Southern Behavioral Medicine Associates PLLC

02/11/2026

At Southern Behavioral Medicine, we are proud to be part of the solution to mental health stigma.

We help people who are looking for answers to challenges

We help people have questions about how to improve their mental health

We help diagnose

We help people adapt, overcome and change

Follow us for mental health education. Contact us for mental health support and assessment

02/01/2026

Celebrating our 14th year on Facebook.

Thank everyone for your continuing support!!

We could never have made it without you.
🙏🤗🎉

01/14/2026

Looking back from 2026 to 2021! We had an amazing Ribbon Cutting and gathering for our 10 year Anniversary! This year we reach 15 years.. We are so proud of all we have accomplished, the patients we have helped, the lives transformed and milestones achieved. We thank everyone for trusting us with their healthcare and mental health. We look forward to the brightest year ahead!

Here's a to last week when we celebrated Dr. Geralyn Datz and Southern Behavioral Medicine Associates PLLC on their 10th year of service to the Pine Belt! They have expanded from two small offices to nearly 6,000 sq. ft. of space! Congratulations to this team!

Visit their website here, www.southernbmed.com.

12/29/2025

We love seeing celebrities be honest and open about their mental health.

Talking about mental health and diagnosis reduces stigma and helps us see that we are not alone in our struggles!

Yungblood is so articulate and compassionate about mental health. He has talked openly about su***de, depression, anxiety and ADHD. Many fans confide in him about their mental health challenges and he is always supportive and respectful.

Getting the right diagnosis is crucial to figuring out a path of recovery.

At SBMA, we offer testing for all mental health diagnoses including ADHD, PTSD, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, and autism in adults.

As discussed in the video, mental health issues have two sides. They can actually be an advantage in some ways and a disadvantage in others.

The process of understanding your individual mental health problem, and the treatments around it, are the real keys to a well lived life under any circumstance!

12/19/2025

The holidays are a time to be grateful for our staff who work so hard all year! We had a great time at our annual holiday dinner!

12/19/2025

We had a special and happy annual Christmas dinner!

thank you to all of our staff who could make it. We had a blast exchanging gifts!

Thank you for lovely and delicious meal!

12/02/2025

Neuroscience shows that most emotions physiologically peak for 90 seconds unless we fuel them with thoughts.

What that means in daily life:

The wave passes faster than you think
If you stop feeding the story (“This is terrible…”)

And stay with the sensation (tight chest, heat, tension)

You regain control.

Try:

Label the feeling.

Breathe through 90 seconds.

Let the wave complete.

This is emotional regulation — simple, powerful, and teachable.

For more tools you can use today, follow .

If stress is affecting your daily life, our clinicians are accepting new patients across MS, LA, and AL.

11/24/2025

When your mind feels too loud, here’s a grounding technique we teach at Southern Behavioral Medicine:

The 3-2-1 Reset

3 – Take three slow breaths
2 – Relax two muscle groups (jaw + shoulders)
1 – Name one feeling you’re having right now

Why it works:

• Slows limbic reactivity
• Pulls attention out of overwhelm
• Gives your nervous system a quick recalibration
• Helps you choose your next action instead of reacting

Daily stress doesn’t require complex tools—just consistent ones.

Follow Southern Behavioral Medicine for weekly mental-health skills you can use every day!