West Georgia
Behavioral Health
Providing Behavioral Health Services for Children and Adults
Care for Adults
The first step toward healing and recovery begins with seeking help.
West Georgia Behavioral Health provides assessment and treatment services for adults with a wide range of emotional, behavioral health and substance abuse problems. The staff at West Georgia Behavioral Health are specially trained to help adults find their way back to a healthy life through a variety of therapeutic services.
Care for Children and Adolescents
Children and adolescents often go through difficult times growing up – situations that can cause them to feel out of control. At West Georgia Behavioral Health, our goal is to offer services and guidance for children, teens and families to get through challenging times and emerge stronger. We can help your family instill healthy behaviors and skills to overcome emotional problems.
Our professional counseling team can help diagnose psychiatric and emotional problems and provide the therapies your child and family need to face the future.
As part of Tanner Health System, we have access to the resources of Tanner Behavioral Health, including Willowbrooke at Tanner, the new behavioral health facility in Villa Rica opening Spring 2009.
Our Services
Under the direction of psychiatrist, your child can receive an evaluation to diagnose behavioral disorders and substance abuse issues. From there, our experiences psychiatrists will explore a range of therapies – including individual, group and family therapy – as well as medications to help children adopt the new coping skills they learn. Parents and families play a key role in helping the child, and are frequently brought in to learn about strategies that can help the whole family.
To schedule an appointment, call 770.456.3722.
Meet Our Staff
George W. Bailey, MD
Dr. Bailey is board-certified in general psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry and pediatrics. He earned his medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine. Dr. Bailey completed first- and second-year fellowships in child and adolescent psychiatry at Children’s Hospital National Medical Center in Washington, DC, first- and second-year residencies in general psychiatry at the George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, DC, a fellowship in ambulatory pediatrics at Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston and a residency in pediatrics and an internship in straight pediatrics at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond.
He has previously served as medical director of Indian Rivers Mental Health Center in Tuscaloosa, AL, North Harbor Pavilion in Northport, AL, as well as the critical stress management and peer assistance team at Inova Health System in Fairfax, VA, which he considers the pinnacle of his medical career. He is senior medical director of Tanner Behavioral Health and Willowbrooke at Tanner.
Candice D. Tate, MD
Dr. Tate is board-certified in general psychiatry. She earned her medical degree from the University of Tennessee-Memphis Health Science Center, College of Medicine in Memphis, TN, and a bachelor’s degree in biology from Tougaloo College in Jackson, MS. Dr. Tate is a member of the American Psychiatric Association, the Black Psychiatrists of America and the Georgia Psychiatric Society.
Michael S. Wilson, MD
Dr. Wilson is board-certified in general psychiatry and fellowship-trained in child and adolescent psychiatry. He earned his medical degree from the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans and a bachelor’s degree in French cultural studies and biology from Emory University in Atlanta. Dr. Wilson is a member of the American Psychiatric Association, the International Neuropsychiatric Association, the American Neuropsychiatric Association, the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology, the International Society of Bipolar Disorders and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.