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 | MSW, MACE, LICS
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, LPC // EMDR Trained practitioner
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.
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.
Claire Reed
THERAPIST | LICSW
BIRMINGHAM
Claire joined our team late in 2025 with private practice experience. She enjoys working with people of all ages and uses a trauma-informed approach with clients navigating a variety of issues like depression, anxiety, trauma, self-esteem, grief, and life transitions.
Matthew Scruggs
THERAPIST | M.Ed., LPC
Birmingham & Gadsden
Matthew is a Licensed Professional Counselor who works with clients of all ages and values a collaborative, strengths-based perpective. He brings an integrative, client-centered approach to therapy, drawing from evidence-based modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Brief Solution-Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Motivational Interviewing. Using these flexible styles, Matthew can tailor care to each client’s unique needs, goals, and strengths.
Steve Trader
THERAPIST | TH.M, MS, LPC, NCC, D.MIN
BIRMINGHAM
Steve uses an integrative and relational approach as he counsels. He focuses on the individual needs of the client or couple. In doing so, he wants them to experience the love of Christ within the therapeutic process. He employs a variety of approaches from Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical-Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Transactional Analysis and the Motivational Interviewing Approach.
Ross Hickman
MBA, LPC-S, REGISTERED PLAY THERAPIST SUPERVISOR, CERTIFIED MICRO CURRENT NEUROFEEDBACK PROVIDER
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-supervisor™, CERTIFIED MICRO CURRENT NEUROFEEDBACK PROVIDER
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.