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Bright Side Counseling - West Columbia

Updated 2026-07-17 · 1,650 reviewed · 237 listed · Scored from 54 Google reviews · How we rank ›

4.2(54) 73 composite score See reviews on Google ✓ Google-verified
Mental Health & Anxiety CounselingChild & Adolescent CounselingSubstance Abuse & Addiction CounselingGrief & Trauma Counseling
Bright Side Counseling - West Columbia
Services
Mental Health & Anxiety Counseling, Child & Adolescent Counseling, Substance Abuse & Addiction Counseling
Reviews
54

What recent reviews say

Staff at Bright Side quickly match clients with the right therapist and create a calm, welcoming office where people report feeling heard and making measurable progress within their first few sessions. Their strengths are flexible scheduling, acceptance of multiple insurance types including Medicaid and Medicare, in-house billing that resolves issues fast, and clinicians like Megan, Paige Griffin, Kat, and Chuck whom reviewers credit with genuine compassion and skill; billing disputes and slow communication responses remain occasional friction points.

How it compares

  • Rated 4.2 against a 4.65 average across the 156 mental health & anxiety counseling businesses listed here.
  • Has more Google reviews than 95% of the businesses in this directory.

How we scored this

Scoring Method
Star rating 56
Review volume 76
Review recency 100
Review sentiment 61
Profile completeness 100
Verification 30

Rating breakdown

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Last updated 2026-07-17