"Magic City Counseling is a safe place to heal"
OFFICE LOCATION/NUMBER
500 Southland Drive Ste.109
Hoover, AL 35226
(205) 276-7279
OFFICE HOURS
Mondays- 9:00 am-7:00 pm-in-person
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 5:30-7:30pm
Saturdays 9:00 am-1:00 pm
Testimonials
"I came in as a client dealing with situational anxiety/depression. I also was seeking guidance in transitioning into a new job role as a nurse. At first, I didn’t want to reach out for help. One of the reasons I left my prior doctor was for the very reason that she asked me if I considered consulting a psychiatrist. After serious consideration and positive feedback from my loved ones, I decided to give counseling a shot.
I was met with the welcoming and calm spirit of Chernell Bizzell. Although all my fears about reaching out for help weren’t alleviated, I knew without a shadow of a doubt that I was in a safe place. My attitude towards counseling went from apprehensive to anticipation as our meetings became a refuge in a sea of anxiety.
"In our sessions not only did Chernell teach me new tools I could use to better manage my anxiety, but she also acknowledged and brought out tools I already had. After our term had ended, I left with a new sense of empowerment and the tools to handle the roadblocks of my life.
"Her professionalism, empathy, and non-judgemental approach to counseling created an atmosphere that supported healing and growth. Chernell used compassionate care and emotional intelligence in guiding me through the most difficult time in my life. I’m more than grateful and very blessed to have been Chernell’s client."
-2017 client
"Chernell’s services were absolutely wonderful!Her nurturing and caring way of making anybody feel like family, and it was as though you have known her for years, and that was amazing. My partner and I participated in a six-weeks of couples counseling . In the sessions week after week she helped to motivate us through her special tools that she has to help us be better people, better communicators to one another, and most of all to continually respect the love that we have. While in couples counseling, Chernell pointed out that I may need to do a few individual sessions. Those sessions were equally as impactful and I stand today so grateful for her expertise.
"Chernell’s honesty and kind spirit made each week more comfortable than the previous. Since going through the two different types of counseling, my life has completely changed and it made it all worth it. I have recommended several people to use her services as we were so blessed by them. Chernell is so humble and never takes credit for her amazing gift however she is truly in the life changing business and I am appreciative of it."
-2017 client
"Inspirational, supportive, compassionate, affectionate, and spiritual. These words all describe Chernell Bizzell.
"This angel came into my life and helped me discover my inner strength. I remember walking around in my life with so much weight on my shoulders from stress with school, being unsatisfied with my job, backstabbers in my social circle, insecure about my looks, anger issues, and having unhealed emotional wounds from my past. I wasn’t living anymore I was only existing. I didn’t even know what it felt like to smile naturally.
"The day I met Chernell, this woman knew my whole life story without me even opening up my mouth. The compassion and love that illuminated from this woman were so strong, she instantly made me feel comfortable because it was motherly. I knew then she would be the one to help me heal, I signed up for 6 single counseling sessions and 6 relationship sessions and believe it or not I didn’t even need all of my sessions. She was very professional and she knew how to keep it professional and laid back at the same time. She used many different counseling strategies and techniques that always left me feeling more free and at peace with myself. She would even give me and my partner homework to work on after our relationship counseling to help with our communication, which we still use today.
"This woman literally helped me reach deep within myself to find the root of my storm that I let hover over my life. I cannot thank this woman enough. The person I was before is now dead and gone. Today, I can look in the mirror and smile with all the confidence and happiness in the world. Since meeting with Chernell I’ve found the motivation to graduate from college, I now have a stronger relationship with my family, my partner and I are now planning to get married next year, and I am finally able to accept myself for who I am."
-2016 client