Brooks & Hurst Counseling

11/26/2025

11/25/2025

Today we are launching our Winter Wellness Series with practical and supportive tips to help you navigate the colder months and the holidays. This time of year can be stressful, and we are here to help you move through the season with care, balance, and warmth.

Tip of the day: take some time for yourself, even if it's a few moments. Curl up with a good book, a warm blanket, and enjoy a few moments of quiet to recharge. Remember that you matter!

Follow along all winter for more ways to keep your mind and mood steady!

11/25/2025

Just a reminder, if interested! We’d love to save you the hassle - and the chance of burning down your house! Let us take care of it this year!

- Sheriff Falon Hurst

11/20/2025

🐶🧘💗Puppies, yoga, and a good cause?! Check out this event from our friends at Gadsden Pelvic Rehab and Physical Therapy!

PUPPY YOGA ALERT! 🐶🧘‍♂️

Get ready to find your Zen with a side of adorable puppy kisses!

We are thrilled to announce that we're officially partnering with the amazing ETOWAH COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER to bring you a unique and heartwarming event: Puppy Yoga!

Come stretch, relax, and cuddle with some sweet, adoptable pups who will be roaming the room. It's the perfect way to de-stress and support a great local cause.

PLUS: Modern Woodmen will be matching up to $500 of what we raise!
✨ Your class will be led by Jazma Dobbins, DPT with Gadsden Pelvic Rehab

Ready to sign up? Spots will fill up fast!

Call us today to reserve your space: 256-494-5422

Let's namaste and play!

11/19/2025

✨Looking to schedule?
We know life gets busy. If you’re wanting to get on our schedule, you can:

Text us anytime or fill out our online request form (attached)

We’ll reach back out as soon as we can.

Adult clients with private insurance-yes, we’ve got space for you!

Contact Brooks & Hurst Counseling in Anniston, AL, for professional mental health services and assistance. Reach out to schedule an appointment or for more info.

11/19/2025

Applications for our Family Grant Program are open until November 30th! This program offers reimbursement of up to $400 for autism-related supports, including:

✅ ABA Therapy
✅ Respite Care
✅ Swimming Lessons
✅ Wandering Prevention Devices

Important reminders:

Upload receipts or invoices showing a minimum of $400 spent.

For respite care, provide a receipt or signed statement from the caregiver with service dates.

All documentation must be dated January 1, 2025 – present.

Complete all fields in the application. If a section doesn’t apply and has a red asterisk, put N/A.

🖱️ Apply now via our website! Help us support families in our autism community.

11/18/2025

🎉We are SO excited for this announcement! 🎉
Please help us welcome Kayley to our team full-time! We are so grateful to add other amazing member to our team!

11/13/2025

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11/10/2025

We’ll be closed tomorrow for Veterans Day as we take time to honor and thank those who have served our country. ❤️🤍💙

11/07/2025

✍️ Handwriting is not outdated — it’s neuroscience in action.

✴️ Writing by hand is a full-body brain workout. It activates thinking, sensing, moving, and remembering — all at once. Each stroke engages fine motor control, sensory awareness, focused attention, and memory.

Typing is faster, but handwriting builds deeper neural connections and makes learning more lasting. It slows you down — in the best possible way — so your brain can truly absorb, not just record.

✍️ The Neuroscience Behind Writing: Handwriting vs. Typing — Who Wins the Battle? https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11943480/pdf/life-15-00345.pdf

✳️ The Power of Handwriting: Improved Reading, Thinking, Memory and Learning (Writing by hand engages multiple senses at once and strengthens cognitive abilities.)
https://www.the74million.org/article/the-power-of-handwriting-improved-reading-thinking-memory-and-learning/