First-gen college · Blue-collar roots · White-collar rooms

You made it into the room. Therapy that moves you forward.

Counseling, coaching, and speaking with David Glick, LCSW for first-generation college students and people raised blue-collar who now live white-collar lives. Licensed therapy in Georgia and North Carolina. Coaching and keynotes available nationwide.

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EdM · MSW: Boston University, 1996
CEAP: Certified Employee Assistance Professional
Social class: First-gen students and class straddlers
Nationwide: Coaching and speaking anywhere in the U.S.

Who I work with

The classroom, the office, and what it does at home

Built for the first in the family — and the ones still translating both rooms. Pick the door that fits; each path shows who this is for and what we work on together.

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The first in the family to sit in that classroom — hidden curriculum, family and money pressure, and the feeling everyone else got a handbook you never saw. We address belonging, academic strain, and the pressure to make the whole thing worth it without a map anyone at home can hand you.

Focus areas

First-Generation College Students
- Belonging and isolation
- Hidden curriculum
- Family and money pressure
- Academic stress
Impostor Syndrome & Belonging
- Feeling like a fraud
- Code-switching fatigue
- Waiting to be found out
- Self-worth versus credentials
Coaching Nationwide
- First-gen and class mobility
- Career and belonging
- Code-switching fatigue
- Available by video nationwide
Anxiety, Depression & the Cost of Making It
- Anxiety and panic
- Depression after arrival
- Sleep and stress
- Substance as off-switch

How I work

Therapy here is an action-oriented process

Confidential means confidential

What you say in therapy stays here. Your school, employer, or family does not get a report from this website or this room.

Class is already in the room

Class is a culture, not just money. We do not spend the first six sessions explaining what first-gen actually feels like.

Tools you can use this week

Action-oriented work. Insight matters, but so does sleep, anger, the job, and getting through the next meeting without taking it out on yourself.

What clients and colleagues say

“David Glick is the best therapist I have ever had. He helped me through a traumatic situation. He truly cares about his patients. He is an excellent listener and he gives great advice.”

Lisa L.

“As a clinician, I have referred clients to Triad as well as a family member. The staff is solution-based. I have sent teens to groups as well as students for academic issues to learn skills, with great success.”

Stephanie H., referring clinician

“I have been going to Triad for close to 10 years. Although I have worked through most of my issues, I continue to go because it helps me deal with life’s challenges.”

Marshall C.

Where to find me

Georgia offices, therapy telehealth in GA and NC, coaching nationwide

Evening and weekend appointments are available at some locations. Class, internships, and a first real job do not run on banker hours — ask when you reach out and we will find a time that actually fits.

MAR
Marietta
707 Whitlock Ave SW, Suite G6
Marietta, GA 30064
Main practice address
ATL
Atlanta
1801 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 350
Atlanta, GA 30309
CAR
Carrollton
200 Glen Eagles Court, Suite 14B
Carrollton, GA 30117
TEL
Telehealth
Therapy video for clients located in Georgia or North Carolina
Coaching available nationwide by video
Secure video sessions

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David Glick practices as part of Triad Psych, PC. Blue Collar Shrink is the first-gen door into that practice — counseling in Georgia and North Carolina, coaching and speaking across the country.