COUNSELORS IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
Michael Bozeman
THERAPIST & Director of church engagement | MA, MACE, LPC
BIRMINGHAM & Oxford
Michael Bozeman came to Pathways after serving for over a decade in the local church as a licensed and ordained pastor, ministering to students. His love for the Lord and people are the driving force behind his desire to be a counselor.
Meg Edney
THERAPIST | LMSW UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF MALLORY LAMM LICSW-S, SUPERVISING COUNSELOR
BIRMINGHAM
Meg Edney believes that everyone has a story, and that story informs everything that we experience and do. She comes alongside the client creating a warm and compassionate environment to heal. She helps her clients to process their story utilizing an integrative approach. Her hope for her client is that after working with her, they would be able to see themselves and their stories through a healed gospel lens.
Laura Garrett
THERAPIST | MA, ASSOCIATE LICENSED COUNSELOR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF ROSS HICKMAN, MBA, LPC-S, SUPERVISING COUNSELOR
Oxford
Laura Garrett enjoys working with clients of all ages, as well as couples and families. She utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) but also incorporates Strengths-Based, Narrative, and Family Systems therapies, as needed for each client in their unique circumstances. She believes therapy should be a place of understanding, healing, and unconditional acceptance and seeks to provide this environment for each client.
Jami Mak
THERAPIST | LICSW
BIRMINGHAM & TUSCALOOSA
Jami believes in starting where the client is. She strives to create a safe place where healing and growth can occur. She believes everyone is worthy of compassion and finds that when people feel delighted in and or cared for, walls built up from pain and challenges tend to come down. She firmly believes that humor and laughter are signs of healing, and it brings her joy to see clients start to open up that part of themselves.
Rhett McKenzie
THERAPIST | MAMFC, LPC-S, NCC | Certified IASIS Micro Current Neurofeedback Provider/Program Manager
BIRMINGHAM & CLANTON
Rhett McKenzie uses an integrative approach to counseling, pulling from different schools of counseling, along with Biblical Truth, in order to tailor his approach to meet the individual needs of his clients. His two main approaches are brief solution-focused counseling in order to teach clients problem-solving skills to equip them to produce their own solutions in dealing with their daily issues, as well as a cognitive-behavioral approach. He has experience working with children, teens, and adults.
Chelsey Melancon
FAMILY THERAPIST | MSW, LICSW, PIP
BIRMINGHAM
Chelsey Melancon seeks to provide an integrative approach to therapy built on a foundation of gospel truth and grace. She desires to provide a safe space where clients are free to process, explore, and heal. She believes everyone is worthy of respect, love, and security. She has a background in trauma-informed social work in both hospital and outpatient mental health and experience treating anxiety, depression, trauma and loss, critical illness, and relational issues.
Mollie Park
THERAPIST | LICSW
BIRMINGHAM & JASPER
Mollie Park works with children, adults, couples, and families as they navigate and process some of the most challenging experiences of their lives. Mollie strives to create a supportive and calming environment while being a safe and secure base for clients to process their most vulnerable memories. She believes that there is much healing that comes when we live in community with others and share our stories, just as Jesus demonstrated while on Earth. Mollie counsels from a trauma informed approach and works with clients who are navigating a variety of issues such as anxiety, depression, grief and loss, traumatic events, and foster and adoption-related issues.
Billy Thornton
THERAPIST | THERAPIST | MDIV, DMIN, MA, NCC, LPC (CSAT Candidate)
BIRMINGHAM & COLUMBIANA
Billy enjoys working with adolescents, adults, couples, and families. He desires to walk beside those he counsels, as Christ walks with them through the process of healing. He hopes they experience the love and grace of Christ. He utilizes CBT, DBT, and is trained in various couple’s modalities.
Steve Trader
THERAPIST | TH.M, MS, LPC, NCC, D.MIN
BIRMINGHAM
Steve Trader incorporates a Christ-centered approach to counseling, using many counseling theories in an prescriptive approach to counseling, and always strives to honor God. In addition to counseling, Steve has served as a pastor and in other staff positions in churches across the state of Alabama over the last twenty years.
Beth Ann Wilbur
THERAPIST | MS, LPC
Birmingham and gadsden
Beth Ann Wilbur is a former military spouse and had the opportunity to serve in numerous support organizations throughout the Marine Corps. These organizations introduced her to various cultures and life experiences which influenced her decision to begin a career in counseling. She joins Pathways after several years in forensic inpatient mental health where she performed group, individual and family therapies to help her clients understand and cope with life’s challenges. Beth Ann uses different modalities to assist her clients; however, she knows God is the source of all healing.
Ross Hickman
MBA, LPC-S, REGISTERED PLAY THERAPIST SUPERVISOR
PATHWAYS PRESIDENT
Ross Hickman utilizes a prescriptive pragmatic approach that involves tailoring interventions to fit a client’s specific needs in hopes of maximizing positive results. His work typically involves some cognitive-behavioral interventions. He has experience working with children, teens, adults, and is passionate about helping those who have experienced trauma.
Kelly Arant
THERAPIST | M.ED, NCC, LPC-s, REGISTERED PLAY THERAPIST
CLINICAL DIRECTOR
Kelly Arant enjoys working with persons of all ages dealing with a variety of issues including anxiety, depression, and trauma. Kelly also has a passion for working with ministry spouses as well. She practices primarily from a strength-based, solution-focused therapeutic approach, while also utilizing interventions from several counseling theories. This allows her to tailor the counseling to the unique needs of her clients.