Suicidal Ideation Therapists in Helena, AL
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Jay Pesek
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC-S, NCC
Verified Verified
19 Endorsed
Helena, AL 35080
My graduate training dealt with adolescent male patients with behavioral problems, emotional intelligence deficiencies, sexual abuse history and suicidal gestures and ideations.
We treat children, adolescents and adults with behavioral issues, mood disorders, developmental and personality disorders. I work with parents to develop behavioral plans for their homes and families to supplement the therapy done with their children/adolescents in my office.
My graduate training dealt with adolescent male patients with behavioral problems, emotional intelligence deficiencies, sexual abuse history and suicidal gestures and ideations.
We treat children, adolescents and adults with behavioral issues, mood disorders, developmental and personality disorders. I work with parents to develop behavioral plans for their homes and families to supplement the therapy done with their children/adolescents in my office.
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Melissa Snyder
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Helena, AL 35080
Waitlist for new clients
Please call Pesek Counseling at 205-624-3076 to verify my availability to take new clients at the time of your call. I am passionate about supporting the growth or rediscovery of hope in my clients. I counsel adolescents and adults with concerns including depression, anxieties, mood instability, behavioral problems, difficult transitions, relationship dynamics, and issues related to stress and trauma.
Please call Pesek Counseling at 205-624-3076 to verify my availability to take new clients at the time of your call. I am passionate about supporting the growth or rediscovery of hope in my clients. I counsel adolescents and adults with concerns including depression, anxieties, mood instability, behavioral problems, difficult transitions, relationship dynamics, and issues related to stress and trauma.
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Emily Franklin
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Helena, AL 35080
I believe that counseling enables people to be the best version of themselves. My goal is to empower you to make positive choices in your life. I also believe that one of the most important aspects of counseling is the therapeutic relationship between client and counselor. I feel this relationship should provide you with the confidence to navigate life's many challenges.
I believe that counseling enables people to be the best version of themselves. My goal is to empower you to make positive choices in your life. I also believe that one of the most important aspects of counseling is the therapeutic relationship between client and counselor. I feel this relationship should provide you with the confidence to navigate life's many challenges.
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As a Clinician & Psychotherapist, I am invested in helping you achieve your goals and dreams. Whether it be developing critical coping skills to fight depression and anxiety, helping you resolve issues from the past, or navigating relationship issues, I am committed to your success and health. In this world of criticism, negativity and self-doubt, I want to help you overcome the challenges and struggles you face and empower you to flourish and thrive. We can work together to help break down the barriers in your life and enable you to reach your full potential.
As a Clinician & Psychotherapist, I am invested in helping you achieve your goals and dreams. Whether it be developing critical coping skills to fight depression and anxiety, helping you resolve issues from the past, or navigating relationship issues, I am committed to your success and health. In this world of criticism, negativity and self-doubt, I want to help you overcome the challenges and struggles you face and empower you to flourish and thrive. We can work together to help break down the barriers in your life and enable you to reach your full potential.
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Savannah Joy Donahoe
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, MEd
Verified Verified
Helena, AL 35080 (Online Only)
Seeking counseling can be very challenging. My goal is to create a safe space for all individuals and assist them with their journey into self-exploration and self-discovery. I value the importance of diversity, self-identity, and multicultural competency. I have background working with various populations, including but not limited to those struggling with trauma, depression, anxiety, PTSD, self-esteem, gender identity concerns and grief. I have experience providing LGTQ and gender affirming care, including HRT Letters of support.
Seeking counseling can be very challenging. My goal is to create a safe space for all individuals and assist them with their journey into self-exploration and self-discovery. I value the importance of diversity, self-identity, and multicultural competency. I have background working with various populations, including but not limited to those struggling with trauma, depression, anxiety, PTSD, self-esteem, gender identity concerns and grief. I have experience providing LGTQ and gender affirming care, including HRT Letters of support.
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Marlene Kay Carver
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Helena, AL 35080 (Online Only)
Sometimes life’s problems and dilemmas need to be addressed in counseling or they could possibly interfere with the opportunity for you to experience a happier, purposeful, balanced, and fulfilling life. I invite you to join me in a therapeutic relationship that facilitates understanding your thoughts and feelings. By utilizing this developing knowledge, together we can explore and resolve the conflicts in your life rather than feeling stuck. With genuine warmth, compassion, and understanding we can look at skills and tools that will help you feel less anxious or depressed.
Sometimes life’s problems and dilemmas need to be addressed in counseling or they could possibly interfere with the opportunity for you to experience a happier, purposeful, balanced, and fulfilling life. I invite you to join me in a therapeutic relationship that facilitates understanding your thoughts and feelings. By utilizing this developing knowledge, together we can explore and resolve the conflicts in your life rather than feeling stuck. With genuine warmth, compassion, and understanding we can look at skills and tools that will help you feel less anxious or depressed.
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Holding space for clients at $30/hr at Restoring Hope Counseling Center in Hoover, AL. I believe that everyone is deserving of an empathetic witness to oneself and one's life. Everyone deserves to be seen, to be considered, to be heard, and for space to be held for them no matter the story they emerge from or the moments yet to come. I offer a person-centered approach, walking this journey to healing -not in front of you but beside you.
Holding space for clients at $30/hr at Restoring Hope Counseling Center in Hoover, AL. I believe that everyone is deserving of an empathetic witness to oneself and one's life. Everyone deserves to be seen, to be considered, to be heard, and for space to be held for them no matter the story they emerge from or the moments yet to come. I offer a person-centered approach, walking this journey to healing -not in front of you but beside you.
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Katie Bearden
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Helena, AL 35080
Do you find yourself concerned about your mental well-being due to depression, anxiety, a mood disorder, self-harm, or poor performance at school or work? Are you struggling with how to manage your emotions or mental health? My goal is to help guide my clients as a supportive team-member in their therapeutic journey and help assist families with making their relationships stronger. I like to cater my therapeutic approach for my clients based on their narrative and develop coping skills to help manage their challenges based on their specific needs.
Do you find yourself concerned about your mental well-being due to depression, anxiety, a mood disorder, self-harm, or poor performance at school or work? Are you struggling with how to manage your emotions or mental health? My goal is to help guide my clients as a supportive team-member in their therapeutic journey and help assist families with making their relationships stronger. I like to cater my therapeutic approach for my clients based on their narrative and develop coping skills to help manage their challenges based on their specific needs.
![Photo of Anita C Barnes, MEd, LPC, NCC, Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/e018a483-fbfd-440f-9529-8a4e9a34c752/1/320x400.jpeg)
I am a Christian Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Alabama who provides in office and virtual counseling. I am an independent nationally certified counselor who has experience working with teens and adults. I am experienced in rehabilitation, coping with anxiety and depression, grief, adverse childhood events, crisis intervention and trauma in both adolescents and adults. I employ an eclectic mix of modalities to meet each client's unique needs. I believe everyone should have a safe and healing place to work through life's difficulties and feel supported.
I am a Christian Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Alabama who provides in office and virtual counseling. I am an independent nationally certified counselor who has experience working with teens and adults. I am experienced in rehabilitation, coping with anxiety and depression, grief, adverse childhood events, crisis intervention and trauma in both adolescents and adults. I employ an eclectic mix of modalities to meet each client's unique needs. I believe everyone should have a safe and healing place to work through life's difficulties and feel supported.
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Are you a perfectionist who continues to be disappointed because you never seem to measure up to everyone else? Or maybe it seems you give more in relationships than you receive. You could be a teen trying to meet the demands of school, friends and family that leave you feeling anxious and discouraged. Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed and stressed? Let's work together to get to the root of the issue and develop a plan that incorporates self love to get your life back. Soon you will find balance and inner peace. It’s possible to feel confident, empowered, and hopeful again.
Are you a perfectionist who continues to be disappointed because you never seem to measure up to everyone else? Or maybe it seems you give more in relationships than you receive. You could be a teen trying to meet the demands of school, friends and family that leave you feeling anxious and discouraged. Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed and stressed? Let's work together to get to the root of the issue and develop a plan that incorporates self love to get your life back. Soon you will find balance and inner peace. It’s possible to feel confident, empowered, and hopeful again.
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Welcome! I’m glad you made the decision to seek counseling and I look forward to helping you reach your therapeutic goals. Counseling is more than just venting. It’s a process that requires commitment, transparency, and honesty- for the client and the therapist. Counseling can lead to increased self-awareness, a better understanding of behaviors, and peace regarding your past. It can help you discover your purpose, improve relationships, develop effective coping skills, and find hope in stressful situations. Counseling can be challenging and consists of taking an in-depth look at yourself. However, it is worth it!
Welcome! I’m glad you made the decision to seek counseling and I look forward to helping you reach your therapeutic goals. Counseling is more than just venting. It’s a process that requires commitment, transparency, and honesty- for the client and the therapist. Counseling can lead to increased self-awareness, a better understanding of behaviors, and peace regarding your past. It can help you discover your purpose, improve relationships, develop effective coping skills, and find hope in stressful situations. Counseling can be challenging and consists of taking an in-depth look at yourself. However, it is worth it!
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My own mental health journey has led me on a path to help others in a deeply understanding way that only comes from lived experience. My areas of special interest are new parents, women's mental health, religious trauma, and LGBTQ+ affirming care.
My own mental health journey has led me on a path to help others in a deeply understanding way that only comes from lived experience. My areas of special interest are new parents, women's mental health, religious trauma, and LGBTQ+ affirming care.
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I am equipped to work with individuals who may have personality disorders, suicidal ideation, depression, and/or self-harm. However, I operate from the perspective that the client is the expert. It is my job to empower their autonomy, meaning, and hope already within them. As you color the room, I hope to make the space safe enough to make observations about your values, not mine. What is important to you? What does therapy look like to you? Let us accomplish the goals you already have set out, and discover new ones together.
I am equipped to work with individuals who may have personality disorders, suicidal ideation, depression, and/or self-harm. However, I operate from the perspective that the client is the expert. It is my job to empower their autonomy, meaning, and hope already within them. As you color the room, I hope to make the space safe enough to make observations about your values, not mine. What is important to you? What does therapy look like to you? Let us accomplish the goals you already have set out, and discover new ones together.
![Photo of Tobea Cook Lpc, LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/506b1f8e-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/3/320x400.jpeg)
Are you having trouble coping with your everyday lifestyle? Have you struggled with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, grief, trauma, suicidal thoughts, or need help navigating through other emotional issues? Please allow me the opportunity to walk alongside you while working through these issues.
I truly believe everyone should have access to counseling no matter where you are. However, coming from a rural town in Alabama with limited resources, I have realized that many people suffer in silence due to fear of the stigma associated with traditional counseling or simply because there are not any counselors available within driving distance. For these reasons I am very passionate about offering flexible treatment options which include traditional sessions and virtual sessions. I counsel individuals, families, couples and groups.
Are you having trouble coping with your everyday lifestyle? Have you struggled with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, grief, trauma, suicidal thoughts, or need help navigating through other emotional issues? Please allow me the opportunity to walk alongside you while working through these issues.
I truly believe everyone should have access to counseling no matter where you are. However, coming from a rural town in Alabama with limited resources, I have realized that many people suffer in silence due to fear of the stigma associated with traditional counseling or simply because there are not any counselors available within driving distance. For these reasons I am very passionate about offering flexible treatment options which include traditional sessions and virtual sessions. I counsel individuals, families, couples and groups.
![Photo of Angie Martin, MEd, LPC, NCC, RPT, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/c9d64086-b96b-4123-a750-7345f2f632c6/1/320x400.jpeg)
Trauma comes in many ways and brings with it many difficult symptoms. Fear, worry, sadness, and a feeling that you can't cope are just a few. Others don't always understand you or know how to help. This is especially true for parents who want to help their children navigate traumatic experiences but feel helpless to know where to start. There is nothing more frightening than having a child or teen who is struggling with anxiety, depression, and/or suicidal thoughts. Teenagers often feel unheard and parents can feel helpless.
Trauma comes in many ways and brings with it many difficult symptoms. Fear, worry, sadness, and a feeling that you can't cope are just a few. Others don't always understand you or know how to help. This is especially true for parents who want to help their children navigate traumatic experiences but feel helpless to know where to start. There is nothing more frightening than having a child or teen who is struggling with anxiety, depression, and/or suicidal thoughts. Teenagers often feel unheard and parents can feel helpless.
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Anxiety, depression, grief... we all experience these emotions at some point. But what if they become overwhelming? What if anxiety turns into paralyzing fear, panic attacks, racing thoughts, inability to sleep, do your job, or have a social life? Depression can lead to low motivation, lack of purpose, excessive sleep, or even suicidal thoughts. Grief can rob you of joy, pleasure, and zest for life. These issues and others (stress, job loss, divorce/relationship issues, health issues, etc.) may make life seem unbearable or unmanageable. But it doesn’t have to be. I believe there is hope and a path to healing for you.
Anxiety, depression, grief... we all experience these emotions at some point. But what if they become overwhelming? What if anxiety turns into paralyzing fear, panic attacks, racing thoughts, inability to sleep, do your job, or have a social life? Depression can lead to low motivation, lack of purpose, excessive sleep, or even suicidal thoughts. Grief can rob you of joy, pleasure, and zest for life. These issues and others (stress, job loss, divorce/relationship issues, health issues, etc.) may make life seem unbearable or unmanageable. But it doesn’t have to be. I believe there is hope and a path to healing for you.
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Erica Wilbanks
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Birmingham, AL 35244
Whether it is trauma, suicide ideation, anxiety, depression, or just life struggles, I would be honored to walk with you through it.
Are you ready for change? Austrian psychiatrist and psychotherapist, Viktor Frankl stated “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves”. I have built most of my work around studying trauma and the effects it has on a human. Trauma defined is an event or circumstance that is beyond a person's ability to cope properly. Many symptoms like anxiety, depression, dissociation, fatigue, and guilt follow trauma. Trauma is scary and I do not believe we were meant to do life alone. I offer to serve as someone who can collaboratively walk through the trauma with you.
Whether it is trauma, suicide ideation, anxiety, depression, or just life struggles, I would be honored to walk with you through it.
Are you ready for change? Austrian psychiatrist and psychotherapist, Viktor Frankl stated “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves”. I have built most of my work around studying trauma and the effects it has on a human. Trauma defined is an event or circumstance that is beyond a person's ability to cope properly. Many symptoms like anxiety, depression, dissociation, fatigue, and guilt follow trauma. Trauma is scary and I do not believe we were meant to do life alone. I offer to serve as someone who can collaboratively walk through the trauma with you.
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If you are struggling to manage anxiety, mood, or substance use disorder, grief, major life changes, or find yourself disoriented due to unresolved trauma, I invite you to reach out. I am passionate about working with people who have lived through trauma and might struggle with self-worth or anxiety/depression as a result. I have worked with clients who struggled with severe mental illness, substance use, and suicidal ideations. All of my clients shared one thing in common, they were tired of being in emotional pain. If you want to find peace let's work together to build a plan of action. Your mental health matters, and so do you.
If you are struggling to manage anxiety, mood, or substance use disorder, grief, major life changes, or find yourself disoriented due to unresolved trauma, I invite you to reach out. I am passionate about working with people who have lived through trauma and might struggle with self-worth or anxiety/depression as a result. I have worked with clients who struggled with severe mental illness, substance use, and suicidal ideations. All of my clients shared one thing in common, they were tired of being in emotional pain. If you want to find peace let's work together to build a plan of action. Your mental health matters, and so do you.
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experiences of child abuse, interpersonal violence, and sexual violence) as well as concerns with depression, suicidal ideation, and self-harm.
Hi! I am Kayle Lucas. I believe that counseling is a sacred space and opportunity for you to be heard and respected. I am grounded in the belief that people can be motivated towards achieving positive psychological functioning, and this is essential to every therapeutic relationship and provides the basis for change to occur. I believe you are an expert of your experience, your wants, and your needs. I do not believe there is one single approach or theory that works for everyone in every situation. I have a diverse understanding of theories and I incorporate a variety of therapeutic principles to create the best treatment for you.
experiences of child abuse, interpersonal violence, and sexual violence) as well as concerns with depression, suicidal ideation, and self-harm.
Hi! I am Kayle Lucas. I believe that counseling is a sacred space and opportunity for you to be heard and respected. I am grounded in the belief that people can be motivated towards achieving positive psychological functioning, and this is essential to every therapeutic relationship and provides the basis for change to occur. I believe you are an expert of your experience, your wants, and your needs. I do not believe there is one single approach or theory that works for everyone in every situation. I have a diverse understanding of theories and I incorporate a variety of therapeutic principles to create the best treatment for you.
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I teach suicide prevention in the local high schools as well.
I work with children, adolescence and adults in individual or family counseling. My desire is to give each client a safe place to call his / her own. A space free of judgment that fosters growth and empowerment. My goal is equip each client with the tools needed to navigate life’s journey leading to freedom and wholeness.
I teach suicide prevention in the local high schools as well.
I work with children, adolescence and adults in individual or family counseling. My desire is to give each client a safe place to call his / her own. A space free of judgment that fosters growth and empowerment. My goal is equip each client with the tools needed to navigate life’s journey leading to freedom and wholeness.
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Suicidal Ideation Therapists
How does therapy for suicidal ideation work?
Stress, depression, anxiety, or upsetting circumstances can give rise to suicidal thinking. Therapy can address the events at the core of an individual’s suffering. Understanding why a person may be suicidal can help the therapist and the patient discover alternative methods of coping. A person with suicidal ideation may be mired in catastrophic thinking, and treatment like cognitive behavioral therapy is a good choice for breaking such patterns. In addition, treatment such as acceptance and commitment therapy can help a person manage their distress through better emotion regulation.
Which therapies are best for suicidal ideation?
Specific approaches used by professionals include cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavior, psychodynamic, acceptance and commitment therapies, among others. Cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior therapies are two widely used therapies that can help individuals with painful thoughts and past traumas. These therapies help an individual tolerate distress, regulate emotions, and not act on dangerous urges.
Are there specific medications to be combined with therapy?
The use of medication for suicidal thoughts must be aligned with the underlying cause; conditions such as depression, anxiety, and psychosis may be at the root of suicidal ideation. A psychiatrist may prescribe medications for symptoms, which may include antipsychotics such as aripiprazole or antidepressants such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
How often and how long are therapy sessions for suicidal ideation?
As with any type of therapy, sessions depend on the individual. Patients may see improvement within 15 to 20 sessions, at an average of 50 minutes per session, while others may opt for 20 to 30 sessions over, perhaps, a six-month period. Still other patients, especially those with co-occurring conditions like major depression and anxiety, may need to continue sessions for up to 12 to 18 months. In some cases, residential treatment may be recommended for an individual who is judged to be at high risk of self-harm.