— Counseling for Women in Birmingham, Alabama

Finally Feel Like The Real You

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I help women over 40 who feel lost after difficult relationships or major life changes rediscover their strength, set healthy boundaries, and create a life filled with purpose and peace.

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Lived Experience

I've walked through codependency and family addiction myself, so I truly understand the exhaustion of always putting everyone else first.

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30+ Years Expertise

Three decades of helping women navigate depression, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions with proven therapeutic approaches that create real change.

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Hybrid Flexibility

Meet in my Birmingham office or connect virtually from home, especially helpful when chronic illness or overwhelming schedules make travel difficult.

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— Feeling Empty?

After Giving Everything to Everyone Else

You wake up each morning with no energy, too sad or depressed to even get started. The anxiety feels overwhelming, like panic is controlling your life and you just wish it would go away. You've been so busy taking care of work, your husband, and your children that you've completely lost yourself.

Many women describe feeling like a lazy person who isn't contributing anything, but the truth is you've given so much that your own cup is completely empty. You might experience:

  • Waking up feeling dread of another long, pointless day
  • Chronic worry that makes your heart race and thoughts spin
  • That hollow emptiness where your sense of self used to be
  • Guilt when you even think about taking time for yourself

This isn't weakness, this is what happens when caring for others becomes the only way you know how to exist.

— For Women’s Therapy

Why Choose Wholeness Within Counseling

I am Missy Beaird, owner of Wholeness Wellness Counseling. After 30+ years in this field, I've learned that real healing happens when someone truly understands what you're going through. I grew up in a dysfunctional home and have a deep personal understanding of addiction and narcissistic abuse that goes beyond textbook knowledge.


My approach blends professional training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and trauma-informed care with genuine empathy that comes from walking a similar path. I want to be the safe person you feel 100% comfortable saying anything to without feeling judged, the therapist I wish had been there for me.

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30+

YEARS

of Experience

— Support for Life’s Journey—

How I Can Support You

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— How Women’s Therapy Works

Our Women's Therapy Process

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Building Connection

In our initial session, I focus on creating a strong therapeutic relationship while gathering your clinical history, understanding your symptoms, and learning about the goals you want to accomplish in a completely judgment-free environment.

Safe Exploration

Together we explore your feelings, thoughts, and experiences in a supportive space where you can identify patterns that aren't serving you while developing practical tools and strategies to manage current challenges.

Lasting Change

As therapy progresses, you'll practice applying new skills, gain confidence in handling life's difficulties, and notice positive changes in your daily life as you rediscover who you are beneath all the caregiving.

— It’s Time to Choose Support

You're Standing at a Turning Point

You can keep struggling alone, exhausted from managing everything by yourself, while that empty feeling grows deeper each day. The weight of carrying everyone else's needs while ignoring your own has left you feeling like a stranger in your own life, wondering if you'll ever feel like yourself again.


Imagine what it would feel like to have someone truly listen without judgment, to learn tools that actually work for your specific situation, and to gradually feel that spark of yourself returning. I can help you create strong boundaries, saying no without guilt, and waking up with energy for your own dreams again.

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— GET IN TOUCH

Ready to Start Your Healing Journey?

You deserve support that understands your unique struggles as a woman who has given everything to others. Serving Birmingham and surrounding Alabama areas through both in-person and virtual sessions.