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Providing superior mental and behavioral healthcare to residents of Alabama

Providing superior mental and behavioral healthcare to residents of Alabama

Providing superior mental and behavioral healthcare to residents of Alabama

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Relationship-focused. Evidence-based. Data-driven. Measurable results. These are the values that drive our approach to care.

We believe that psychotherapy is a lot more than supportive conversation: Psychotherapy is healthcare, and it should be approached as the science that it is. Did you know that effective psychotherapy actually changes the physical structure of your brain? Effective psychotherapy can be life-changing, and our mission is to provide the most effective psychotherapy that science has to offer.

Are you ready to make a change? Welcome to Upward!

Our Specialties

Our Values

We believe you should feel understood, valued, and affirmed by your provider. We believe you should feel hopeful as you begin your work with us. We believe you should be treated with empathy.

We believe you deserve the very best psychotherapy that science has to offer. More than just a supportive conversation with a caring provider, we believe you deserve an approach to care that has been proven time and again to be effective. We believe you deserve psychotherapy that has been proven to heal.

We believe you deserve measurable results, and that your progress should be continuously assessed during your time in our care. We use your measurement data to drive and refine your individual treatment plan.

Finally, we believe that you should expect results within a reasonable time frame. For most of our patients, this time frame is a few months; in many cases, it is just a few weeks.

Our Approach to Care

Meet Our Team

Susan Rathmell, Ph.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Rathmell is an Alabama native who earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Kansas in 2007.
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Misti Norton, Ph.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Norton is an Alabama native who earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Alabama in 2010.
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Maegan McRoberts, MSW
Care Coordinator

Ms. McRoberts is an Alabama native who earned her Master's degree in Social Work from the University of Alabama in 2013.
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