Hello to you!  I hope this letter finds you well as we are near to wrapping 2026. I’m writing to you from Daymark Pastoral Counseling, where I am a practicing clinical counselor. We are a nonprofit practice in Birmingham, AL, that seeks to serve our community through discounted counseling. We determine client fees based on the client’s household income. We never want finances to be a barrier for people to get the help they need. This year marks 30 years of Daymark Pastoral Counseling! In those 30 years, Daymark has NEVER turned away someone for their inability to pay. What a legacy to our community! We want the Gospel to go forth through our counseling and the care we provide to our clients.

We cannot continue that legacy of removing barriers to care without YOU! Each counselor raises funds to cover costs (overhead, taxes, equipment, training, etc.) that cannot be met through client payment alone when using our sliding scale. It’s recommended that we raise 30% of our salary to make up for these costs. I need your help to do this. One-time donations are fabulous, and we’ll never turn them down. BUT, monthly, recurring donations are the ones that make the biggest impact. $100 per month can provide 12 hours of counseling for someone per year! $50 per month provides 6 hours of counseling per year.

Please consider giving in this way to help us care for others just as Christ has cared for us. This year’s donations have gone toward helping so many people. Some of those include students working hard, growing, and trying to make their way in life. They don’t have the financial help they need to receive good mental health care. I have gotten to care for women
going through betrayal and divorce where financial resources are slim. They are vulnerable and need someone to care for them with little to no cost to them. I have gotten to counsel clients with significant trauma who need nurture, but the economy has affected their work; their income has decreased while their expenses have increased. What a gift to meet people where they are mentally, emotionally, spiritually and financially! 

 To make a tax-deductible gift, simply click the “Donate Now” tab at the bottom. If you prefer to give directly through your bank by automatic draft, rather than by credit card, instructions are available on our donation page. You may also contact Katy, our office administrator, at admin@daymarkcounseling.com for assistance.

If you are unable to give, I would ask that you partner with me in prayer for my time with my clients, the ministry that Daymark is to our community, and for the funds I need to cover the financial gaps in order to give quality care to my clients. I love the work I do, and I’d appreciate your intercession on my behalf. 

If you know of anyone that would be interested in giving or has a special connection to counseling, let me know, and I’d love to send them a letter and/or meet with them. I am also still building my caseload and would love any and all referrals you can send my way. I see clients aged 16 and up, including individuals, couples, premarital, and family counseling. I have a special interest in Anxiety, Depression, OCD, ADHD, Trauma, Couples, and Ministry Staff and Spouses among other challenges and relationship issues.

I genuinely love serving individuals, families, and churches through the ministry of counseling, and I am grateful for all of you who support the work I do. It truly means the world to me, and every little bit helps! I hope and pray for grace and peace to each of you in the coming year.

With Thanks,

Stacy Barnes
Counselor & Director of Operations