Mending Bridges provides individual therapy, couples counseling, family counseling, and group counseling. Services focus on trauma recovery, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and emotional wellness.

Appointments can be scheduled easily through the online SimplePractice client portal available on the website, which allows you to request sessions and complete any necessary paperwork securely.

Yes, most counseling sessions at Mending Bridges are offered via secure telehealth platforms, providing convenient access for clients across Alabama, with some in-person options available in Birmingham.

Absolutely. Mending Bridges is explicitly LGBTQIA+ affirming and creates a safe, culturally responsive space for diverse identities, including queer and trans clients.

Therapy integrates multiple evidence-based modalities, including Liberation-Based Therapy, DBT, CBT, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Lifespan Integration, Family Systems Theory, and the Gottman Method for couples.

Mending Bridges offers a sliding scale fee structure to help reduce financial barriers and increase access to mental health services for clients with varying income levels.

Mending Bridges combines deep clinical expertise with a liberation-centered, culturally responsive approach. Led by a Licensed Professional Counselor with leadership experience, the practice offers integrative therapy tailored to individuals' identities and systemic contexts.

Yes, Mending Bridges provides couples and family counseling using research-informed methods like Emotion-Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method to improve communication, rebuild trust, and strengthen bonds.

Yes, group counseling and skills training groups such as DBT skills groups are available, along with community workshops and educational events focused on mental health topics and stigma reduction.

The first session typically involves discussing your concerns, goals, and background. The therapist will explain the collaborative process, answer your questions, and begin building a plan tailored to your needs.

Yes, the practice is led by a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and National Certified Counselor (NCC) who also has experience as a Clinical Director and Clinical Supervisor, ensuring professional and ethical care.

Mending Bridges primarily serves clients in Birmingham, Alabama, and throughout the state via teletherapy, making services accessible to a broad regional population.

Yes, Mending Bridges offers flexible scheduling including evening and weekend sessions to accommodate clients' busy lifestyles.

The practice explicitly integrates Liberation Psychology and cultural humility into therapy, acknowledging systemic oppression and validating clients' lived experiences as part of their healing journey.

Yes, under the Bridge Collective umbrella, Mending Bridges offers supervision and consultation services for developing clinicians seeking clinical guidance and professional growth.

Yes, Mending Bridges welcomes clients new to therapy and provides a supportive, nonjudgmental environment that helps ease anxiety around starting counseling.

Individual counseling addresses anxiety, depression, trauma, identity-related stress, burnout, grief, relationship concerns, and emotional wellness with an integrative, personalized approach.

Yes, all teletherapy sessions are conducted through secure platforms compliant with privacy regulations, and client information is protected according to professional ethical standards.