Our Team.
What sets this practice apart is its unwavering belief in the inherent value of every individual: YOU MATTER! Each clinician is committed to providing care, respect, and mental health services to all, placing special emphasis on diverse groups often marginalized in society.
From Brandi:
My goal is to work in a partnership with clients to assist them in recognizing their own strengths, self-worth, and resilience to promote growth and positive changes. I have 14+ years of mental health experience (including individual, family/couples, and group therapy) addressing a wide range of emotional and behavioral challenges including past hurts (trauma), substance use, depression, anger, anxiety, self-destructive behavior, loss of touch with reality, relationship issues, and various types of adjustments to life changes. My ideal client is one who is overcoming adversity.
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My therapy style is relaxed and centered on the belief that ALL individuals are deserving of care and respect. I seek to create a comfortable, non-judgmental, and supportive environment where individuals can process and explore issues and/or stressors while also gaining greater understanding and discovery of themselves.
I believe that a meaningful relationship with a therapist based on trust is ESSENTIAL in our collaborative therapeutic process.
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Specialized interests/training:
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy
Sandtray Therapy
Trauma interventions (addressing dissociation, attachment, parts work, etc.)
Providing LCSW supervision to LMSWs working towards their certification
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You can reach Brandi at (501)575-0452 or brandi@becauseumatter.net
From Amy:
Thank you for taking the time to consider me as your therapist. As a therapist, I value our therapeutic relationship. Therapy isn't an easy journey or always an enjoyable path, but I want to be congruent in our efforts toward a valuable, healthy life together. My values are honesty and openness as I help create a cozy, secular, nonjudgmental atmosphere. To help is my co-worker Penny, who is a trained therapy animal, 50 lbs of unconditional, furry love.
My style is a blend of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral (CBT), and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) with classical trainings. I am a self-proclaimed nerd where I am always learning whether it be formal training or in an educational setting; my goal is to be a model of healthy growth, with a mindset of understanding.
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In my free time I volunteer in Search and Rescue, play in a local band where all of us have ADHD, then relax with my dogs in nature (kayaking, hiking, rock climbing). I hope to see we are a good fit!
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You can reach Amy at (501)697-6788 or amy@becauseumatter.net