About Alabama Counseling & Wellness
We are a small private practice located 5 minutes from downtown Birmingham in Homewood, AL. Our office is on the top of floor of the Southbridge building and overlooks the hills of Homewood.​
Our address is:
2000 Southbridge Parkway
Suite 630
Birmingham, AL 35209​​
While we offer counseling for anxiety, depression, OCD, grief, burn-out and trauma related issues, we also work with clients who are adjusting to anything life might throw at them.
Types of Therapy
Alabama Counseling & Wellness serves individuals, couples, families and groups. We believe that every client deserves a compassionate and individualized therapy experience. We use a number of modalities in session but always adjust based on client preferences.
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Types of therapy we offer:
Brainspotting
Sand Tray Therapy
Expressive Arts Therapy
Experiential Therapy
Body-based Trauma Therapies
Internal Family Systems
Psychodynamic Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
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If you are looking for group therapy, we offer therapeutic groups throughout the year on grief, body image, religious deconstruction and process groups. Right now, we are offering a Body Positivity Group focussed on body image issues and self-acceptance. You can find out more on our homepage clicking this link.
Workshops and Trainings
The Trauma-Informed Minister and Mental Health First Aid
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Designed for pastors, lay ministers and missionaries who want to have a more trauma-informed approach to pastoral care, practical ministries and missions
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Learn a theological approach to trauma, suffering and healing; A physical-spiritual approach to understanding the impact of trauma, practical ministry skills for ministering to those who have suffered; Scope of Practice; Troubleshooting common hang ups; and Q&A
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The details: 1.5 hours in person or via Zoom
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Email EricaSmithCounseling @ gmail.com for additional information and pricing
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Working with Spiritual & Religious Trauma
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Designed for mental health clinicians (psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, psychiatric providers, etc)
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Define spiritual and religious trauma as well as its psychological, emotional and social impact on clients
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Learn to identify common signs and symptoms including behavioral, cognitive and emotional indicators
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Create individualized treatment plans that integrate spiritual and religious dimensions of client experiences to foster holistic healing
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The details: 1.5 hours in person or via Zoom
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