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✦ Our Mission

At Seasons Therapy Center, our mission is to create a space that feels real, accessible, and grounded in understanding.

We provide therapy that reflects the full context of people’s lives—including their experiences, identities, and the systems they’ve had to navigate—with a focus on supporting individuals, teens, parents, and families across Alabama.

We are committed to offering care that is culturally responsive, practical, and adaptable to everyday life, while reducing barriers to support in underserved and rural communities.

We are proud to be an affirming practice that welcomes and supports clients of all backgrounds, identities, and life experiences.

✦ Our Vision

We envision a future where mental health care is not limited by access, location, or systemic barriers—and where individuals in underserved and rural communities receive care that is culturally responsive, practical, and sustainable.

Chania Mitchell, M.S., Associate Licensed Counselor

Under supervision of Courtney Benjamin, LPC-S, PMH-C

A Note From Your Counselor

Hello, I’m Chania Mitchell, M.S., an Associate Licensed Counselor and founder of Seasons Therapy Center.

My approach to this work is shaped by real life—not just training. It comes from navigating loss, responsibility, and spaces that weren’t always built with me in mind.

When I lost my grandmother to cancer, it changed how I understand presence and what people actually need when they’re hurting. Not being able to fully show up for her during that time, especially during COVID, stayed with me. It’s part of why I approach this work with intention and honesty.

I don’t believe therapy should feel cold or overly clinical. I believe it should feel real—a space where you don’t have to perform, explain everything perfectly, or have it all figured out.

I work with individuals navigating trauma, grief, identity shifts, motherhood, and life transitions—especially when things feel overwhelming or hard to put into words.

Over the years, working in different mental health settings has taught me something simple: People don’t need to be fixed.
They need to be understood, supported, and given space to reconnect with themselves.

My Approach

As a Black woman and a mother, I’m mindful of how culture, access, and lived experience shape mental health. That awareness is not separate from my work—it’s part of it.

I approach therapy with curiosity, respect, and a directness that allows us to get to what actually matters. This is not a one-size-fits-all process. Your story deserves to be met fully.

If you’re here, something in your life is asking for attention. And whatever that is, we can make space for it together.

Outside of therapy, I value the small, grounding things that help people reconnect with themselves—good food, quiet moments, and the stories we connect to.

I enjoy anime for the way it explores identity, resilience, and the complexity of human emotion—because those same themes show up in real life every day.

Healing doesn’t only happen in hard moments. It also happens in the spaces where you feel most like yourself.

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Training & Background

My work is grounded in both clinical training and real-world experience.

Since 2015, I’ve worked across community mental health, behavioral health organizations, university settings, residential therapeutic communities within correctional environments, and work connected to psychedelic studies and emerging therapeutic approaches.

Through this work, I’ve supported individuals navigating trauma, perinatal mental health concerns, substance use, grief, and complex life transitions.

My approach focuses on understanding patterns, building emotional awareness, and developing practical tools that support everyday life. I continue to expand my training with a focus on trauma-informed care, perinatal mental health, and culturally responsive approaches to therapy.

Clinical Training & Specializations

Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) Level 1
Internal Family Systems (IFS-informed)
Gottman Method Couples Therapy
Advanced Trauma Training
Advanced Perinatal Mental Health Training

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration — Huntingdon College
Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling & Psychology — Troy University

What We Value

Compassion:

We believe people deserve to be met as they are—not judged, rushed, or minimized.

Growth:

Change doesn’t happen all at once. We support you in building something real and sustainable, at your own pace.

Accessibility:

Mental health support should not feel out of reach. We offer options that make care more realistic for everyday life.

Community:

We are committed to serving individuals and families in Brewton, Atmore, and across rural Alabama with care that feels grounded, honest, and connected.

Why "Seasons"?

Seasons Therapy Center was built on a simple truth: life changes, and people need support through those changes.

Just as seasons shift, so do our needs, identities, and experiences. Therapy becomes a place to make sense of those shifts—to find steadiness in uncertainty and clarity in transition.

At Seasons Therapy Center, we focus on undoing aloneness, because what people carry isn’t just heavy—it’s isolating.

We create a space where you don’t have to filter, minimize, or reshape your experiences just to be understood.

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