Somatic therapists in Birmingham, Alabama AL
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Alena Porter
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
My goal as a therapist is to create a safe non-judgemental space for all clients, especially clients who may not click with other therapists such as LGBTQ+, gender diverse, polyamorous or non-monogamous, and kink practicing clients. During our sessions you can be your true self. You don't have to mask with me or hide things about you that you think are weird or unlikeable. Ideally I can help you learn to like those aspects of yourself. You never have to hide important parts of your identity with me because I will never judge you for any reason.
8 Years Experience
Online in Birmingham, AL Alabama (Online Only)
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Denise Bike
Psychologist, PhD
Are you driven, creative, and self-aware — but inside, you feel anxious or on edge? You know the skills and how to do the “right things” to cope, yet the anxiety's still there. What if it's embedded in your body, placing you on constant alert to try and stay safe? Through a somatic parts work or Constellations intensive, we can partner with your nervous system. Inviting new ways to release old patterns of fear, fawn, and freeze. You can learn to create an inner sense of safety that embodies true calm, presence, and connection.
13 Years Experience
Online in Birmingham, AL Alabama (Online Only)
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Dr. George Lough
Psychologist, Ph.D., S.E.P.
My therapy is informed by my education, training, personal therapy, and life experiences. My experience doing psychotherapy and being in therapy myself has tauht me that it is important for us to understand how our past history affects our current lives. I am also a cancer-survivor and I have empathy, understanding, and guidance for people going through difficult life circumstances.
48 Years Experience
Online in Birmingham, AL Alabama (Online Only)
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RGV Cross Over Counseling
Counselor/Therapist, M. Ed., LPC (AL), LPC (TX)
I believe what makes a therapist great is the ability to love and accept their clients just as they are and to know that clients have the autonomy to choose and to make the best choice for their own life. Although there might be times when we are confronted with difficulties and trials, these are not permanent and clients can use these seasons for growth. This belief makes RGV Cross Over Counseling a great choice for you, and a stepping stone to crossover into healing!
22 Years Experience
Online in Birmingham, AL Alabama (Online Only)
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Dr. Stéphanie Gamache, PhD
Hypnotherapist, PhD
Something in you knows that what you're carrying runs deeper than the presenting problem.
Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, capable, and outwardly composed-yet internally they live with anxiety, depression, chronic tension or pain, relentless self-criticism, or a sense that something essential is blocked, muted, or just out of reach. These struggles may surface in mood, in the body, in behavior, or in relationships-including sexuality and intimacy-but they are rarely contained to any one area. They tend to reflect deeper emotional and relational patterns formed early in life, often before language, that continue to shape how a person approaches closeness, vulnerability, agency, pleasure, and self-expression.
My work centers on how early experience shapes the capacity for self-regulation, desire, connection, and meaning throughout life-and particularly on how people come to know what they need and want, how they learn to express or inhibit those impulses, and what happens when these capacities become conflicted, constricted, or difficult to sustain.
I integrate psychoanalytic hypnotherapy, somatic awareness, and clinical sexology within a reflective, depth-oriented process. Hypnosis functions as a central clinical tool-creating conditions for deeper internal contact with emotional, bodily, and unconscious experience that can be difficult to reach through conversation alone. The aim is not only relief from symptoms, but the development of a more coherent and compassionate relationship with one's inner life: sensations, emotions, impulses, and desires.
This work is oriented toward lasting psychological change-and toward greater freedom in how one relates to oneself, one's body, and one's capacity for connection, authenticity, and vitality. It is best suited to those ready to move beyond symptom management toward something more fundamental.
7 Years Experience
Online in Birmingham, AL Alabama (Online Only)
Birmingham carries one of the most significant civil rights legacies of any American city — the site of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing and pivotal moments in the fight for racial justice — and this history creates a distinctive context in which racial identity, historical trauma, and community resilience are active themes in local therapy culture. The city is home to UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham), one of the country's premier academic medical centers, which anchors significant mental health research, training, and clinical infrastructure. Birmingham's African American community — which comprises a majority of the city's population — drives strong demand for culturally affirming therapists who understand racial trauma and intergenerational resilience. The broader Birmingham metro's mix of healthcare, finance, and manufacturing industries creates diverse occupational therapy demand across a metropolitan area larger than the city itself.
Somatic Therapy therapists in Birmingham, Alabama Statistics
Somatic Therapy therapists in Birmingham, Alabama average 15 years of experience and charge around $189 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (83%), Stress (74%), and Trauma and PTSD (70%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$189
Accept insurance
33%
Offer sliding scale
50%
Gender ID
| 76% |
Female |
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| 16% |
Male |
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| 6% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 2% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 59% |
In Person and Online |
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| 41% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 83% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 74% | Stress |
| 70% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 65% | Self Esteem |
| 59% | Depression |
| 57% | Loss or Grief |
| 57% | Women's Issues |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 65% | Young Adult |
| 50% | Senior |
| 28% | Teen |
| 13% | Children |
Client Focus
| 65% | Women |
| 54% | LGBTQ+ |
| 39% | Men |
| 30% | Military / Veterans |
| 28% | Black / African American |