Birmingham Recovery Center

Birmingham Recovery is AMAZING!!! Absolutely everyone from staff to therapist is as professional, helpful and supportive as anyone could hope for. The facility is always clean and is always ready to go the extra mile. A special THANK YOU goes to Jen Watts!! Jen was my individual therapist and I was amazed at the way she was able to navigate my sometimes closed mind and bring things to the surface that I needed to discuss. Her hard work is very appreciated. Thank you to everyone at the BRC facility!!!

Birmingham Recovery Center brought light back into our family’s lives after our son’s years of struggling with addiction. He tried so hard to fight the battle on his own but thankfully, he realized the need for help and again thankfully, we were referred to BRC. The staff were so supportive and we wish to extend our profuse appreciation. I do not know all their names to thank them individually, but I did come to know his counselor Thomas and will always be grateful for his work with our son. He developed a supportive relationship which gave our son the confidence and trust to be open and honest in treatment therapy. BRC has been a turning point in our lives..

Great Experience here. I HIGHLY recommend!! The staff are incredible and they invest in EACH person. I will forever be grateful for a second chance at life.

Birmingham Recovery Center (BRC) has been a blessing to me beyond what I can even put into words. Aside from my family I can honestly say that without BRC, the wonderful staff, and peers in recovery there, I would not be where I am today. I truly owe my life to BRC. When I was truly at my lowest I knew that I needed help but had no clue where to turn. I knew no one who had substance use disorder and nothing of any treatment centers or anything else that could help. My wife & I began to do some research on our own and we both came to the conclusion separately, due to what we heard & also from past Google reviews, that BRC might be a place to try. I mustered all of the courage & energy I had left & called & scheduled a session to swing by, where they talked to me for a short amount of time to ask what was going on. I truly felt the person on the other end of the phone cared about what I had to say. Then when I came in to do my intake I met Thomas and man what a wild and crazy but also a breath of fresh air he was. He TRULY understood what I was going through and truly cared what I had to say. I’m pretty sure I hold the record for the longest intake session but that is probably due to how long winded I am (which you will see in this review) and also a testament to Thomas taking his time and making me feel like I could tell him anything. From the moment I stepped into the building it felt absolutely incredible. There is something really special that I can’t quite put my finger on about BRC but the closest thing I can think of is it is a truly caring staff who most if not all are also in active recovery, & also peers in recovery that actually take it seriously yet know how to make the work fun at the same time. The medical staff has been fantastic, explaining medications & why we think & act the way we do from a medical standpoint but also as a person who has been through very similar things from an addiction standpoint. I ended up in the Evening IOP group, since I was still working during the day, which is approximately 10 hours total a week spread between Monday, Wednesday, & Thursdays weekly. They do have a higher level of care that you might be recommended to which is 9-3 daily Monday through Friday. BRC really works to help you do the work & be able to remain at home/work while you go through treatment. The group sessions were led by Thomas who is a licensed therapist. They teach CBT and DBT skills as well as other coping mechanisms & also have time each night for group processing where you get the opportunity to open up about your experiences, if you want, & have the therapist & group appropriately give you feedback on how they dealt with similar issues in their lives. The group was so great that judgement was never an issue but I cannot stress enough how much BRC emphasized the judgement free ability to share anything & I mean ANYTHING you have experienced & either share it just to get it off your chest or to hear others experiences which in turn give you the ability to use their experiences to approach the issues going on in your life. At first I was scared & didn’t want to open up in group & not even sure if I had a substance use issue but by the end I was trying to find (healthy) ways to extend my stay & even now I’m writing this review in their parking lot because being here just feels so comfortable & I don’t want to leave. Leah my individual therapist was an incredible match for me & I attribute her & Thomas with showing me how to do the hard work and for honestly saving my life. They both have such a heart for people it is amazing. Leah taught me different perspectives of things & many things I had never considered before. I now have incredible coping skills and a mindset that I never thought was achievable. I never thought I would say it but life truly is better in recovery & sober. Birmingham is INCREDIBLY lucky to have BRC and I would HIGHLY recommend anyone struggling with alcohol or other substances just to check it out. They truly care, are super chill, & won’t force anything on you.

I have had the pleasure of working with John and Ian on a professional level and I can say first hand that these guys and the rest of the staff at the facility truly care about their clients who they treat and serve. They are committed to providing help to anyone who comes through their program and playing a part in their journey to recovery. I couldn’t recommend this program enough!