, and supporting adults and couples as they navigate emotionally overwhelming experiences, particularly when stress, trauma, or attachment patterns impact relationships. My work is rooted in compassion, curiosity, and a deep respect for each person’s lived experience. I believe healing happens in relationship, in spaces where you feel safe enough to be honest, brave enough to be vulnerable, and supported enough to grow
I strive to create a therapeutic environment that feels grounding, affirming, and nonjudgmental. In our work together, I help clients build stronger connections with themselves and others through emotional clarity, accountability, and gentle, grounded truth-telling. We will unpack what lives beneath the surface, shift stuck patterns, and create space for honesty, softness, and repair.
Whether you are healing, growing, or rebuilding, we will walk through it together. I am attentive to how identity, culture, race, gender, sexuality, and lived experience shape mental health and relationship dynamics.
My therapeutic approach is collaborative, relational, and informed by Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT / EFT) and attachment-based therapy. I integrate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), and psychodynamic approaches to support emotional regulation, self-understanding, and executive functioning. I work with neurodivergent adults, including those with Attention-Deficit and Autism-related experiences, as well as highly sensitive people seeking tools to manage emotional overwhelm, set boundaries, and thrive in demanding environments.
I also provide couples and relationship therapy for couples and polycules seeking support around communication, trust, emotional safety, and secure attachment, including those navigating polyamory and ethical non-monogamy. This work often includes support around consent, jealousy, and healing relational injuries in open and non-traditional relationships. I have completed Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Core Skills training and am working toward full certification. I am currently eligible to sit for the Licensed Clinical Social Worker exam and engage in ongoing clinical supervision to support ethical, thoughtful, and effective care.
If you are feeling curious, uncertain, or ready to begin, therapy can be a meaningful place to start. I invite you to reach out when it feels right and we can explore together whether working together is a good fit.
Specialized Training
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Externship, presented by Dr. James L. Hawkins II, 2024
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Core Skills 1 & 2, presented by Dr. James L. Hawkins II, 2025
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Core Skills 3, presented by Jena Irvin & Michael Preston, 2025