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Community Counseling Services & Resources
*These resources are available in our area and are in no way endorsed by Tuscaloosa County School System. Please call your insurance company or place of employment for more resources. Many have employee assistance programs or places they contract with to provide mental health services.
Children’s of Alabama: Psychiatric Intake Response Center (PIRC)
- The Psychiatric Intake Response Center (PIRC), located in the Emergency Department at Children’s of Alabama, is a confidential psychiatric response center designed to assist patients, their loved ones and/or caregivers, and community providers in finding the appropriate level of mental health care.
- Any adult with a mental health question or concern regarding a child or adolescent is encouraged to contact the PIRC at 205-638-PIRC (7472)
- PIRC is open seven days a week, year-round from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- https://www.childrensal.org/pirc
Children’s of Alabama Behavioral Health
Partial Hospitalization Program: A more intensive therapy program that does not include in-patient, overnight stays.
1523 4th Avenue S
205-638-5060
Fax: 205-638-5061
Partialhospitalization@childrensal.org
Teresa Taylor, LPC
205-236-2240
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/teresa-taylor-tuscaloosa-al/304294
University of Alabama Psychology Clinic http://psychologyclinic.ua.edu
*Also available: Child & Adolescent Anxiety Clinic and the Disruptive Behavior Clinic
*Services offered: psychological evaluations, individual therapy & treatment, therapeutic groups, parent training & education (Services NOT provided: crisis intervention, suicidal treatment, court ordered evaluations, alcohol/drug abuse, psychiatric/medication treatment)
Phone Intake Interview: 205-348-5000
Hours: Monday & Tuesday 8:30-5; Wednesday & Thursday 8:30-7
Affordable Counseling Services $5-$30 (max) based on household income
Alabama Therapy Center http://alabamatherapy.org
205-614-0415
Medicaid provider, offers evening and weekend appointments
Therapy Services
Charice Corbin, MFTA 978-435-4045
Gabrielle Williams, MFTA 205-286-2022
Individual, couple, and family services
River Oaks Health https://www.riveroakshealth.org/Psychiatry, Assessments, and Counseling Services
205-650-0576
Terasa Davis, Psy.D, PC. https://www.terasaldavispsyd.com/index.html
Psychological and psychoeducational evaluations
Counseling/Psychotherapy
205-391-9777
West Alabama Hospice https://hospiceofwestal.com
Free grief counseling for all ages
205-523-0101
Open Path Collective https://openpathcollective.org/
Affordable online counseling
University Medical Center https://umc.ua.edu/clinics/#psychiatry
205-348-1265
The Betty Shirley Clinic provides patient-centered care to patients with mental health needs. This includes psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers. Monday – Friday 8:30 - 4:45pm
Family Counseling Service http://www.counselingservice.org/
205-752-2504
8 Possible free sessions after a referral from the school counselor and approval from the Family Counseling Service. This is dependent of a recent trauma.
The University of Alabama Autism Spectrum Disorders Clinic https://autism-clinic.ua.edu/
(205)348-3130
The Bridge, Inc. http://bridgeinc.org
205-344-6483
Outpatient addiction treatment
Ackerson & Associates https://ackersonandassociates.com/
ADHD Clinic, Pediatric Neuropsychology Clinic, Pediatric & Child Psychology Clinic, Forensic Psychology Clinic, Concussion Clinic, etc.
Birmingham, AL
205-823-2373
Indian Rivers Mental Health http://www.irmhc.org/
205-391-3131
Psychiatrists and therapists available as well as in-home therapy programs. Indian Rivers accepts various insurances including Medicaid, Medicare, ALL Kids, some BCBS and other commercial insurances. They also offer a sliding fee scale based on income for those who do not have insurance. Individuals as young as 5 years old can be assessed for services.