Inspire Counseling, LLC

10/07/2025

Rest is not lazy. It’s one of the most powerful tools you have for recovery and growth.

Your nervous system needs downtime to reset — just like your body needs sleep to heal.

Give yourself permission to rest this week. It’s productive.

10/06/2025

Healing takes time — and you don’t have to do it alone.
💛 One safe step at a time.

Evenings and weekends are available. We offer both in-office and virtual sessions.

We accept Blue Cross Blue Shield, HSA/FSA cards, and private pay. Call 205-728-3949 to schedule.

10/04/2025

💛 Therapy isn’t just for crisis.
It’s also for learning tools, practicing connection, and creating space for growth.

You don’t have to wait until life feels overwhelming to ask for support.

📍 Hoover + online
📞 205-728-3949

10/02/2025

💛 New month, gentle start.

Here’s a mini-guide for anxious moments you can save and return to.

Grounding is a way of telling your nervous system: you are safe right now.
What’s your go-to grounding strategy?

📍 Hoover + online
📞 205-728-3949

09/29/2025

💛 Sunday reset reminder.
Your nervous system doesn’t need perfection — it needs compassion.

Try ending your weekend with one small grounding practice:
✨ Light a candle
✨ Journal for 5 minutes
✨ Stretch before bed

You deserve rest that carries you into the week ahead.

09/24/2025

Grief is heavy, but you don’t have to carry it alone.

Our Fall In-Person Grief Support Group begins next week and is open to adults navigating loss — whether from death, divorce, breakup, or incarceration of a loved one.

🗓 Thursdays | Oct 2–Dec 18 | 12 PM CT
📍 Inspire Counseling | Hoover, AL

💳 We accept BCBS insurance, HSA/FlexPay, or private pay (ask about reduced rate eligibility).

👇🏽 You can contact us through www.inspiredbyinspire.com or,

➡️ Call 205-728-3949, Mon–Thurs between 9 AM–2 PM, to save your seat. 💛

09/22/2025

We’re finalizing the roster next week. If this is your nudge, take it.

🗓 Starts Oct 2 | 12:00 PM CT | 12-week in-person series
📍 Inspire Counseling | Hoover, AL

💳 We accept BCBS insurance, HSA/FlexPay, or private pay (ask about reduced rate eligibility).

➡️ Call 205-728-3949, Mon–Thurs between 9 AM–2 PM, to enroll. 💛

You can also contact us through www.inspiredbyinspire.com

09/21/2025

Artificial Intelligence is becoming part of our everyday lives — including mental health. While AI can offer helpful tools like mood tracking and psychoeducation, it also comes with risks when used without caution.

In my latest blog, I share the benefits, the limitations, and the safest ways to use AI for mental health — and what it should never replace.

Adrienne McCollum-Smith, LICSW-S

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health Support: Benefits, Risks, and Safe Use

09/18/2025

You don’t have to be ‘over it’ by now. There’s no expiration date on love — or grief.

Whether your loss was through death, divorce, breakup, or incarceration of a loved one, you deserve space to heal.

🗓 Thursdays | Oct 2–Dec 18 | 12 PM CT
📍 Inspire Counseling | Hoover, AL

💳 We accept BCBS insurance, HSA/FlexPay, or private pay (ask about reduced rate eligibility).

👇🏽 You can also contact us through www.inspiredbyinspire.com

➡️ Call 205-728-3949, Mon–Thurs between 9 AM–2 PM, to reserve your spot. 💛

09/17/2025

🚨 Check out our latest blog on grief! Don’t forget to check out our 12-week grief group on Thursdays at noon 🕛 in the office! We start on October 2, 2026 📆

When we talk about grief, most people imagine loss connected to death. But grief shows up in so many ways — after a breakup, when a friendship changes, when your health shifts, when life doesn’t unfold the way you though...

09/16/2025

Everything is easier with support. If someone close to you is grieving too — from death, divorce, breakup, or incarceration of a loved one — come together.

🗓 12-week in-person Grief Support Group begins Oct 2 at 12:00 PM CT.
📍 Inspire Counseling | Hoover, AL

💳 We accept BCBS insurance, HSA/FlexPay, or private pay (ask about reduced rate eligibility).

➡️ Call 205-728-3949, Mon–Thurs between 9 AM–2 PM, to join.

🌐 You can also contact us through www.inspiredbyinspire.com

09/12/2025

💳 We accept BCBS insurance, HSA/FlexPay, or private pay (ask about reduced rate eligibility).

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➡️ Call 205-728-3949, Mon–Thurs between 9 AM–2 PM, to connect with our team.

🌐 You can also contact us through www.inspiredbyinspire.com