Marion Coleman, LPC

Biography

"Marion Coleman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, earned in 1986. With over 29 years of experience, she works with adolescents and adults navigating trauma, depression, anxiety, life transitions, family dysfunction, and self-esteem challenges.

Marion integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Trauma-Focused CBT, using an individualized, strengths-based approach grounded in the therapeutic relationship. She is committed to empowering women, veterans, and survivors of trauma, with a focus on culturally responsive care for the African American community.

In her free time, Marion enjoys hiking, short marathons, and decorating."

Brightside offerings

Therapy

Clinical Focus Areas

ADHD Adoption Anger Management Autism Spectrum Disorders Behavioral Issues Career Counseling Chronic Illness Chronic Pain Codependency Depression Divorce Domestic Abuse Education and Learning Disabilities Gender Identity Grief & Loss Infidelity Intellectual Disability Obesity / Weight Loss Oppositional Defiance (ODD) Parenting Postpartum Pregnancy Prenatal Racial Identity Relationship Issues Self Esteem Sexual Abuse Sleep or Insomnia Stress Transgender Trauma and PTSD Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Veterans Women's Issues

Approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Languages

English

Identity

Female She/Her/Hers

Culture & faith

African American Christianity Diasporic or Black Culture

Community & allyship

Chronic Illness People with Disabilities Single Mothers Survivors of Trauma and Abuse Veterans Women

States served

Alabama

Insurances accepted

Aetna All Savers Allegiance Benefit Plan Management Allied Benefit Systems Allwell By Wellcare Ambetter AmeriHealth Administrators (non-Medicaid plans) Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama Blue Shield of California Carelon Behavioral Health Cigna Detroit Diesel (Carelon) Felra and UFCW Health and Welfare Fund (Carelon) GEHA Healthscopes Imperial County Schools (Carelon) Independence Blue Cross (IBX) Magellan Medica Meritain Health