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Physician-Led Direct Primary Care · Atlanta, GA

Personal care. Close to home.

Now welcoming patients in Georgia & South Carolina.

Patients must be physically located in GA or SC at the time of their visit.

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Why Direct Primary Care?

Direct Primary Care (DPC) is a healthcare model built around access, time, and relationship. Instead of billing insurance for each visit, patients pay a simple monthly membership that covers most primary care needs—allowing for longer appointments, easier communication, and more personalized care.

This model removes the pressure of rushed visits and unnecessary bureaucracy, so care can focus on prevention, thoughtful decision-making, and treating the whole person.

In a DPC practice, your doctor works with you, not around insurance rules, creating care that is more transparent, accessible, and responsive to your real needs.

What makes Wellness with Dr. Avery different

Wellness with Dr. Avery was built for people who are tired of rushed visits and fragmented care. Your physical health, mental health, and metabolism are treated as one connected story, by one physician who knows you. Patients choose this practice because they get:

✓   Care led by a board-certified internal medicine physician


✓   Mental health and primary care in one place


✓   Longer visits that leave room for the whole story


✓   Up to 2 visits a month, in-office or virtual


✓   Direct messaging with your physician, Mon–Fri 8am–5pm

✓   Focused care for GLP-1s, weight, and metabolic health


✓   Support for adult ADHD and executive functioning


✓   Simple monthly membership with no insurance billing


✓   Transparent self-pay lab pricing


✓   Virtual visits across GA & SC, in-office in Smyrna and Buckhead

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A long-term partner in your health.


Care designed to evolve with you—through life changes, stressors, and seasons of growth.

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Accessible care.


Direct messaging and quick access to your physician—without front-desk barriers or long wait times.

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Culturally informed. Trauma-aware. Patient-centered.


Care that honors your lived experience—mind and metabolism.

Tour the Clinic

Take a peek inside our Atlanta office.

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What Our Patients Say

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Dr. Avery immediately made me feel important. She is welcoming, understanding, and patient. She listens to understand…
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Dr. Avery is incredibly knowledgeable and patient. I did not feel rushed through my appointment and she answered all of my questions and shared so many resources. So grateful I found her!
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I feel like Dr. Avery’s kind spirit allows for a safe space. I can tell she has my best interest at heart and does not…
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Dr. Avery’s services have been a game changer for me. She makes me feel seen and heard and provides solutions outside of prescriptions. I’m so glad I found her practice!
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I have been seeing Dr. Avery for almost 6 months now, and I can honestly say she is one of the most compassionate…
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So grateful to have found Dr. Avery! Her care and comprehensive approach to healthcare is unlike anything I’ve experienced. I’m looking forward to continued services for years to come!
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I appreciate how thorough Dr. Avery is and that she listens and I don’t feel rushed at my appointments. I’m trying to do…
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Dr. Avery is excellent. She really took the time to hear me out and attended all of my concerns with specificity. It feels great to have someone I can really trust with my wellbeing!
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I’m ecstatic that I’ve finally found a doctor who gets me. I am on my wellness journey and after meeting with Dr. Avery…
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I am very happy with the service Dr. Avery provided! She’s attentive, informative, and well knowledgeable about the…
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My experience with Dr. Avery was amazing. This was my first time utilizing a Direct Service Provider (DSP) and it was…
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If you are wise enough to visit Dr. Avery, you will find that she actually cares about her patients! Additionally she…
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Always helpful and knowledgeable.

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