April Stevens

About me

I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, licensed to work in Alabama. I am blessed to have an adult child who is a happily married hard-working positive contributor to society, plus 3 wonderful step-children. I value all people. I love helping people grow, change, and learn tools to be happier and live their best lives.

I earned my bachelor's and master's degrees in Social Work, concentrating in Mental Health during my master's program. I completed internships at Tuscaloosa County Department of Human Resources in the Child Protective Services Unit and at the Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center working in their MAPS program, training in mental health/PTSD and substance abuse treatment. I have been licensed and practicing for over 16 years.

I utilize Rational Emotive Behavioral therapy most often, to improve emotional distress and create more positive behavioral outcomes. It is very beneficial in managing stress related to irrational thought patterns, negative emotional reactions and poor behavioral outcomes. Clients learn tools to use in every day life, including: disputing irrational/negative self-talk, reframing thoughts, leaning how to use positive self-talk/affirmations, reality checking, thought stopping, critical thinking, and behavioral modification. I incorporate use of CBT, Psychoanalysis, Motivational Interviewing, Gottman relationship skills training methods, journal writing and discussion, Reflective Listening Skills, Adult Time Outs, as well as other specific therapeutic tools needed to best address clients' needs.

I believe communication in relationships is the key to success! I help couples in distress resolve their difference to come to mutually agreed upon conclusions about how to move forward in their relationships. I will help you work through difficulties and learn how to achieve relationship goals together. I look forward to working with you soon!

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Specialties

• Addictions
• Relationships
• Family conflicts
• Parenting issues
• ADHD

Also experienced in:
Stress, Anxiety , LGBT , Trauma and abuse , Grief , Intimacy-related issues , Eating disorders , Sleeping disorders , Anger management , Self esteem , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Depression , Coping with life changes , Compassion fatigue , Adoption and Foster Care , Aging and Geriatric Issues , Autism and Asperger Syndrome , Blended Family Issues , Cancer , Caregiver issues and stress , Chronic pain illness and disability , Co-morbidity , Codependency , Commitment Issues , Communication problems , Control issues , Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster , Dissociation , Divorce and separation , Domestic Violence , Drug and Alcohol Addiction , Emptiness , Family of Origin Issues , Family Problems , Fatherhood Issues , Fertility Issues , First Responder Issues , Forgiveness , Guilt and shame , Hospice and End of Life Counseling , Impulsivity , Infidelity , Intellectual Disability , Isolation / loneliness , Life purpose , Men's issues , Midlife crisis , Military and Veterans Issues , Money and financial issues , Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns , Narcissism , Paranoia , Personality Disorders , Postpartum Depression , Post-traumatic stress , Pregnancy and childbirth , Prejudice and Discrimination , Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling) , Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) , Self-Harm , Sex Addiction , Sexual Assault and Abuse , Sexuality , Smoking/Vaping Cessation , Social anxiety and phobia , Somatization , Women's issues , Workplace issues , Young Adult Issues Read more...

Clinical approaches:
Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems

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Services offered

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  Video

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Licensing

AL LICSW 3618C

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Reviews

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