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Top addiction and substance use disorder therapists and psychiatrists in Alabama

Struggling with substance use or addictive behaviors? Headway connects you with 260 licensed providers across Alabama who specialize in addiction recovery using evidence-based approaches like CBT, motivational interviewing, and harm reduction. Access virtual or in-person sessions with copays as low as $0 through insurance.

Janel Porter

Janel Porter

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


“I hand you the literal scripts and behavioral strategies you need to practice healthy boundaries safely and effectively in the real world.”
Substance use / addiction, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Family issues
Affirming, Challenging, Humorous
Accepts 6 insurance carriers
David Bailey

David Bailey

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


“My experience has been with adolescents and young and emerging adults in psychiatric care, child-welfare, eating disorder treatment, and the prison system.”
Substance use / addiction, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression
Challenging, Empowering, Solution-oriented
Accepts 10 insurance carriers
Jelicia Wright

Jelicia Wright

Therapist

Virtual & in-person • Huntsville, AL


“I integrate mindfulness and self-compassion practices with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to address negative thought patterns and behaviors.”
Substance use / addiction, Anxiety, Depression, Stress management, Trauma
Affirming, Holistic, Solution-oriented
Accepts 3 insurance carriers
Dr Jennifer Corfman

Dr Jennifer Corfman

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


“I believe therapy should feel like a safe, supportive partnership—one that helps you gain clarity, confidence, and new tools to navigate life's challenges.”
Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Eating disorders
Empowering, Energetic, Warm
Accepts 4 insurance carriers
Tiffany Carpenter

Tiffany Carpenter

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


“Feeling lost does not mean something is wrong with you; it often means something within you is asking to be heard.”
Substance use / addiction, Anger management, Anxiety, Depression, Family issues
Affirming, Open-minded, Solution-oriented
Accepts 8 insurance carriers
Senethia Walton

Senethia Walton

Therapist

Virtual & in-person • Birmingham, AL


“I believe that therapy is a collaborative process, and I work with each client to identify their unique needs, strengths, and goals.”
Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Affirming, Direct, Open-minded
Accepts 3 insurance carriers
Christy Cole

Christy Cole

Therapist

Virtual & in-person • Homewood, AL


“I believe one of the most important parts of therapy is having a therapist you feel comfortable talking to—someone who listens, understands, and creates a space where you can be yourself without fear of judgment.”
Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Affirming, Empowering, Solution-oriented
Accepts 5 insurance carriers
Shannon Fatjo

Shannon Fatjo

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


“I believe that each person is the expert of their own life, knowing what they need and having the capability to direct their own journey.”
Substance use / addiction, Anger management, Anxiety, Depression, End of life care
Direct, Open-minded, Solution-oriented
Accepts 4 insurance carriers
Angelia Holland-Dunning

Angelia Holland-Dunning

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


“I've spent over 20 years helping adults and teens find their footing again. As an Air Force veteran, I understand firsthand the weight that military life can carry.”
Substance use / addiction, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Chronic conditions
Affirming, Energetic, Solution-oriented
Accepts 4 insurance carriers
Glynnis Young

Glynnis Young

Therapist

Virtual • Montgomery, AL


“My approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in helping you move from survival mode into greater clarity, confidence, and emotional wellness.”
Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Affirming, Empowering, Solution-oriented
Accepts 7 insurance carriers
Dr. Rachel Robinson

Dr. Rachel Robinson

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


“My approach to therapy is collaborative. I'm here to give you space to share your story, but I'm also committed to doing so by providing a safe space for you to do so.”
Substance use / addiction, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, Family issues
Holistic, Humorous, Open-minded
Accepts 4 insurance carriers
Dr. Salman Kazim

Dr. Salman Kazim

Psychiatrist

Virtual • Alabama


“Psychiatry and mental health have been my passion and I have enjoyed every minute of it in my 26 years of practice.”
Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Chronic conditions
Affirming, Inquisitive, Open-minded
Accepts 5 insurance carriers

Offers free consultationsView profile and book
Dr. Shannon Lewis

Dr. Shannon Lewis

Psychiatric Mental Health NP

Virtual • Alabama


I’m a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with over 30 years of nursing experience, including ED psychiatric crisis care and extensive work with geriatric patients with dementia and their families. I provide behavioral health evaluation, crisis-focused intervention, emotional regulation support, and structured therapeutic exercises for children, teens, adults, and caregivers. My focus includes anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, insomnia, emotional eating, and behavioral patterns affecting weight and functioning.

I do not provide medication management, but I refer patients to prescribing providers and offer clinical recommendations to support continuity of care. My approach centers on assessment, stabilization, and practical behavioral strategies that patients continue at home to reinforce healing.

Thank you, Shannon Lewis, PMHNP-BC, DNP

Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Affirming, Empowering, Open-minded
Accepts 6 insurance carriers
Kristen DeVito

Kristen DeVito

Therapist

Virtual & in-person • Killen, AL


“She seeks to meet people where they are at and work collaboratively with clients to accomplish their treatment goals.”
Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Affirming, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 5 insurance carriers
Paula Mintzer

Paula Mintzer

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


“I believe counseling should feel like a safe place where you can be completely yourself—without judgment and without feeling like you have to have everything figured out before you walk through the door.”
Substance use / addiction, Anxiety, Depression, Family issues, Grief or loss
Direct, Solution-oriented, Warm
Accepts 4 insurance carriers
Dr. Paul Tierney

Dr. Paul Tierney

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


Hi! I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 14 years of experience helping people navigate some of life's most challenging moments. My background spans addiction recovery, the LGBTQ+ community, and the child welfare system, including working with foster and adoptive families. As both a member of the LGBTQ+ community and an adoptive and former foster parent myself, these aren't just areas of clinical expertise -- they're deeply personal to me. I bring both professional knowledge and lived experience to my work.

Substance use / addiction, Anger management, Anxiety, Depression, Family issues
Affirming, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 4 insurance carriers
December Guzzo

December Guzzo

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


“I believe in joining with my clients to resolve issues and gain true happiness in their lives by working collaboratively.”
Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Empowering, Solution-oriented, Warm
Accepts 5 insurance carriers
Gaby Anderson

Gaby Anderson

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


“I create a safe and compassionate space where clients can explore their experiences, build coping skills, and move toward meaningful change.”
Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Affirming, Empowering, Open-minded
Accepts 6 insurance carriers
Haley Harper

Haley Harper

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


If you’re feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, trauma, difficult emotions, or major life changes, you don’t have to navigate it alone. I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor with experience helping individuals facing mood disorders, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, personality disorders, and other life challenges. I earned my Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Montevallo and strive to create a space where clients feel heard, understood, and comfortable being themselves. My practice, Elpida Counseling, LLC, takes its name from the Greek word for “hope”—because I believe hope can exist even during the seasons when it feels hardest to find.

Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Holistic, Solution-oriented, Warm
Accepts 4 insurance carriers
Bryan Strycula

Bryan Strycula

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


“My therapeutic approach is client centered, collaborative, and eclectic consisting of a wide array of theoretical orientations and modalities to suit your needs.”
Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Empowering, Open-minded, Solution-oriented
Accepts 4 insurance carriers
Raevin Wade

Raevin Wade

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


“My goal is to create a warm, affirming space where you can be honest without judgment, better understand yourself, and feel empowered to make meaningful changes in your life.”
Substance use / addiction, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, Grief or loss
Challenging, Empowering, Warm
Accepts 4 insurance carriers

Offers free consultationsView profile and book
Kettia Duperval

Kettia Duperval

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


I speak Haitian Creole!

I am a licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, & depression. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage! I am here to support you in that process.

Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Affirming, Empowering, Energetic
Accepts 8 insurance carriers
Leviticus Lofton

Leviticus Lofton

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


My focus is to help individuals and families build resiliency to heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths. We achieve this by providing a neutral safe space, listening to your concerns, and customizing a treatment plan to connect you with simple strategies that would assist you with achieving your full potential.

Substance use / addiction, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Depression
Empowering, Open-minded, Solution-oriented
Accepts 3 insurance carriers
Kalhil Franklin

Kalhil Franklin

Therapist

Virtual & in-person • Huntsville, AL


“My life has been dedicated to serving as an advocate for the marginalized and underrepresented in society.”
Substance use / addiction, Anxiety, Depression, Eating disorders, PTSD
Empowering, Holistic, Solution-oriented
Accepts 8 insurance carriers
Claudia Arns Hall

Claudia Arns Hall

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


Maybe you have been holding it together at work while quietly coming apart at home. Maybe your teenager has changed in ways you do not understand and you are out of ideas. Maybe you have reached a season where the strategies that carried you this far have simply stopped working. I am Claudia Arns-Hall, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Alabama, and I treat each client as if they were my only client. I came to counseling as a second career. For more than twenty years I worked in human resources, training, and leadership development for organizations including State Street, Revlon, and Southern Company, and I served as a human resources director before making the change. Because I felt a calling in my life to assist others, I earned my M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Liberty University, and I also hold an M.S. from Lesley University and a B.S. in Business Administration. For the past four years I have worked at Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services, first as a therapist on the Acute Adult Unit and Patient Intensive Care Unit and now as Clinical Coordinator for the acute unit, where I also train and mentor newer therapists. That is emergency-room-paced behavioral health work, which means very little you bring me will be unfamiliar and none of it will shock me. I have served both adults and adolescents. If you want someone thorough, involved, and genuinely focused on your individual situation rather than on a protocol, that is what I offer.

Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Holistic, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 5 insurance carriers
Jennifer Meador

Jennifer Meador

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


“I have a casual style in working with clients. I dont have a cookie-cutter formula but rather a customized method to work best with your needs.”
Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Empowering, Humorous, Warm
Accepts 4 insurance carriers
Maegan McRoberts

Maegan McRoberts

Therapist

Virtual & in-person • Birmingham, AL


“We map out the exact behavioral and thought loops keeping you exhausted, give you concrete tools to break them, and track your progress so you actually get measurable relief.”
Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Family issues
Direct, Empowering, Inquisitive
Accepts 3 insurance carriers

Offers free consultationsView profile and book
Jonathan Wetzel

Jonathan Wetzel

Therapist

Virtual • Rainbow City, AL


“I've also been diagnosed with ADHD and OCD myself, which shapes how I approach clients navigating similar struggles.”
Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Chronic conditions, Depression
Empowering, Holistic, Humorous
Accepts 5 insurance carriers
Michelle Holley

Michelle Holley

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


“I am client-centered and utilize evidence-based practices, backed by years of research and success, to help my clients reach their goals!”
Substance use / addiction, Anger management, Anxiety, Depression, Family issues
Affirming, Solution-oriented, Warm
Accepts 4 insurance carriers

Offers free consultationsView profile and book
Emma Mwangi

Emma Mwangi

Psychiatric Mental Health NP

Virtual • Alabama


As a Dual Board Certified Psychiatric and Family Health Nurse Practitioner, I focus on bridging the gap between the body and the mind.

Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Chronic conditions
Inquisitive, Participatory, Warm
Accepts 6 insurance carriers
April Stevens

April Stevens

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


Hi Y'all! I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. I have been practicing for over 21 years. I am specially trained in co-occurring disorders of substance and mental health diagnoses. I love all people and want to help as many people as possible, to heal and move forward towards a healthier happier life. I hope to work with you soon!

Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Empowering, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 3 insurance carriers
Jenni Akins

Jenni Akins

Therapist

Virtual & in-person • Elkmont, AL


“I'm not afraid to challenge you when it's needed, and I'll be right there alongside you through the process, offering empathy, humor, and encouragement along the way.”
Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Empowering, Holistic, Solution-oriented
Accepts 9 insurance carriers
Dr. LaTeisha Elliott

Dr. LaTeisha Elliott

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


“I assist clients with identifying tools to navigate life's challenges within a safe, accepting, affirming, and non-judgmental environment.”
Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Chronic conditions, Depression
Inquisitive, Open-minded, Solution-oriented
Accepts 4 insurance carriers
Thomes Buchanan

Thomes Buchanan

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


Clients should know that I bring both professional expertise and genuine compassion to every session. I specialize in working with neurodiverse individuals, people managing anxiety or depression, and those navigating major life transitions. My approach is client-centered and collaborative, meaning I value your voice in the process and tailor our work together to your unique goals.

I believe in creating a safe, supportive space where you can be fully yourself without judgment. My role is to listen, guide, and equip you with tools that promote resilience, self-awareness, and growth. I also understand the importance of balancing mental health with real-life challenges like school, work, and relationships, and I integrate practical strategies to help you thrive in each area.

Most importantly, I want clients to know that they are not alone. Together, we will work at a pace that feels right for you, focusing on both healing and building the confidence to move forward.

Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Chronic conditions
Empowering, Open-minded, Solution-oriented
Accepts 13 insurance carriers

Offers free consultationsView profile and book
Jennifer Nelson

Jennifer Nelson

Therapist

Virtual • Trussville, AL


“I consider myself as a client-centered therapist, who believes in the health and wellness of the whole person and honoring autonomy.”
Substance use / addiction, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Depression
Empowering, Holistic, Participatory
Accepts 6 insurance carriers
David Greene

David Greene

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


“Having trained in several modalities including CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Internal Family Systems and Specializing in Substance Use Disorder, I utilize an integrative and client-centered approach to best service the needs of each individual...”
Substance use / addiction, Anxiety, Depression, Grief or loss, PTSD
Energetic, Solution-oriented, Warm
Accepts 3 insurance carriers
Terrance Battles

Terrance Battles

Therapist

Virtual & in-person • Mobile, AL


“I have a direct style and encourage free-flowing conversations to help clients explore their thoughts and emotions...”
Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Challenging, Holistic, Open-minded
Accepts 12 insurance carriers
Chelsea Singleton

Chelsea Singleton

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


“I aim to help clients understand what lies beneath their distress, develop practical tools, and create healthier patterns of coping, communicating, and connecting.”
Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Creative, Empowering, Holistic
Accepts 11 insurance carriers
Amanda Griffith

Amanda Griffith

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


“I deeply believe in the power of personal growth and transformation, understanding that we often grow through what we go through.”
Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Affirming, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 7 insurance carriers
Marjorie Ann Robinson

Marjorie Ann Robinson

Therapist

Virtual • Alabama


I believe healing is a personal journey, and no two paths look the same. My role is to walk alongside you with compassion, support, and practical guidance as you navigate life's challenges, reconnect with yourself, and create lasting, meaningful change. I work with adults through various seasons of change including midlife, pressures of the sandwich generation, dealing with trauma, and relationship/communication challenges, anxiety and depression. I believe these seasons, while often difficult, can also become opportunities for healing, growth, and discovering a renewed sense of purpose.

Substance use / addiction, Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Stress management
Empowering, Holistic, Open-minded
Accepts 7 insurance carriers

About our therapists who can help with addiction and substance use in Alabama

Number of therapists serving Alabama
There are over 260 therapists in Alabama accepting new patients.
260+
Average years in practice
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10 years
Top specialties offered
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  • 100%Substance use / addiction
  • 100%Anxiety
  • 97%Depression
  • 92%Stress management
  • 85%Trauma
Insurances accepted
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  • 98%Aetna
  • 96%Cigna
  • 91%Carelon Behavioral Health
  • 67%Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
  • 48%Curative
Languages spoken
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  • 100%English
  • 2%Spanish
  • 1%Haitian Creole
How they see their clients
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  • 83%Online only
  • 17%In-person or online
Provider gender
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  • 74%Woman
  • 26%Man
License types
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  • 51%Licensed Professional Counselor
  • 42%Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
  • 4%Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist
  • 2%Licensed Psychologist
  • 1%Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Treatment approaches
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  • 100%Individual therapy
  • 42%Family therapy
  • 36%Couples therapy
  • 17%Child or adolescent therapy

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