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A Family Matter: Expertise Based on Experience

A Family Matter First stands out as a result of its many years of experience and a professional approach. The breadth of our knowledge and individual services are sure to impress you, come find out for yourself!

 

Our advantages at a glance:

  • Kent and Becky have been happily married for 40 years
  • Kent's personality is warm and engaging
  • Kent has trained under some of the top experts in the world
  • Kent uses common sense approaches free of psycho babble
  • The outstanding record of multiple successes

YOUR CONTACT PERSON at A FAMILY MATTER

Kent Brand

President and Psychotherapist

 

Education

MSW from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

 

 

References

Dr. Felix Morris

Dr. Danny Smelser

Ken Delano, minister & counselor

Bob Keen, Attorney

Steve & Betsy Gooch, friends

 

 

 

Area of specialty

Marriage Counseling

Therapy for Children

 

 

Who is Kent Brand?

 

Kent has given over 30 years in facilitating the transformation of hundreds of familes.  He is licensed

as a Clinical Social Worker for Private Independent Practice.  Being President of one National and one State professional organization attests to his leadership skills.

 

He is a Certified Nurtured Heart Consultant and Therapist.  Couple Communication has certified him as a Marriage Enrichment Trainer.  He is also a skilled marriage counselor.

 

Kent's greatest skills are speaking with passion, coaching with excellence, training with gentleness, mentoring with respect, counseling with compassion, living with integrity, and loving people as a true friend.  He has dedicated his life of integrity to making a significant difference in marriages and families.  Kent believes the call for our time is greatness.  He wants marriages and families to be deeply fulfilled.  His friendliness, passion and zeal are contagious.  When you are around Kent you feel positive and genuine.  Kent strongly believes that even the most hopeless families can begin to hope and expect great things.

MISSION

 

The mission of A FAMILY MATTER FIRST is:  (1) to provide the synergy for hurting families to recapture the amazing joy of true love; (2) to assist children in discovering the true inner wealth of goodness that lies deep within the heart; (3) to bring glory to God, the Creator of marriage and family; and (4) to imitate Jesus, the Wonderful Counselor and Master Therapist.

 

Kent R. Brand, MSW, LCSW, PIP

256-766-5707

Expectations

I believe people rise to the level expected of them.  I expect things to go awesome with your therapy!!!  Do whatever it takes to get into therapy!!!

Kent's Heart

Kent believes that he may have come into your life for such a time as this.  He is the King of Hope, the super encourager, Mr. Positive, the light at the end of the tunnel.  He heals hurts, makes dreams come true, gives surprises, offers hope, expects victory and gives thanks in everything.

A Family Matter First provides marriage counseling, marriage therapy for couples, counseling for children, anger management, psychotherapy for depression or anxiety, counseling for alcohol or drug problems, divorce counseling, Christian family counseling, and phone or skype counseling/advising/consultation. 


Our clinic serves the online community, as well as communities in North West and North Central Alabama, North East Mississippi, and South Central Tennessee including: 

 

Florence, Muscle Shoals, Tuscumbia, Sheffield, Lexington, Rogersville, Cherokee, Russellville, Athens, Madison, Decatur, Huntsville, Red Bay, Killen, Hamilton, Leighton, Moulton, Phil Campbell, Haleyville, Iuka, Corinth, Belmont, Booneville, Tupelo, Lawrenceburg, Savannah, Collinwood, Loretto, St. Joseph, and Waynesboro: 

 

35630, 35633, 35634, 35677, 35661, 35674, 35660, 35648, 35610, 35653, 35585, 35654, 35581, 35582, 35593, 38847, 35645, 35646, 35616, 35653, 35652, 35648, 35611, 35612, 35758, 35601, 35602, 35603, 35813, 35801, 35804, 35814, 35815, 35810, 35804, 35824, 35807, 35808, 35812, 35807, 38464, 38372, 38450, 38469, 38485, 38852, 38834, 38835, 38827, 38829, 38801, 38802. 

 

We provide marriage counseling, marriage therapy, psychotherapy for individuals and therapy for children. 

 

For an appointment with a marriage counselor or family therapist contact us at 256-766-5707. 
Call us today, and let us help your Marriage and your Family!!

PHONE COUNSELING VIA SKYPE

Skype marriage counseling, couples therapy, therapy for children & families, and individual psychotherapy are available to families, marriages or individuals in all 50 states.  If you think A FAMILY MATTER is a match, contact us at 256-766-5707 to find out more about Skype Marriage Counseling.