About Briar
The relationship between client and counselor is the most important factor in successful therapy. This has been proven true across all approaches, theories and techniques. I aim to create a space where you feel genuinely seen, heard, and supported. Together, we’ll build a collaborative alliance rooted in empathy and trust—because it's not just about the techniques, but about the connection we cultivate. Together we can discover the capacities and skills for you to heal and thrive.
Specialties
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Art Therapy
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Body Image
- Child
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Depression
- Divorce
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Grief
- Infertility
- Marriage Counseling
- Parenting
- Play Therapy
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
Who I work with
Ages
Faith and spirituality
- Faith-integrated
Treatment approaches
- Play Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Sandplay
- Adlerian
- Multicultural
- Gottman Method
- Couples Counseling
- Feminist
- Art Therapy
- Person-Centered
- Expressive Arts Therapy
- Strength-Based
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Trauma-Informed
- EAET Emotional Awareness Expression Therapy
- Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy
- PRT Pain Reprocessing Therapy
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