Therapy for children, teens, adults, couples, and families in the Birmingham & Chelsea area.

Harbor Counseling Services provides relational, individualized mental health care for people navigating trauma, anxiety, relationships, parenting, grief, major life transitions, and everything that can make being human complicated.

Real People. Real Life. Real Support.

Now accepting new clients • BCBS accepted • Telehealth and nontraditional appointment times available with select clinicians

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A shelf with a potted plant and a wooden sign that says 'WRITE YOUR OWN STORY,' with a framed painting of a woman on the wall behind.

There is a reason we chose the name Harbor.

Ships need a secure place to come in from difficult waters, to rest, repair, find their bearings, and prepare to go back out again.

We believe therapy should work much the same way.

Harbor is a place where you can come as you are, understand what is happening beneath the surface, build greater connection and resilience, and develop what you need to continue navigating your own life.

We aren't here to keep you in the harbor. We're here to help you feel ready for the water again.

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What Makes Harbor Different?

We believe good therapy requires more than knowing the right technique.

It requires relationship, curiosity, clinical skill, honesty, and respect for the person sitting across from us.

At Harbor:

We look underneath behavior.
Instead of only asking how to stop a symptom or behavior, we're interested in understanding what may be driving it.

We treat people like people.
You don't have to speak in therapy language, tell your story perfectly, or know exactly what you need before you get here.

We value the therapeutic relationship.
Trust isn't something we expect from you simply because we're therapists. It is something we build with you.

We believe therapy should create capacity, not dependence.
The work we do together should ultimately help you feel more capable of navigating your life outside our offices.

We aren't all the same.
Our clinicians have different personalities and specialties, and we believe that's a strength. The right therapeutic fit matters.

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A secure place to come in.

A place strong enough to help you leave.

Harbor Counseling Services
1063 Narrows Way, Suite D
Birmingham, Alabama 35242

Call or Text: (205) 919-6537

info@harborcounselingllc.com