You know you want to work at a place you enjoy being at. A safe place where you can provide clients with the support and guidance they need to overcome their problems. Learn more about Sparrow Counseling to see if you’re a good fit and start working in an enjoyable workplace where you can make a difference in your clients’ lives.

The Birmingham, Alabama area is a vibrant place to live. The population is diverse, the city and surrounding areas are ever-growing, and you feel it is a great place to establish your career as a marriage and family therapist. You came into this profession because you are passionate about listening to people’s stories and walking with them through their life’s transitions and pain. As a marriage and family therapist, you also understand how important one’s family of origin is and how your clients grew up matters.  You have first-hand experience with your own pain and know the service provided by marriage and family therapists is valuable because you have gone to therapy yourself. It had a profound impact on your life and you know it helps others as well! You are a committed licensed marriage and family therapist who loves working with families and people in transitions, you have a strong sense of ethics, and are now looking for a full time, long term position. We have the place for you!

As our children grow and become teenagers, it can be difficult for parents to accept the changes, especially during the holiday season. We hold on to the traditions we had through their early years and can find it challenging to figure out how to move forward and share similar experiences with our teens. While some of those traditions do not translate into “fun” for teenagers there are plenty of traditions that do! We want to help you engage your teenagers in holiday traditions that can be fun and make for some quality family time.

The holiday season can be such a magical time of year in Birmingham, Alabama. There are trips to the Birmingham Zoo to see the Christmas lights or going to the Alabama Theatre to watch the Nutcracker Ballet. There are plenty of opportunities to see Santa Claus, look at neighborhood Christmas lights, or visit a parade in the areas of Homewood, Vestavia Hills, and Mountain Brook. There are also the traditions at home of putting up the tree and decorations, making gingerbread houses, baking cookies, watching movies, and drinking hot chocolate.

As a parent, you want to do all that you can for your teen, but lately, you have been struggling to provide the help they need. You’re thinking:

When did everything get so complicated? I used to know all the right things to do and say to help (well maybe not all the right things… but my track record was a lot better then than it is now!) Anything I try only seems to make things worse. I just want to help but I don’t know how…

Maybe you’ve heard about teen counseling and have considered it but are still skeptical. If so, that’s okay. In this blog, I am going to walk you through common myths about teen counseling and hopefully provide helpful insight for you as you continue to consider the next best step for your teen, yourself, and your family as a whole.

At Sparrow Counseling in Birmingham, AL, we understand that sometimes parents feel like they aren’t connecting with their teen anymore. We also understand that teens sometimes feel like they are not being heard or understood by their parents. We want to give your teen a safe place to connect, dump their anxiety and anger and give them safe, practical ways to feel their emotions. We want to help your family reconnect and provide a safe place for your teen and family to communicate with each other.

Deciding if therapy is the best path for your teenager can be difficult. Once the decision is made it can be even more difficult to find a teen therapist in Birmingham, Alabama. After searching the internet, asking friends and family for recommendations, or getting referrals from your own therapist, you have finally found someone you think your teen may feel comfortable with. Now you are left with a lot of questions, one of which might be, what are the “right” questions to ask? Here are some common questions our teen therapists often get asked.

Being welcomed, heard, and valued are just some of the many things you and your teen can expect when working with our clinicians at Sparrow Counseling, but this is where we start. So, are you ready to start? Teen, are you tired of feeling stuck? Are you ready to start pursuing the change that you have been longing for but not yet attained? Are you willing to invest in yourself through this journey? Parents, are you willing to invest in this journey with your teen? Investing your time, energy, resources, and support to their health and attainment of their goals?