Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with
the darkness of other people. —Carl Jung
Hi! I’m Brittany…
I imagine you have a couple of questions before you will feel comfortable reaching out: a) How do I know this lady will get me? and B) What inspired her to become a therapist?
The answer to both those questions are related. I do this work because I’ve been there. I know what it’s like to be lost in the darkness, feeling hopeless about ever finding the way out. I understand what it’s like to work through the most traumatic and painful experiences of your life. I do this work to “pay it forward” in an expression of gratitude for the support I received in finding my way out of the darkness. Now, don’t get me wrong, we won’t just follow the path I made for myself. Everyone’s journey is different so every map out of the darkness and pain is different. What I can offer is that we will find yours together. You don’t have to do it alone.
The most important thing I want you to know about who I am and how I work as a counselor is that I believe that the therapeutic relationship is the most important thing about therapy. If we don’t have that connection, then it’s so much harder to do the life transforming work that can happen in the therapy room. This approach is shaped by knowing my own struggles to rise up out of the mud… I do this work because I’ve been there, and I have always appreciated therapists who were able to be “real” with me rather than cold, distant, and humorless.
I will get to my qualifications and background in counseling in a minute, but first…
I try to be as genuine as I can. What you see in my office is what you would see in my everyday life. I am a deeply compassionate, empathetic person who holds sacred the trust you place in me to share this journey to healing with you. I strive to offer a space where you feel seen, understood, and accepted for where you are right now and while also supporting you in growing toward where you want to be. I also love to use humor in my work and can often be heard making off beat comments in session to help shake things up when we’re stuck. You can learn more about my approach to counseling, including specific modalities I use here.
Some Fun Facts: I went to art school before I decided to become a therapist. You can see some of my paintings in my office. My favorite mediums are acrylic paint and clay, and I especially enjoy working with color and form to express emotion. I am a life long cat lady and lover of animals.
Now for the more formal stuff. I am the owner of Lotus Wisdom Counseling Services and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor in North Carolina (License # S11364). I received my master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Appalachian State University (2014). I also hold a bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of Tennessee (2012). I have worked in community mental health agencies and private practice since 2015 helping people from all walks of life on their journey to feeling whole and healthy in their lives and relationships. I have a specialty in helping individuals who have experienced complex post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of childhood physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and neglect and working with individuals struggling with repercussions of growing up in invalidating environments such as depression, anxiety, people pleasing, difficulty setting and holding boundaries, low self-esteem, difficulty managing intense emotions, coping with family estrangement, and more.