Dr. Alvin Sutherland, Jr. (Dr. Al) the Owner of The Sutherland Center, LLC, is a National Board Certified Counselor (NBCC), a National Board Certified School Counselor (NBCSC), a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), a Board Certified-TeleMental Health Provider (BC-TMH) and a Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor (CPCS). An alumnus of West Georgia College, he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Recreation Therapy and a Masters of Education Degree in Guidance and Counseling. Not only was Dr. Sutherland featured in the April 27th, 2009 issue of Newsweek Magazine as among the best in Atlanta metro area in Mental Health, he was also the featured therapist on reality television in April 2014 (RHOA) and the summer of 2015 (BET). The Sutherland Center, LLC provides in-home counseling to 13 counties in the metro Atlanta area and TeleMental Health for the entire state of Georgia; counseling services for individuals, couples, and families since 2007. During this time The Sutherland Center LLC has counseled over 500 families and counting.